In a province where magic is forbidden and its possessors are murdered by the cruel Praetor, young Ilan, born with the powerful gift of her ancestors, has only one hope for survival. Concealment. In the shadow of Dimmingwood, she finds temporary protection with a band of forest brigands led by the infamous outlaw Rideon the Red Hand.But as Ilan matures, learns the skills of survival, and struggles to master the inherent magic of her dying race, danger is always close behind. When old enemies reappear and new friendships lead to betrayal, will her discovery of an enchanted bow prove to be Ilan’s final salvation or her ultimate downfall? * * * * *When I was small, my mother taught me about the magickless—evil men who hunted our kind to destroy us. They came from across the water to steal the lands of our ancestors. Pretending to want peace, they enslaved us and sought to extinguish what they couldn’t possess, the one thing their harsh laws could never control. Our ancient powers. One day, my mother warned me, violence would shatter the safety of our home, and when that day came, we must fight. And we must win.

This book was a free ebook -- and for good reason.I didn't have high hopes for a book that's provided for free (i.e. a free one that's not a special promotion or a classic), but I have to say, this book fell short of even my low expectations.The main problem with this book was that it was simply boring. Terribly terribly boring. The entire premise of the book could easily be summarized in one or two sentences. Here we go, I'll give it a shot..."A girl from a small village discovers that she is the "chosen one/savior" of her people as a force from another continent invades. She escapes from them with a few of her friends."That's it. Seriously. All of the rest of the book is devoted to either the main character whining and/or trying to make a courageous stand (which ends up being a little cheesy), and the secondary characters either do nothing/say nothing or play the overdramatic "wise one" type. There is no sense of real (i.e. meaningful struggle). All of the obstacles the characters face are superficial at best where there could have been so much more. The author tends to focus his attention on the wrong kinds of things. So much time is spent talking about the details of actually washing a piece of clothing, or what the characters had for breakfast, or how we found a fish, or the blisters on my heel, etc.There is no real depth to any struggle. This is also complicated by the fact that there is no villain. The prologue gives a "hint" of a villain, but in the actual pages of the book, the main struggle of the characters is not against a person/people, but rather more a struggle of getting from one place to the other. It's like the author's main goal in writing the book was a study in logistics. It would be just as intriguing if I detailed my hiking trip to the top of a moutain. Every good book has an antagonist. This one does not. There's no one to hate or struggle against (just a very vague notion of an invading force without a face or a meaningful motivation behind it), and that makes this novel suffer. Badly.There's also a surprising lack of character development. Some characters just seem to disappear and they're not even mentioned later on in the book, even though they were still with the group. Others are stagnate, and still others have sudden unrealistic changes, most notably the main character who suddenly without warning turns from a whiny cry baby into the all powerful Herald. Bow down before me!Overall, a poor effort but worth the price I paid for it :)

The second in the Book of Deacon series, The Great Convergence continues the tale of young Myranda Celeste. With fresh knowledge of magic and steadfast resolve to see the end of the war that plagues her land, Myranda sets out to find and unite the five fated heroes, the Chosen. Each new warrior brings her world a step closer to peace, but does she have the strength to survive the trials ahead?

Every story must begin somewhere. For the warrior who would come to be known as the fearsome Red Shadow, the story began in a forgotten glade deep in the land of Tressor. It was there that a pair of trackers, eager to retrieve a lost slave, instead found an orphaned malthrope. Had it been a human, it might have been treated with compassion, but in the eyes of human society a malthrope was a monster, a mix of fox and man believed to be a murderer and thief by its very nature. The beast was to be sold for a handful of silver, but fate intervened in the form of an old blind slave named Ben. Under the learned hand of the one human who believed in his potential, the young malthrope would instead be given the wisdom to take his first steps on the long journey to his destiny.The Rise of the Red Shadow chronicles the early life of one of the most mysterious figures of the The Book of Deacon trilogy, the creature called Lain. It tells of his years working and learning on a Tresson plantation until a dark day of vengeance and bloodshed finally set him free. From there you will follow as he finds his place in the world, learning what it is to be a malthrope, and turning to the purpose that will guide him for the rest of his days. It is a story of love, hate, and lessons hard-learned, revealing the painful choices one must make to become the hero the world needs.

In this, the finale of the Book of Deacon Trilogy, Myranda and the Chosen face their greatest challenges yet. Time is running out, and the Generals are growing desperate. Through victory and defeat, reunion and betrayal, neither the heroes nor their foes will rest until they have seen their task through to the end. The only question is, will it be the end of a war, or the end of times?

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