Wendy H. (donkeycheese) -
The Langmyrn border village of Willowfield is desecrated by great evil, but the dead lord's babe survives. Bry's Tarnell is a mercenary who rescues the baby and enlists a young peasant mother, Odesse, to feed and take care of the child as they travel.
Sir Kellend is a Knight of the Sun whose job is to reveal the perpetrators of the blood slaughter and try to avert war. Bitharn is Sir Kelland's companion, who is fiercely in love with him, but he doesn't know it. There is a witch who practices evil magic deep in the forest who could doom them all, even the baby they are trying to save.
The River King's Road is a fantasy debut of epic proportions. Just when you think the plot can't twist any further, Ms. Merciel spirals in a different direction that will leave you breathless. A page-turning fantasy, it didn't grab me for about a hundred pages. The world-building and plot needed to be laid, and I understand that, but the going was slow. But once the momentum picked up, it didn't let go. Fantasy lovers will enjoy this one!
Sir Kellend is a Knight of the Sun whose job is to reveal the perpetrators of the blood slaughter and try to avert war. Bitharn is Sir Kelland's companion, who is fiercely in love with him, but he doesn't know it. There is a witch who practices evil magic deep in the forest who could doom them all, even the baby they are trying to save.
The River King's Road is a fantasy debut of epic proportions. Just when you think the plot can't twist any further, Ms. Merciel spirals in a different direction that will leave you breathless. A page-turning fantasy, it didn't grab me for about a hundred pages. The world-building and plot needed to be laid, and I understand that, but the going was slow. But once the momentum picked up, it didn't let go. Fantasy lovers will enjoy this one!
