Journey To Light: Part I of the High Duties of Pacia
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Review by: Richard Dodds:
A brilliant book that expertly creates a rich fantasy world. Unputdownable.
Review by: M Mancey on May 29, 2013 :
The mystery and intrigue continues as the story delves deeper into the secrets of an old and advanced civilization. A darker force emerges, spelling a greater threat, with a magic dark and twisted but compelling. The various cities come under attack as it rises. My favorite characters Gracie and Holder, and the boy and the girl are on the road surrounded by peril and heading for distant destinations.
The book is hard to put down with so much at stake. Every chapter is full of intrigue and action even as war brews. It continues in a rich, gripping and complex tale with multiple characters and told from several view points. The amount of thought and planning by the writer becomes even more apparent. I particularly admire how the author very subtly creates a beautiful and thought-provoking legacy of a people long past.
I wouldn't give too much away but there is also an element of satisfaction where the long lost are reunited and a few of the old mysteries are solved. Even so, it ends in a cliff hanger as as the evil Zafiri responsible for the demise of the former civilization seek to wreak more destruction. I look forward to the next book where hopefully these wonderful and gifted people, who were so wronged, can have their legacy restored.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Story
By: Supernatural65 Format:Kindle Edition
The thrilling sequel to Journey to light kept me entertained to all hours of the night. I honestly thought it was better than the first one. I had been rather vague with my review of the first book because I needed to read more of the story to get a better picture. The second book captured my attention with an amazing storyline, and an impressively written plot.
This series has a beautifully rendered plot that really holds a readers attention; although the plot was extremely complicated I still enjoyed it. Great plot, excellent dialogue, and the story obviously had a lot of thought put into it.
The second book left me dying to read the third book: And the Young Shall Lead You Home. I would suggest that anyone looking for a good read should read this series.
Also by this author:
Jesika’s Angel
A Princess of Faë
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Note Regarding Language in the World of Pàçia:
Although the Anziên era of history ended 3,500 years ago, a handful of words from the language of that time remain in use. In this text, actual words from the Anziên language are written in italics for clarity, although names derived from such words are not. Avoid misinterpreting words just because they have similar spellings. The word Anziên itself is very different from the generic common word ‘ancient.’ (An accurate translation of ancient would be úralt, which just means very old.) The Anziên word ‘effect’ is also not the same as the current word with the same spelling. Similarly, the second part of the name Annâles-Scientia means ‘all knowledge’ and not just ‘science.’
Geographical Note
The Concordia Comitas is a loose (very loose) coalition created by treaty among the cities in the land East of the Sea. It is an agreement not an organization. The terms provide for friendship, mutual support, and fair trade.
The Urbs-Magnia or Great Cities are Matik, Riviarre, and Niazport. With huge populations, these three dominate the entire land both politically and commercially.
Urbs-Ordinâre: Dozens of these smaller cities are scattered across the land along with hundreds of towns and thousands of villages. Abbelôn, although similar in size to these modest cities, has never been thought of as one of the Ordinâre.
Regions: These (Amicitia, Hinterland, Corager, Westania, etc.) are merely geographical areas shown on a map, not countries. The only governments are those of the cities and towns, or local counties, which in theory abide by the terms of the Concordia Comitas. Kêltikæ, the beautiful but poverty-stricken island off the coast of Westania, is considered a small region of its own.
Žhìn is a far distant land West of the Sea. For many centuries, the people of Žhìn were completely separated and out of touch with those East of the Sea. A route across the Sea was discovered by Žhìnian sailors only twelve years before the story begins.