I loved that Eelyn, who is initially described as a warrior, had to adapt to being all but unable to defend herself with an injured arm. Characters don’t miraculously recover a chapter later, they carry them throughout the book, learning to adapt as their injuries hinder their usual habits. It doesn’t flinch back from violence, and the consequences of injuries are actually played out. I was hooked right from the first page, which dives into the action. Usually, I’m not such a big fan of low fantasy, but I didn’t think there’d be much magic from the synopsis, and I found the story intriguing without magic. It’s low fantasy, so if you’re expecting magic, you’ll be disappointed. The gods don’t play a role in the story, except through belief. Technically, this is a fantasy, by virtue of it’s secondary world setting and mythos, but there’s no magic involved. I’m so glad I did read it, because it was a lot of fun.
I had heard so much about this book when it released, and then a more mixed bag a few months later, that I was rather nervous going in to this book. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to put her faith in the people she’s spent her life hating. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat.
But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield-her brother, fighting with the enemy-the brother she watched die five years ago.įaced with her brother’s betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive.
Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan.
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