The High Queen is dying...
At the royal summons, Shae mounts a wingabeast and soars through the air to the high hold of Faeraven, where all is not as it seems. Visions warn her of danger, and a dark soul touches hers in the night. When she encounters an attractive but disturbing musician, her wayward heart awakens. But then there is Kai, a guardian of Faeraven and of Shae. Secrets bind him to her, and her safety lies at the center of every decision he makes. On a desperate journey fraught with peril and the unknown, they battle warlike garns, waevens, ferocious raptors, and the wraiths of their own regrets. Yet, they must endure the campaign long enough to release the DawnKing and the salvation he offers into a divided land. To prevail, each must learn that sometimes victory comes only through surrender.
Fantasy, Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 342 Pages June 29, 2012 by Harbourlight Books |
My Review
Fantasy has never been my genre of choice, though I have many fond childhood memories of wiling away the hours in Narnia and Middle Earth, but gradually I've been opening that door and allowing my horizons to broaden. I've actually seen Janalyn Voigt's name quite a bit, and it's all been positive, which is why I decided to give the Tales Of Faeraven a shot.
DawnSinger is the first book in the series and in true fantasy fashion there is an epic quest, terrible dangers, betrayal, a taste of forbidden love, and even more importantly the story gets darker as the conclusion draws nearer.
I was pleased to discover that Janalyn Voigt has created a world with quite a detailed history, language, flora and fauna, and landscape. The world is detailed but the story isn't bogged down by those details. The characters are interesting and you quickly come to like them, especially Shae, Kai, and Elcon. And the villain, oh, I hated him!
I enjoyed DawnSinger, its characters and strange creatures, and I look forward to returning to the land of Faeraven in the next book in the series...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives DawnSinger by Janalyn Voigt a 4 Bark rating.
Janalyn Voigt is a writer and professional speaker with a photography habit and a passion for travel. Her unique blend of adventure, romance, suspense, and fantasy creates worlds of beauty and danger for readers. Tales of Faeraven, her epic fantasy series beginning with DawnSinger, carries readers into a land only imagined in dreams. She is represented by Sarah Joy Freese of Wordserve Literary.
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