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Taming the Elements

2014, David Ekrut

3.9/5

History is decided by single lives, not armies. As war creeps from the darkness in the once peaceful island of Justice, two childhood friends are conscripted from innocence and forced into conflict. When Elwin Escari finds out he’s an Elementalist—persons with the power to bind nature to their essence—he is taken away from his home to enlist in the growing war effort. Now, as he and his best friend Feffer train to become soldiers, they may find out that their fates are far more darkly woven into the annuls of history and a prophecy that could mean the end of life as they know it.David Ekrut’s first novel is brimming with a unique flare that spurs the reader forward. Watching the young characters mature and grow is like revisiting the uncertainty and triumphs of my own adolescence. Like George R. Martin crossed with J.K. Rowling, Ekrut seamlessly mixes themes of growing up, political subversion, and the joys and consequences of power (both physical, magical, and of heart) all while maintaining a unique vision of a thriving world and the mystic underpinnings that bind it together. Taming the Elements is a delightful start to a series, and I can’t wait to read more. It’s a solid bet for fans of epic fantasy and those who want a new take on classic themes.
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