My Review:
Not just for fantasy fans. This is the second book I’ve read of the Elencheran Chronicles. I really liked A World Apart (The Elencheran Chronicles) and was happy to find out that the books are stand alone so you don’t have to worry about reading them out of order. Fezariu’s Epiphany has a long build-up to about the halfway point when all the things start tumbling into place. It finished up with a wonderful ending. Fantasy is not my favorite genre but these are definitely character driven stories which transcend that sort of thing. I hear there are more Elencheran stories on the way and they are on my list to read.
Book Blurb:
12-year-old Fezariu thought his mother died when he was little, but when his beloved stepfather dies the boy discovers she is alive and well – and working at the most famous brothel in all of Elenchera. When she cruelly rejects him it’s more than he can bear, and he runs away to join a band of ruthless soldiers for hire. The Merelax Mercenaries will fight for anyone who can pay them, no matter the justice of the cause.
Fezariu grows up among the soldiers and becomes one of them. He thinks his time with the mercenaries has hardened him. But a campaign in his old home town pushes him too far, and he discovers what really happened to his mother. Maybe there are some things money shouldn’t buy… and maybe it’s time Fezariu took his revenge.
Author Bio:
David Brown could be considered a fantasy fanatic, especially since he has spent the last 10 years developing a 47,000-year history for his fictional world of Elenchera. When converting his obsession into literary form, David commits himself to a rigorous writing and editing process before his work can meet his approval. Combined with the critical eye of his wife and a BA Hons in History and English, David’s dedication leads him to his goal of inspiring readers through heartfelt stories and characters.
Although David is inspired primarily by fantasy fiction, he also finds his muse in the form of anime, world cinema, history, and biographies. His own books, Fezariu’s Epiphany and the in-progress A World Apart, combine aspects from worlds both old and new into compelling tales of a world not soon forgotten., David himself certainly does not lack a spirit of adventure; in fact, he left his job in 2007 in order to spend a month travelling. Second only to meeting and marrying his wife, David counts this as one of the most amazing experiences of his life.
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Thank you for a great review Coral.
I appreciate the time you have spent reading Fez, especially dreaming about the candy in one of the shops
And all the bakery stuff! I gained weight just reading about it… o.~
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