Title: Exiles (Realms of the Infinite #1)
Author: R. J. Larson
Pages: 340
Year: 2014
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing
Format: eBook (also available in paperback)
Note: I received a free eBook copy of this novel through The
Book Club Network in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
From the
acclaimed author of Prophet, Judge, and King…
Return to the
realms of the Infinite!
For daring to
trust their Creator, Araine and Nikaros are swept from their homes into a
foreign land… slaves to their enemies.
Araine Khalome of
ToronSea follows the goddess Atea. But Araine secretly questions Atea’s power
as a goddess. Wrestling with her spiritual doubts, Araine finds old scrolls
containing verses that come alive, beckoning her soul. Within those words,
Araine senses the presence of the Infinite, the despised Most Ancient God,
enemy to the Ateans, and she’s captivated – secretly risking her life to read
the Books of the Infinite.
You are forever in My sight…
Betrayed and
condemned, Araine is swept away to the kingdom of Belaal, where she is swiftly
apprehended and marked as a slave. Caught up in the lethal political and
religious struggles within Belaal, Araine joins forces with another slave,
Nikaros, a hostage and exiled son of an Eosyth Lord. As they fight to survive
the antagonistic royal court, Nik and Araine soon realize that they must also
protect the despotic god-king who has enslaved them.
But the god-king
Bel-Tygeon, has plans of his own.
Child of Dust, are you My servant?
My review:
An incredibly
well crafted fantasy novel!
Though this is
book 1 of this particular series it is my belief that to receive the maximum
enjoyment from this story you should read all 3 books in the previous series,
“Books of the Infinite,” before this one.
From the very
beginning my heart was aching for the plight that Nikaros and his friends were
caught in. I wanted so badly to see them free from their captors. Yet shortly
after their captivity starts I suddenly found myself transported to ToronSea
and the home of a wealthy family.
At first I was
confused by the dramatic shift but it didn’t take long to start feeling a
connection to Araine. I found myself wanting to see her realize the love of the
Infinite in the midst of what seemed to me to be a cold, unfeeling family.
As soon as Araine
arrives in Belaal the intrigue in the royal court picks up. With it there is
plenty of action and excitement.
Since I have read
the entire Bible I am fascinated by the marvelous way that R. J. Larson takes
wonderful stories from the Old Testament and retells them within the fantasy
land that she has developed for these fantastic books.
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