Darkest Siege: Book One of the Blade Chronicles

by Ryan Wilshusen

One sees the past... One Manipulates the present... Both will change the future. Emesos is living a normal life in the Kingdom of Stryne...until he relives the memories of long dead heroes from his homeland. Desperate for answers and fearing for his sanity, Emesos hunts through the past and present until he has a horrifying Invasion is coming to the Kingdom of Daclynand. Ishik is content to serve in a monastery in the Kingdom of Rhyth... until he discovers his magical powers. Branded a heretic and excommunicated, he must find his own path in life, even if it lies with the Kingdom's worst enemies. Amid the desperate search for answers and violence, the two will meet. And the Kingdoms will never be the same.

308 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2012

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was so good! I loved Emesos, but I'm pretty sure Ishik was my favorite character. I found the mythology of the story to be really interesting! I really want to know how people are able to summon blades, like, how does that work?! There were a couple times that things got a little confusing for me, but otherwise this book was fabulous. I was constantly kept guessing, and I LOVED that some of my predictions were wrong! That probably sounds crazy, but some books are so predictable, that even though I'm enjoying them, I can almost tell the story myself.

[Felicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, this isn't the type of book I would ever pick for myself. I got confused a lot throughout the story, but it did keep me intrigued. If there is a second book I would definitely check it out to get some answers to left open questions from book one.