Title: Emissary (Legends of the Realm #1)
Author: Thomas Locke (pseudonym for David Bunn)
Pages: 384
Year: 2014
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Revell
Format: eBook (also available in paperback)
About the book:
With his
twenty-first birthday, Hyam begins a journey that will lead him to his destiny –
or his doom.
Hyam has always
shown a remarkable ability to master language, even those left unspoken for a
thousand years. But now that shadow of suspicion that was cast upon him as a
child prodigy at Long Hall is lengthening, and he must keep his identity hidden
– or face annihilation.
As Hyam’s mother
slips toward death, she implores him to return to Long Hall before he settles
down to farm his land. This journey born from duty becomes an impassioned quest
for the truth. War is coming swiftly, and Hyam must rely upon his newfound
powers and the friends he meets along the way in order to unravel the puzzling
past and ensure that he – and the realm – will have a future.
My review:
An incredible
good versus evil fantasy novel!
Joelle and Hyam
are misfits. They don’t know where they fit in or who their ancestors are. As
such they are very confused and struggling to figure out where they belong and
what they should be doing with their lives. They are very well written and
their confusion is almost palpable. As bits and pieces are revealed more
questions arise with the new information.
I was drawn into
the story from very early on. I wanted to find out what Hyam’s destiny was as
well as his heritage. I couldn’t put the book down until the very end.
I admit that I
usually don’t care for magic or wizardry in my books. This book is very clearly
a story of good versus evil and that is the only way that these aspects are
included. This became very evident very early on in the story and I needed to
see how it turned out.
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