Angels. Messengers of God. Bringers of visions. Guardians of mankind, protecting us from the creatures of the forest.
At least, until fifteen years ago, when they betrayed us and attacked our cities and our homes. My mother has fought them ever since that time, aided by her secret organization, the Vormund Order. I can fight them too, by transforming into a being of fire and lightning.
But the question I keep asking is: why would Angels want to destroy us?
I’m Harrison Paul, and I write science fiction and fantasy stories that explore the search for truth and self-understanding. My epic fantasy series Kaybree versus the Angels is available on Amazon and I am currently seeking representation for my Aurora Lightwalker science fiction series, a nanotech epic set 500 years in the future. I live in California with my wife and three children, where I teach high school philosophy, law, social science, and Mandarin.
This fantasy novel, placed in an alternate medieval Scandinavia, follows the trials of a teen age girl whose mother holds a high position as a witch. For several years now Angels, who at one time focused on benefitting mankind, are now attacking humans. Although unwilling to become a part of this war, Kaybree finds herself struggling against her mother’s will and her own destiny.
Harrison Paul has deftly built a realistic fantasy realm for Kaybree’s challenges, however, his lead characters talk as if they sauntering down the halls of the neighborhood high school. Perhaps this choice was a ploy to keep his youthful readers engaged, but in my mind it undermined the acceptance of the backdrop he so skillfully created.
His story is well plotted and, even at the end of this first book of the series, the reader is uncertain which characters can be trusted
This is a fun book. It's a fantasy story. Knights, swords, and a like. So when our heroin take out a piece of parchment to check her class schedule and she takes out her ink pen and ink well to keep notes in class, I had to laugh. That is what we call legal license. As I said it is a fun book and the story moves along. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. I like the way the author use a play on works. The title of the second book is something close to "My own witch hunt". Now with a title like that would think our heroin is going to hunt witches. Not so because she is a witch. There is dry humor through out the book. Way to go.