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In one night Kainan's life is destroyed; everyone and everything he has ever known gone. Forced by the evil Gorzars into stealing the magical Ardor Crystal, the life force of the world of Malgar he is then beaten and left to die. Unknown to Kainan, Lady Arweyn of Malgar follows him through the portal. She saves his life with her incredible magical powers, and now together they must seek out the truth about his heritage and find out who he really is. When the truth unfolds, Kainan and four other men then embark on a journey to recover the Ardor Crystal and return it to Malgar. Arweyn, although forbidden, follows them. Thrown together, and torn apart by murder, lies, and treachery, they battle against mythical creatures, and discover magic, power, friendship and love in their epic quest to save the world of Malgar, and stop the return of the Evil Gorzar Empire. Time is running out.
- GenresFantasy
434 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2012
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About the author
Rosemary Lynch
14 books43 followersHi i'm Rose, author of epic fantasy / romance / erotica.
I started writing a couple of years ago and released my first book 'Kainan' Deragan Sword Prophecy Book One this year (2012). It has now gone through a re-edit and has been re-released as The City of Malgar
I have been married to Paul for 23 years and we have three lovely children, Charlotte, Melissa and Jake. I love animals and we have a border collie called Arweyn (named after my heroine!). And a cat called Maggie.
I started writing a couple of years ago and released my first book 'Kainan' Deragan Sword Prophecy Book One this year (2012). It has now gone through a re-edit and has been re-released as The City of Malgar
I have been married to Paul for 23 years and we have three lovely children, Charlotte, Melissa and Jake. I love animals and we have a border collie called Arweyn (named after my heroine!). And a cat called Maggie.
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November 30, 2012
This review is a bit confusing (like my view of this book) so bear with me...
If I could give 3.5 I would, the story of Kainan is good it flows nicely and it never stalls. I think it is a good book and I want to stress that, I don't think it is as strong as other fiction I have read and as a big fan of Terry Goodkind I will rate all other fantasy against his books and thats where this book falls down for me. It lacks depth.... What I mean is there is one story and yes its a good story but that's it theres not enough invested in the character for me I want to care for the character and feel for them, to cheer for them when they eventually complete their quest and save the day. In kainan I was never shocked never surprised it was pretty obvious who was bad and who was good from the start and I still feel that Kainan calling Arweyn Honey was a mistake, is it a nickname?? How can someone who was unsure if the girl liked him and worries his feelings won't be reciprocated continue be a joker and call her honey??? Honey is used as a term of endearment I just don't think a man would call a female love interest Honey after one day of knowing her kindred souls or not.
Conclusion, worth a read but didn't rock my reading world, I will give it a few weeks and then think about reading the next one.
If I could give 3.5 I would, the story of Kainan is good it flows nicely and it never stalls. I think it is a good book and I want to stress that, I don't think it is as strong as other fiction I have read and as a big fan of Terry Goodkind I will rate all other fantasy against his books and thats where this book falls down for me. It lacks depth.... What I mean is there is one story and yes its a good story but that's it theres not enough invested in the character for me I want to care for the character and feel for them, to cheer for them when they eventually complete their quest and save the day. In kainan I was never shocked never surprised it was pretty obvious who was bad and who was good from the start and I still feel that Kainan calling Arweyn Honey was a mistake, is it a nickname?? How can someone who was unsure if the girl liked him and worries his feelings won't be reciprocated continue be a joker and call her honey??? Honey is used as a term of endearment I just don't think a man would call a female love interest Honey after one day of knowing her kindred souls or not.
Conclusion, worth a read but didn't rock my reading world, I will give it a few weeks and then think about reading the next one.
September 5, 2013
2.5 stars
This book had an interesting story line set in a world were people with certain blood lines have the power to travel instantly between worlds. The main hero was separated from his family at birth and was raised on one world until tragedy forced him to travel to another world were he discovers his birth parents, and where he falls instantly in love with a fair maiden who also possess magical powers. Together they go on a quest to defeat truly evil creatures.
I had a hard time reading this book, the story itself is interesting but the dialog is difficult to read and get into, and there is a lot of it. The characters are either all good or all evil, there is no in between, and "spark" between the hero and the maiden seems forced at times.
This book had an interesting story line set in a world were people with certain blood lines have the power to travel instantly between worlds. The main hero was separated from his family at birth and was raised on one world until tragedy forced him to travel to another world were he discovers his birth parents, and where he falls instantly in love with a fair maiden who also possess magical powers. Together they go on a quest to defeat truly evil creatures.
I had a hard time reading this book, the story itself is interesting but the dialog is difficult to read and get into, and there is a lot of it. The characters are either all good or all evil, there is no in between, and "spark" between the hero and the maiden seems forced at times.
May 10, 2014
This author certainly knows how to pack a punch and write a good plot. Great loveable characters. Great baddies. Bit of romance. Great fighting scenes. Lots of adventure. However, I was a little disappointed with the editing. It really needs a good and thorough looking at. Spellings are fine, it's just the grammar. Words are missing or doubled up as a sentence has been changed and the author has forgotten to take something out. This didn't put me off though as I got quite used to it. I might just have stretched this tale to a 5, if hadn't been for the bad editing.
September 2, 2013
Now how to review this...
It was a good read but not all satisfying. I kind of expected something more. Fantasy is one of my favorite genre in a story especially if there's romance. There was just something missing, may be more depth to the story or connecting to the characters. But still a good read.
It was a good read but not all satisfying. I kind of expected something more. Fantasy is one of my favorite genre in a story especially if there's romance. There was just something missing, may be more depth to the story or connecting to the characters. But still a good read.
March 24, 2015
Very well written - thank you Rosemary. If you liked Eragon - you will definitely like this one. I immediately ordered #2 as I have to know more. The Characters and the story are great! Thank you.
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