Chosen have lived secretly amidst humans for time immemorial – they have survived by scrupulously hiding their magic to blend in. Tasia Armstrong is a very special Chosen, one forced by circumstances to conceal her powers from her brethren. She hides in plain sight from her kind, as an unremarkable wizard in San Francisco who works dead-end jobs to make ends meet. Then one night, she makes the … makes the fateful decision to assist an injured Shape-shifter. Suddenly, Tasia finds herself forced out of the shadows, an unwitting pawn in the ongoing skirmish between rogue Shifters encroaching on Pack turf and the local Shifter Pack led by a formidable and dangerous Alpha Protector. Catapulted abruptly into a life amidst volatile and aggressive Shifters, Tasia has little time to learn the complex rules of a Pack as she grapples to deal with the enigmatic Alpha who holds his fractious Pack together with a ruthless hand on its reins.
When the Pack is asked to investigate a twenty-five year old mystery, Tasia’s special brand of magic proves essential to cracking the riddle. As an unlikely coalition of Chosen start to dig deeper into the past, they begin to realize that grave danger threatens their world. Tasia is slowly drawn deeper into the investigation as a powerful wizard makes an audacious grab for power based on an old prophecy. As danger closes in on her from all sides, Tasia must decide who to trust with the dangerous secrets she guards.
Author’s Note : The Prophecy is the first book of Saga of the Chosen. Set mostly in contemporary San Francisco in the underground world of Chosen, it introduces Tasia Armstrong, a very powerful Magick with dangerous secrets and powers that make her unique, even amongst her gifted brethren. Circumstances force Tasia to graduate from a nondescript life on the fringes of Chosen society to a central role in an investigation to decode a mysterious plot from the distant past that threatens her people. Along the way, she makes new friends and allies while struggling to cohabit with the local Shape-shifter Pack. Caught up in a world alien to her, Tasia must figure out the rules quickly even as danger seems to stalk ever closer to her.
The Rainmaker will be Book Two in this series.
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I really enjoyed this book. I also bought the second one because I want to see what happens!
This is a must-read. I usually don’t read books that have vampires but I liked the author’s other books and I thought I’ll give it a go. I am so glad that I did!
The book starts strong. I wanted to know what secret Tasia was hiding then she is hired to clean (spilled magic) for a shifter and things start from there.
The book is long and I thought that it would have a lot of world-building. That is what usually happens in long books but the author surprised me. This is a well thought out plot. She starts small then builds on it with other subplots popping up that all are interlinked. The author also drops a small amount of information about the society they live in and characters history. I thought she did this really well, it did not bring the story down but flowed really well. The tension and suspense slowly built up as the story progressed.
I loved the world-building and character history. I felt some connection towards the characters and everyone had either a secret or some sort of problem. This made them real and they were not perfect.
The vampires, wizards, and shifters are different from humans and we see this in the way they deal with each other. Some authors try to make certain groups in society different to humans but don’t succeed. This author does it really well.
I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend it.
It has a slow burn romance, suspense, tension, shifters, vampires and magic. It is about trust, family, power, prejudice, betrayal, love, friendship and fighting for what you believe in.
There is no sexual content, sporadic profanity (the f word used a few times) and some mild violence.
Can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
Would highly recommend it!
Tasia is a very powerful wizard who is disguising herself as a lowly level 2. She has been in hiding all her life. Her father insisted that nobody should ever know who she is. How could she guess that a simple Mfector job could cause so much upheaval in so many lives.
Hawk is an unusual shifter in a very complicated pack. The Alpha protector and over all ruler of the pack is Raoul. He is most of the reason the pack is so complicated. He is not just a shifter, he has lots of magic in his blood. He also has a secret that has left a huge chip on his shoulder against spell casters.
This is not a romance. There are undercurrents of attraction but no kisses. This is Urban Fantasy, with a mixture of “Chosen ” getting into and out of many difficult situations. A big book with lots to get your teeth into, and let’s you get really involved with our fabulous characters.
The first in what I’m sure will be an addictive series.
This author is new to me and I will definitely be reading more from her. There are a smorgasbord of paranormal beings in this story. Tasia has been hiding in plain sight until she is compelled to helping an injured shifter. Now to keep danger off of her back she accepts the protection the shifters offer her. The pack knows Tasia is a witch but she has been keeping her powers on lockdown for so long she doesn’t know how to hide it once it’s revealed. The Alpha of the pack, Raoul, doesn’t trust witches and he knows she is hiding something from them. That leads to the overall distrust of her by the pack. This is such a gripping and suspenseful book I can’t wait for the series to continue!!
Tasia Armstrongs adult life has been all about lying low and keeping off the main grid of the Chosen Magicks with all the power, but one fateful event has put her in the spotlight and now she is on the run from not only her past but her future, and the only light at the end of this tunnel is that of the Alpha of the strongest wolf shifter coven in San Francisco, Raoul Marceau does not let anything go unnoticed in his city and doesn’t allow rogue shifters to come in and wreak all kinds of havoc.
Tasia has had to hid her ability’s but it seems that Raoul and Some of his Shifters know more than she is letting on, they are trying to bring down the infamous Killer of the Choses Magicks past who has decided to fake her own death but to also bring about a prophecy that Tasia and a few are involved in undenounced to them..
Can Tasia and the Pack bring her to her knees while trying to hide Tasia’s Powers from those who would abuse her and use her until there was nothing left, or will she forever be indebted to those who are after her.
Author Peta Landon has done a wonderful job at bringing this mystical world to life, and letting us get a peak at what her magical world looks like from her minds eye. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, there were a few times in the book that I felt that it could have used some action instead of some repeating from previous chapters but all in all this was an amazingly well written book with great word building and easy to love characters.
Reasons for choosing to read this title.
The blurb intrigued me. The world described seemed fascinating, and I was eager to discover more.
What the story is about.
The Prophecy, the first book in the Saga of the Chosen, is an Urban Fantasy about, witches, wizards, shifters and vampires. In this new series, readers are introduced to Tasia. She is a special Chosen pretending to be a low-level witch. She has the unique ability to sense blood magic inherent in other Chosens. However, she needed to keep her abilities hidden, as exposure would prove dangerous. She has been doing a good job of keeping her identity hidden until that fateful night when she decided to come to the rescue of an injured shifter. Her altruism placed her in a precarious position resulting in her receiving protection from the Alpha of the local shifter pack. She faced further danger when a powerful wizard manipulated an old prophecy in a quest for power. She would find herself embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. A game, which has the potential to reveal the secrets, she so desperately tries to hide.
Faced with the risks of her secrets being exposed she now has to decide whom she can trust to keep her safe.
The World
This is the first book by Petra London I have read and I would read more from this author. With an interesting and unique story line, Ms. London pulled me into the world she created. In this world, supernatural beings are called Chosen and in each species, some are more powerful than the other. They believed themselves superior to humans who were not aware of their existence and rules were in place to ensure it remained this way. The various species which includes witches/wizards, vampires and shifters, do not play well together. However, witches/wizards and shifters will work together albeit reluctantly to help solve a 25-year-old mystery.
The Story
The story started out with a bang, which made me eager to discover how events would unfold. However, things hit a snag, and the story slowed down with events heating up in the last forty percent. The story, which was narrated from the key players POV, was well written. The detailed and descriptive writing made for an enriching reading experience.
The Characters
I enjoyed spending time with the characters. As with every story there are characters you love, those you love to hate, and The Prophecy was no exception. The key players were quite fascinating, and I eagerly turned the pages so I could learn more about them. The shifters were one of the many intriguing aspects of the story. There were shifters who had different beasts within them. The alpha protector was not only a shifter but also a wizard although he abandoned that part of his heritage. I was curious to know his reason for leaving that part of his life behind. The author gave insight, but it was not enough to satisfy my curiosity.
Romance
If you are looking for romance, then you would be disappointed. The author focused on development of friendships as well However, based on how the plot was developed romance is brewing on the horizon between some key players. I have my ideas who would likely end up being a couple, but I will have to wait until the next book to discover if I am right in my assumptions.
Issues
The book was lengthy. This is not usually an issue for me, but in this case it was due to the inclusion of unnecessary scenes. There were several repetitions. The scenes repeated were memories of what transpired earlier on in the book. I found it confusing, and I skipped these scenes.
The pacing was not befitting of the genre. It moved slowly for my tastes. There were action scenes but few and when they occurred, it was over within the blink of an eye. For a story, which involves magic, I was expecting to see a few scenes featuring this element, but this was not the case.
Conclusion/Recommendation
Overall, this was not a bad book. It has great potential, but there were a few misses, which prevented me from giving it a higher rating. There are a lot of loose ends, but seeing that this is the first book in the series it came as no surprise. I am eager to see how the 25-year-old mystery will unfold and I eagerly await the release of the next book in the series.
Fans of urban fantasy would enjoy visiting this magical world. This is a good start to the series.