“All things are composed of patterns…” And within the pattern of the realm of Alorin, three strands must cross:In Alorin…three hundred years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying, and the blessed Adept race dies with it. One man holds the secret to reverting this decline: Bjorn van Gelderan, a dangerous and enigmatic man whose shocking betrayal three centuries past earned him a … earned him a traitor’s brand. It is the Adept Vestal Raine D’Lacourte’s mission to learn what Bjorn knows in the hope of salvaging his race. But first he’ll have to find him…
In the kingdom of Dannym…the young Prince Ean val Lorian faces a tenuous future as the last living heir to the coveted Eagle Throne. When his blood-brother is slain during a failed assassination, Ean embarks on a desperate hunt for the man responsible. Yet his advisors have their own agendas, and his quest for vengeance leads him ever deeper into a sinuous plot masterminded by a mysterious and powerful man, the one they call First Lord…
In the Nadori desert…tormented by the missing pieces of his life, a soldier named Trell heads off to uncover the truth of his shadowed past. But when disaster places him in the debt of Wildlings sworn to the First Lord, Trell begins to suspect a deadlier, darker secret motivating them.
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I’ve been a fan of fantasy for years and voraciously consume series after series. THIS one is amazing! I found the language to be intelligent, witty and complex. The characters were multidimensional as well. The storyline jumps right into the action so it’s kinda confusing without knowing the characters, and their backstories, but keep with it, …
What a phenomenal exploration as a new world! The characters are so deep, the world is amazing! The magic is deep and intense. I am breezing through this series!
Cephrael’s Hand and the 4 (so far) additional books in the series are simply wonderful fantasy. This is NOT YA fantasy…sex is explored in a number of ways throughout the series. There are a LOT of characters to keep track of, but the plot is wonderful. There is definitely a “good vs evil” component, unlike “Game of Thrones” which was all about …