Abuud: the One-Eyed God

Sword of Heavens #3

by Richard S. Tuttle

While the Children of the Ancient Prophecy seek the Diamond of Edona, the Dark One's forces are mobilizing to preserve his evil grip on the world. Goblins are massed to begin the campaign of destroying those pledged to the heir. In Tagaret, the Contest of Power threatens to prevent the heir from assuming the throne of Alcea. Meanwhile, a death squad, called Sarac's Ravens, is sent out to destroy Alex, Jenneva, and the heir. Unwittingly helping Sarac, is a prophet for the god Abuud, who feels destined to control the world. The search for the Diamond of Edona suddenly becomes deadlier as the Children are split up by multiple threats. Follow the adventure of the Children of the Ancient Prophecy as the mysterious Master Khatama, the charismatic prophet Azmet, and the unseen Stafa Rakech take part in molding the Ancient Prophecy towards their desired goals.Volume 3 of Sword of Heavens

Genres: Fantasy

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Richard S. Tuttle began his writing career in 1997 with the release of the Targa Trilogy (Origin Scroll, Dark Quest, Ancient Prophecy). That trilogy became the foundation for the Alcea Collection, a seventeen volume epic fantasy collection of three series (Targa Trilogy, Sword of Heavens, Demonstone Chronicles).

His other works include the Forgotten Legacy, an eight volume series, and the Amica Saga, his most current work which contains eight volumes.

Reviews

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

It doesn't disappoint

I won't go into detail here. Third book of the series and am still anxious for the next one. Nikki is getting a bit less self absorbed.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

As this series progresses, it becomes more and more complex, and I find myself enjoying each book more and more. The first book started with a straightforward "epic" story of good versus evil. There has been a collapse of the "universes" and the Dark Lord is now in charge although he is restricted to his castle. There is no daylight or night time...no sun or moon or stars. Everything is just shades of gray. Of course, there is a ray of light in the darkness. . .an Ancient Prophecy that can break the power of the Dark Lord and restore the universes, sun, moon, etc. This prophecy depends upon two individuals...children born in the year of the great "Collapse." And so the "epic" journey begins with the good searching for the Children of the Prophecy and the evil searching to destroy them. As I stated in my review of the first book, although I liked it, I found it to be a bit simplistic. The second book incorporated more of the story as the group that forms around the two Children of the Prophecy (who still have not been identified other than they are part of the group) strives to learn more about the Prophecy and how they can fulfill it. During these efforts, each individual has to learn what his or her strength/power might be and how to depend on it while still functioning as a group. During the story, the group becomes separated, thus creating a couple of subplots, which were missing from the first book. Meanwhile, the dark side also steps up its efforts to destroy any chance of the Prophecy being fulfilled (providing yet another subplot to the story). These subplots make the second book much more interesting than the first. The addition of fairies and unicorns to the mix was particularly delightful to me as I love these characters. In this third book, the plot becomes even more complex, with multiple subplots, twists, and turns that are totally unexpected. Can the Prophecy be fulfilled when the group is splintered into three separate groups where no one is quite sure if he or she can depend upon their own efforts/powers to get them through their trials? (And yes there are magical powers at work here.) I was totally hooked and didn't want to put the book (or in this case, my Kindle) down, even when it was 2:00 a.m. The reason I only gave this book 4 stars was that as much as I enjoyed the story with the complexity of the plot and subplots, there were a number of typos which really bothered me. I am sure that there are proofreaders who are being paid to read these books and in this one, they did a very poor job. If those had not been there, I would have given it 5 stars. Great book by a great author!!

[Meryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

see my review for # 1 of the series- poor dialogue writing, generally immature.