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The Child of the Erinyes #2
The Thinara King
***THE SERIES IS FINISHED!***EVERY INSTALLMENT IN THE CHILD OF THE ERINYES IS NOW AVAILABLE, SEPARATELY, OR IN BOXED SETS!Book Two, The Child of the Erinyes series. An epic reincarnation fantasy inspired by Ariadne, Theseus, and the Minotaur.Category Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Chaucer First Place Award for Historical Fiction, Ancient History CategoryGoddess Athene's white-hot rage incinerates Callisti and inflames the seas. Crete is left in ruins.Chrysaleon of Mycenae inherits the crown of an annihilated world.As death looms closer, he stumbles upon an ancient prophecy foretelling the rise of the Thinara King. This ruler will possess unimaginable power and upend sacred traditions. Commandeering the title could save his life. But it could also destroy everything he has fought to achieve, and create an easy path for the brother he hates to step in and steal it all.Will love transform him, or will he betray Aridela and defy the obligation of the labyrinth?The epic Bronze Age tale continues as Athene tests her champions beyond endurance, beyond rescue, beyond salvation.A note to readers from the This is Book Two of an interconnected reincarnation series. The first three books, set in the Bronze Age Mediterranean, tell the story of Aridela and the two Mycenaean brothers in three main while arc one is completed in Book One, arc two is completed in Book Two, and arc three is completed in Book Three, many secondary arcs and nuances of the overall series plot are NOT resolved, but carry on from book to book. I liken it to the weaving of a tapestry, wherein I gradually add colors, patterns, and intricacy as the work progresses.Those who prefer a story to be completely told and resolved in one volume will probably want to pass on The Child of the Erinyes, OR, I invite you to check out the boxed sets, each containing three books in one purchase.Happy Reading!
296 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2012
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Rebecca Lochlann
15 books61 followersThe series is complete! All nine books (and some boxed sets) are published and available, including a box set of the entire series.
The Child of the Erinyes is a nine-book journey (Goodreads calls it 8, but it's actually 9) spanning nearly 4000 years: beginning in the Mediterranean Bronze Age, it follows the lives of a woman and two men as they are reborn seven times through history.
The author envisions her epic story as a new kind of myth, one built upon the foundation of the Greek classics, and continuing through the centuries right up to now and the future.
It has become her life's work to complete the series, though she didn't exactly intend it to be that way when she began.
Lochlann categorizes The Child of the Erinyes series as mythic fantasy, inspired by the myth of Ariadne, Theseus, and the Minotaur.
The Year-god's Daughter, book one of the series, is followed by The Thinara King, which precedes book three, In the Moon of Asterion. The series doesn't end there. Book four, a novella, The Moon Casts a Spell, is next; it introduces book five, The Sixth Labyrinth. Falcon Blue jumps back in time again to the magical Arthurian age. When the Moon Whispers, told in two books, and Swimming in the Rainbow take the reader forward in time to an uneasy dystopian future.
Thank you to everyone who has read my books and left their thoughts. It is much appreciated.
Lochlann believes that certain individuals, either blessed or tortured, voluntarily or involuntarily, are woven by fate (or the Immortals) into the labyrinth of time, and that deities sometimes speak to us through dreams and visions, gently prompting us to tell their lost stories.
Who knows? It could make a difference.
The Child of the Erinyes is a nine-book journey (Goodreads calls it 8, but it's actually 9) spanning nearly 4000 years: beginning in the Mediterranean Bronze Age, it follows the lives of a woman and two men as they are reborn seven times through history.
The author envisions her epic story as a new kind of myth, one built upon the foundation of the Greek classics, and continuing through the centuries right up to now and the future.
It has become her life's work to complete the series, though she didn't exactly intend it to be that way when she began.
Lochlann categorizes The Child of the Erinyes series as mythic fantasy, inspired by the myth of Ariadne, Theseus, and the Minotaur.
The Year-god's Daughter, book one of the series, is followed by The Thinara King, which precedes book three, In the Moon of Asterion. The series doesn't end there. Book four, a novella, The Moon Casts a Spell, is next; it introduces book five, The Sixth Labyrinth. Falcon Blue jumps back in time again to the magical Arthurian age. When the Moon Whispers, told in two books, and Swimming in the Rainbow take the reader forward in time to an uneasy dystopian future.
Thank you to everyone who has read my books and left their thoughts. It is much appreciated.
Lochlann believes that certain individuals, either blessed or tortured, voluntarily or involuntarily, are woven by fate (or the Immortals) into the labyrinth of time, and that deities sometimes speak to us through dreams and visions, gently prompting us to tell their lost stories.
Who knows? It could make a difference.
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July 2, 2012
The palace of Knossos remains to this day as a masterpiece of ancient architecture. A set of enormous bull’s horns stands at the entrance, a potent reminder of the Minoan society’s belief in power and fertility and the yearly sacrifice of the bull king. In The Thinara King, the second book of The Child of Erinyes series, Lochlann once again plunges the reader into the sights and sounds and smells of Cretan culture. There is little respite from drama in this book. The first scenes rocket you into the cataclysms of earthquake and tsunami as the Immortals rain down their wrath upon the people, destroying cities and crops and visiting death over Princess Aridela’s country.
The wilful, capricious child of The Year God’s Daughter matures in this novel as she grows into a woman faced with tragedy and the responsibility for reconstructing the hopes and fortunes of Kaphtor. Lochlann continues to build the tension in the love triangle of Aridela and the Mycenaen half-brothers who both love her – the flamboyant Chrysaleon and the brooding Menoetius; the lion and the bull who haunt her dreams and fantasies. There is some frustration for the reader, though, in this tug of war for Aridela’s affections. I wanted to know by the end of the book who would fully claim her heart. Luckily there is a third book coming that will, hopefully, resolve this.
The author is to be admired for her commitment to revealing both a captivating and brutal time. She does not spare the reader the realities of life in the ancient world. At times it is gruelling to read about the violence, rapine and cruelty. Yet without such an approach, history becomes sanitised and the tenor of the period diluted. There is skill, too, in her development of the characters whose fates are intertwined and whose lives are constantly threatened by enemies and gods.
Lochlann also helps us travel to a matriarchal society which is menaced by the encroaching assault of a warrior culture from the Greek mainland. And the vision of Themiste, the prophetess, who foresees a world where males subjugate women, is especially poignant given that the reader knows its truth.
The Thinara King is a gripping read from an author whose obvious love for Cretan and Greek history shines through but never dominates the narrative. I was sad to leave ancient Kaphthor and look forward to returning to it In the Moon of Asterion.
The wilful, capricious child of The Year God’s Daughter matures in this novel as she grows into a woman faced with tragedy and the responsibility for reconstructing the hopes and fortunes of Kaphtor. Lochlann continues to build the tension in the love triangle of Aridela and the Mycenaen half-brothers who both love her – the flamboyant Chrysaleon and the brooding Menoetius; the lion and the bull who haunt her dreams and fantasies. There is some frustration for the reader, though, in this tug of war for Aridela’s affections. I wanted to know by the end of the book who would fully claim her heart. Luckily there is a third book coming that will, hopefully, resolve this.
The author is to be admired for her commitment to revealing both a captivating and brutal time. She does not spare the reader the realities of life in the ancient world. At times it is gruelling to read about the violence, rapine and cruelty. Yet without such an approach, history becomes sanitised and the tenor of the period diluted. There is skill, too, in her development of the characters whose fates are intertwined and whose lives are constantly threatened by enemies and gods.
Lochlann also helps us travel to a matriarchal society which is menaced by the encroaching assault of a warrior culture from the Greek mainland. And the vision of Themiste, the prophetess, who foresees a world where males subjugate women, is especially poignant given that the reader knows its truth.
The Thinara King is a gripping read from an author whose obvious love for Cretan and Greek history shines through but never dominates the narrative. I was sad to leave ancient Kaphthor and look forward to returning to it In the Moon of Asterion.
March 11, 2012
This is storytelling at its best. In the aftermath of a calamitous natural disaster, Aridela must find a way to rebuild. But the world is in chaos, and so is her heart. Torn between her physical attraction to one man and her almost spiritual connection to another, her loyalty yet remains to her country, under siege by the goddess Athena and by enemy nation that will conquer and subjugate her people if they can. Following her journey, I wept with her, I felt her sorrow, her desire, her desperation. This is storytelling at its best! The writing is elegant and fluid, the characters are alive and breathing; one can almost hear their hearts beating. My only frustration with this book is that I do not have the next in the series with which to follow it up. I couldn't put it down. Six stars! (But goodreads only gives me five, darn it!) I did receive an advance review copy of this, as the book is not yet published at the time of writing this review. The author did not apply to me for the review, however, I applied to her through my publisher, which is rather unconventional, especially as I'm not a professional reviewer, but that's how much I love her work.
May 30, 2012
This is an enthralling read. I was torn between wanting to know what happens next and not wanting the story to end. This book is second in the ominously titled “The Child of the Erinyes Series.” Minoan Crete is brought to life with a matriarchal society, open to trade throughout the Mediterranean especially its Greek neighbors; open alas, also to potential invasion. Its life is centered on worship of the Goddess, aided by a seer (given the title “Minos”), who has youthful and red-haired good looks sufficient to inflame the lust of the invaders. Society is entertained from time to time by the spectacle of “bull leaping” the Cercle du soleil of its time. And once a year, the Queen’s consort is dispatched to Hesperia by the winner of The Games. This book is written as fantasy, with many dreams and trances and visits to Hesperia; part of its charm is the difficulty of telling what “reality” means.
Unfortunately, the author has injected not only well-known elements of Greek mythology, but even a date when a volcanic eruption on Thera/Santorini caused great destruction in the Mediterranean. The story, however, asserts that great havoc was wreaked on Crete because the heroine had offended the Goddess. Injecting the event as fact (the author provides a note and refers to a bibliography) wrenches the fantasy world that the author has powerfully conjured. To date this event as happening in 1622 (or 1628) “BCE” is to invite into the narrative the poisonous distraction of political correctness. The date itself is confusing: was the heroine ten in 1628 and sixteen in 1622 (which is how BC dates work) or vice versa.
Further, to refer to Lady (Mistress/Potnia) Athena as showing favor to Crete by sending her daughter “to lead us here from our homeland” is needlessly jarring. Athena(e) is indelibly in our minds a goddess in Greek mythology whose most iconic association apart from the city of Athens itself is the PARTHENON, the temple of the Virgin.
There are more nits one could pick: the author is unclear how different the Cretans are from the Greeks, while in Greek myth they were the same and in historical fact they were entirely different. Idomeneus is the name the author has given to the king of Mycenae but to Homer (and Mozart) he was the Greek king of Crete.
None of these nits derails the reader and that is testimony to the power of the author’s imagination and writing. I personally wished that she had abandoned any scrap of reference to Greek mythology (let alone to geological fact) and created as she could and should have, a world her own such as Ursula Leguin did with Earthsea.
Unfortunately, the author has injected not only well-known elements of Greek mythology, but even a date when a volcanic eruption on Thera/Santorini caused great destruction in the Mediterranean. The story, however, asserts that great havoc was wreaked on Crete because the heroine had offended the Goddess. Injecting the event as fact (the author provides a note and refers to a bibliography) wrenches the fantasy world that the author has powerfully conjured. To date this event as happening in 1622 (or 1628) “BCE” is to invite into the narrative the poisonous distraction of political correctness. The date itself is confusing: was the heroine ten in 1628 and sixteen in 1622 (which is how BC dates work) or vice versa.
Further, to refer to Lady (Mistress/Potnia) Athena as showing favor to Crete by sending her daughter “to lead us here from our homeland” is needlessly jarring. Athena(e) is indelibly in our minds a goddess in Greek mythology whose most iconic association apart from the city of Athens itself is the PARTHENON, the temple of the Virgin.
There are more nits one could pick: the author is unclear how different the Cretans are from the Greeks, while in Greek myth they were the same and in historical fact they were entirely different. Idomeneus is the name the author has given to the king of Mycenae but to Homer (and Mozart) he was the Greek king of Crete.
None of these nits derails the reader and that is testimony to the power of the author’s imagination and writing. I personally wished that she had abandoned any scrap of reference to Greek mythology (let alone to geological fact) and created as she could and should have, a world her own such as Ursula Leguin did with Earthsea.
March 12, 2012
Thinara King is the second book of the Child of the Erinyes series by Lochlann. I've found that the second books in most trilogies are usually bookended by the real meat of the total story. Not so with this book. I started out reading it because I wanted to find out what happened to the compelling characters and the island of Crete itself, and I had to read the second book to get to the third. I was prepared for filler and a big boom at the end. What a surprise when Thinara King was as much a page turner as the first book, The Year God's Daughter. Most of what I'd love to write about in this review would spoil it for readers. But I can say that the in-depth exploration of the characters of the two main males was skillfully written and brought them even more to life. Aridela, the main character, grows by leaps in this book, but I ended up wanting to yell at her to beware of who she aligned herself with. The prose is beautiful and graphic, historically informative, image-filled and poetic. Such a yummy, rich read. Can't wait for the next treat!
December 16, 2012
Wow! Talk about an action-packed book.
The follow-up to The Year-God's Daughter, The Thinara King starts with a bang...literally...as the volcanic island of Thera erupts. Was this a natural disaster, or have Aridela and Chrysaleon done something to anger the goddess Athene? The uncertainties and the adventure continue as the Kaphtor royal family struggles to hold their fragmented population together, and to rebuild what was lost. With Kaphtor weakened, the rich and powerful island is ripe for the plucking -- not by Idomeneus, the father of Chrysaleon and Menoetius, but by a much crueler and more sinister enemy.
The reader is carried along on a rush of action that will satisfy even the most easily bored reader. Lochlann doesn't shirk from subjecting her cast of well-drawn characters to a list of atrocities and surprise deaths that would make George R. R. Martin proud. Her depiction of ancient Crete, a place ruled by superstition and religious fervor, is entirely believable as historical fiction. This book lacks (only slightly) the lovely poetic prose, the sensual description found in The Year-God's Daughter, but it more than makes up with its nonstop intrigue and tension.
I with-held one star for two reasons. Themiste's repetition of prophecy occasionally felt like my hand was being held -- like I, the reader, was being carefully reminded of important events. Lochlann's writing and world-building are more than ample on their own to keep a reader fully engaged; the exposition wasn't necessary, but may have been with a less competent writer at the helm. In places it felt as if Lochlann didn't fully trust her own skill as a writer, when she certainly has nothing to fear in that regard.
And...I just didn't like the sudden change in Menoetius right at the end of the book.
All in all, it's an excellent story, well told, that leaves the reader chomping at the bit for the next installment of the epic Child of the Erinyes saga. Highly recommended!
The follow-up to The Year-God's Daughter, The Thinara King starts with a bang...literally...as the volcanic island of Thera erupts. Was this a natural disaster, or have Aridela and Chrysaleon done something to anger the goddess Athene? The uncertainties and the adventure continue as the Kaphtor royal family struggles to hold their fragmented population together, and to rebuild what was lost. With Kaphtor weakened, the rich and powerful island is ripe for the plucking -- not by Idomeneus, the father of Chrysaleon and Menoetius, but by a much crueler and more sinister enemy.
The reader is carried along on a rush of action that will satisfy even the most easily bored reader. Lochlann doesn't shirk from subjecting her cast of well-drawn characters to a list of atrocities and surprise deaths that would make George R. R. Martin proud. Her depiction of ancient Crete, a place ruled by superstition and religious fervor, is entirely believable as historical fiction. This book lacks (only slightly) the lovely poetic prose, the sensual description found in The Year-God's Daughter, but it more than makes up with its nonstop intrigue and tension.
I with-held one star for two reasons. Themiste's repetition of prophecy occasionally felt like my hand was being held -- like I, the reader, was being carefully reminded of important events. Lochlann's writing and world-building are more than ample on their own to keep a reader fully engaged; the exposition wasn't necessary, but may have been with a less competent writer at the helm. In places it felt as if Lochlann didn't fully trust her own skill as a writer, when she certainly has nothing to fear in that regard.
And...I just didn't like the sudden change in Menoetius right at the end of the book.
All in all, it's an excellent story, well told, that leaves the reader chomping at the bit for the next installment of the epic Child of the Erinyes saga. Highly recommended!
December 5, 2012
This is briliantly researched and full of evocative, strong writing.
It continues the story of the attack on the matriarchal society of ancient Crete by the patriarchal mainland, around which is woven the story of Aridela, daughter of the Queen of Crete, and the two blood brothers who are bound to her.
The author recounts scenes of intrigue, love, happiness, terrible devastation and dismal atrocities with perfect control; as before, it is a tragic story of conflicting loyalties, divided motives, passionate love and sorry betrayals.
As I have said in my review of 'The Year God's Daughter' I find the characterisation in this series very telling; when the disasterous volcanic eruption hits, and then when war breaks out, and various of the characters I had got to know are killed, I felt a sense of desolation.
Aridela herself is subjected to a misery that nearly breaks her spirit; but she is brave and motivated by honour, and this brings her through; that and the devotion of some of her supporters. But there is a lot of joyfulness, and celebration of life in this novel, and when circumstances render that impossible at parts of the story, there are acts of heroism so that the reader remains optimistic about human potential.
There is no authorial intrusion, but as before, we are left in no doubt of the terrible price that humanity pays if one half of the people are enslaved by the other.
The wealth of historical detail in this brings back Bronze Age Crete astonishingly to life; the landscape, the lifestyle, the customs, the very scents and sounds.
The interlocking threads of visionary experiences and day-to-day life are brilliantly combined to bring to life a mindset where the presence of divinities and their intervention in everyday life was never doubted.
The scenes of the volcanic eruption and earthquake are brilliantly evocative - I was carried away by them.
I am extremely impressed and will certainly read the next. I can't wait to see if Chrysaleon will overcome his egotism and devote his forceful character to making a new and better world.
It continues the story of the attack on the matriarchal society of ancient Crete by the patriarchal mainland, around which is woven the story of Aridela, daughter of the Queen of Crete, and the two blood brothers who are bound to her.
The author recounts scenes of intrigue, love, happiness, terrible devastation and dismal atrocities with perfect control; as before, it is a tragic story of conflicting loyalties, divided motives, passionate love and sorry betrayals.
As I have said in my review of 'The Year God's Daughter' I find the characterisation in this series very telling; when the disasterous volcanic eruption hits, and then when war breaks out, and various of the characters I had got to know are killed, I felt a sense of desolation.
Aridela herself is subjected to a misery that nearly breaks her spirit; but she is brave and motivated by honour, and this brings her through; that and the devotion of some of her supporters. But there is a lot of joyfulness, and celebration of life in this novel, and when circumstances render that impossible at parts of the story, there are acts of heroism so that the reader remains optimistic about human potential.
There is no authorial intrusion, but as before, we are left in no doubt of the terrible price that humanity pays if one half of the people are enslaved by the other.
The wealth of historical detail in this brings back Bronze Age Crete astonishingly to life; the landscape, the lifestyle, the customs, the very scents and sounds.
The interlocking threads of visionary experiences and day-to-day life are brilliantly combined to bring to life a mindset where the presence of divinities and their intervention in everyday life was never doubted.
The scenes of the volcanic eruption and earthquake are brilliantly evocative - I was carried away by them.
I am extremely impressed and will certainly read the next. I can't wait to see if Chrysaleon will overcome his egotism and devote his forceful character to making a new and better world.
July 15, 2020
Strange book, but in a good way. I liked the character of the oracle more than that of the young queen. I read the first book in the series and I liked it better than this one. However, this book is very exciting in parts. Undecided whether or not to buy the remaining books in the series.
April 15, 2020
Wow, this book was amazing, even better than the first, which moved a little more slowly, due to building the worlds of ancient Mycenae and Crete, and introducing the characters.
This one, book 2, starts off with the eruption of the volcano on an island north of Crete. It was very well done, showing the horror, the terror, the death and suffering as I imagine it must have happened, and then taking me into the aftermath, the slow recovery, and attempted overthrow by foreigners.
Prophecies run through these books, and oracles who use drugs--especially snake venom--to see into the future, to predict things.
The love story grows in this book too, as the main character, Aridela, is torn between the two brothers. I loved it. On to book 3.
This one, book 2, starts off with the eruption of the volcano on an island north of Crete. It was very well done, showing the horror, the terror, the death and suffering as I imagine it must have happened, and then taking me into the aftermath, the slow recovery, and attempted overthrow by foreigners.
Prophecies run through these books, and oracles who use drugs--especially snake venom--to see into the future, to predict things.
The love story grows in this book too, as the main character, Aridela, is torn between the two brothers. I loved it. On to book 3.
July 19, 2012
I am acquainted with the author via social networking, which should in no way be construed as an admission that the following review is biased. If I don't like a book, I won't finish reading it no matter who wrote it. And, just so you know, there was never a chance that I might not finish this one, and not because of any sense of obligation. This is the second book in the Child of the Erinyes series, the first of which, The Year-god's Daughter (Child of the Erinyes) - I also reviewed, and you can see by my enthusiasm I was eagerly awaiting the sequel.
We take up where the first novel left off (and it would be a major spoiler for the first book if I told you exactly where that was), but the brief idyll in princess Aridela's young life is to be short-lived. With the violent suddenness only a mega-burp in the earth's crust can dish up, her lush and peaceful home island of Crete is assaulted by a deadly pyroclastic blast from the volcanic island of Callisti, seventy miles away. Aridela and the newly crowned bull-king Chrysaleon barely survive, and to make matters worse, she believes she is the one who caused the devastation by angering the goddess Athene.
Author Lochlann does a fine job describing the destruction: inescapable waves of blistering heat and choking ash; the endless series of earthquakes and resulting tsunamis. The survivors are soon subjected to even more horror at the hands of a vengeful and opportunistic conqueror from the mainland, whose soldiers overrun the embattled island and pillage what little is left of the once proud and mighty civilization.
These are dark days for Aridela - but deep inside she clings to the hope that she can withstand the abuse and prevail in order to appease Athene and restore freedom to her remaining people. Chrysaleon, too, endures much. On the verge of death, he has visions of an out-of-body journey to the heavenly land of the gods that enlightens him to his new status as The Thinara King - the one man with the power to change the destiny of everyone in the mortal world. But will he choose the right path?
I don't want to give too much away. Let me just say in closing that this series is my new addiction. Lochlann is a meticulous writer, and I predict that the outpouring of accolades she is already receiving from her readers will eventually give her a well-deserved boost onto the best-seller lists.
We take up where the first novel left off (and it would be a major spoiler for the first book if I told you exactly where that was), but the brief idyll in princess Aridela's young life is to be short-lived. With the violent suddenness only a mega-burp in the earth's crust can dish up, her lush and peaceful home island of Crete is assaulted by a deadly pyroclastic blast from the volcanic island of Callisti, seventy miles away. Aridela and the newly crowned bull-king Chrysaleon barely survive, and to make matters worse, she believes she is the one who caused the devastation by angering the goddess Athene.
Author Lochlann does a fine job describing the destruction: inescapable waves of blistering heat and choking ash; the endless series of earthquakes and resulting tsunamis. The survivors are soon subjected to even more horror at the hands of a vengeful and opportunistic conqueror from the mainland, whose soldiers overrun the embattled island and pillage what little is left of the once proud and mighty civilization.
These are dark days for Aridela - but deep inside she clings to the hope that she can withstand the abuse and prevail in order to appease Athene and restore freedom to her remaining people. Chrysaleon, too, endures much. On the verge of death, he has visions of an out-of-body journey to the heavenly land of the gods that enlightens him to his new status as The Thinara King - the one man with the power to change the destiny of everyone in the mortal world. But will he choose the right path?
I don't want to give too much away. Let me just say in closing that this series is my new addiction. Lochlann is a meticulous writer, and I predict that the outpouring of accolades she is already receiving from her readers will eventually give her a well-deserved boost onto the best-seller lists.
September 15, 2013
I bought and read The Thinara King after reading the The Year-God’s Daughter, Book 1 of The Child of the Erinyes series. These books feature world building at its best.
This book continues Aridela’s story. Again, Rebecca Lochlann shows her research and writing abilities. Fantastic.
It’s not easy for Aridela with her belief that the goddess, Athene, watches her every move while she faces life-changing challenges both politically and in love. With Athene buckling the earth and destroying Aridela’s island, emotional and physical agony, death and war, she grows into a great character. The book is a real page-turner and while you devour the story, you might shed a tear or two but don’t let that sway you from journeying into the world of ancient Crete.
I am now going to live in the world of the third book in the Child of Erinyes series In the Moon of Asterion.
This book continues Aridela’s story. Again, Rebecca Lochlann shows her research and writing abilities. Fantastic.
It’s not easy for Aridela with her belief that the goddess, Athene, watches her every move while she faces life-changing challenges both politically and in love. With Athene buckling the earth and destroying Aridela’s island, emotional and physical agony, death and war, she grows into a great character. The book is a real page-turner and while you devour the story, you might shed a tear or two but don’t let that sway you from journeying into the world of ancient Crete.
I am now going to live in the world of the third book in the Child of Erinyes series In the Moon of Asterion.
April 4, 2015
Historical, mythical, epic fantasy. I loved the Year God's daughter, thoroughly enjoyed The Thinara King. Apparently the author spent fifteen years researching for this series. It shows. There is so much passion, pain and magic in these stories. I literally cannot wait to get started on In the Moon of Asterion and shall reserve a proper review until I'm finished with the series.
October 21, 2012
Looking forward to reading this second in the series of books!
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