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Echoing Sacrifice: Traveler
Still reeling from the death of her parents, thirteen-year-old Khyl Livingston’s entire existence revolves around the care and protection of her brothers. But when an accident strands her in Dolimar, a world populated by both humans and dragons, she finds yet another child in desperate need of protection.
Rever barely survived the slaughter of the Echo Dragons at the hand of the Betrayer. When he meets Khyl, old wounds at last begin to heal, and their growing friendship distracts him from his need for vengeance. But the courageous Traveler couldn’t have come at a worse time. The Betrayer returns to Rever’s home, this time with an army and the intent to carry out a deadly bargain with the greatest threat in all Dolimar.
Bound in friendship and united by common purpose, Khyl and Rever stand against the Betrayer and his allies in order to save an innocent child from a fate worse than death. Dolimar itself hangs in the balance, and one wrong choice could cost them everything they hold dear.
Including each other.
Rever barely survived the slaughter of the Echo Dragons at the hand of the Betrayer. When he meets Khyl, old wounds at last begin to heal, and their growing friendship distracts him from his need for vengeance. But the courageous Traveler couldn’t have come at a worse time. The Betrayer returns to Rever’s home, this time with an army and the intent to carry out a deadly bargain with the greatest threat in all Dolimar.
Bound in friendship and united by common purpose, Khyl and Rever stand against the Betrayer and his allies in order to save an innocent child from a fate worse than death. Dolimar itself hangs in the balance, and one wrong choice could cost them everything they hold dear.
Including each other.
578 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 2, 2013
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April 10, 2014
Dear Jessica Dodson – I am writing to personally thank you for committing the time and effort it must have cost you to write “Echoing Sacrifice: Traveler”. Without the slightest insincerity, I have to tell you that I think that this book will one-day become a classic among fantasy/world-building stories and novels. It must take a special kind of imagination, perseverance and aptitude to put together a novel of this magnitude and complexity while maintaining an easy to read level of dialogue, narrative descriptive and a huge cast of characters.
The premise—teenage girl from our world (Khyl – First Creation) enters the parallel universe (Dolimar) of Rever (Echo Dragon Clan) and promptly jumps into the hunt to save the SouthKing’s daughter (both human) while fighting against the evil of the Betrayer, aka Vayne (human - King of Feinden), his son Cyre, along with the bandit dragons and the EastGate guardian, Tymbos (dragon) and his Keeper, Tumulus (half-human dragon).
There are too many characters to mention them all, but those above are the lead actors in this marvelous tale of a parallel universe that’s a mixture of indescribable geography and scenes, creatures and dragons. I can’t begin to adequately describe, nor thank you for, the meticulous attention to detail that you incorporated into this story. The entire concept of dragon clans—their differences in colors, sizes, characteristics and talents is mind boggling!
Unlike the climax of many books that are part of a series, you designed an ending that is fully satisfying, in and of itself, while clearly leaving an opening for the sequel; a book I am eager to get my hands on. In short, I want you to know that I believe that “Echoing Sacrifice: Traveler” belongs on the bookshelf right between the classic high fantasy of “Lord of the Rings” and the science fantasy/creature horror series that is “The Dark Tower”. In closing, thanks again and please get the sequel out there quickly! Sincerely – Lex Allen (reviewer – Readers’Favorite)
The premise—teenage girl from our world (Khyl – First Creation) enters the parallel universe (Dolimar) of Rever (Echo Dragon Clan) and promptly jumps into the hunt to save the SouthKing’s daughter (both human) while fighting against the evil of the Betrayer, aka Vayne (human - King of Feinden), his son Cyre, along with the bandit dragons and the EastGate guardian, Tymbos (dragon) and his Keeper, Tumulus (half-human dragon).
There are too many characters to mention them all, but those above are the lead actors in this marvelous tale of a parallel universe that’s a mixture of indescribable geography and scenes, creatures and dragons. I can’t begin to adequately describe, nor thank you for, the meticulous attention to detail that you incorporated into this story. The entire concept of dragon clans—their differences in colors, sizes, characteristics and talents is mind boggling!
Unlike the climax of many books that are part of a series, you designed an ending that is fully satisfying, in and of itself, while clearly leaving an opening for the sequel; a book I am eager to get my hands on. In short, I want you to know that I believe that “Echoing Sacrifice: Traveler” belongs on the bookshelf right between the classic high fantasy of “Lord of the Rings” and the science fantasy/creature horror series that is “The Dark Tower”. In closing, thanks again and please get the sequel out there quickly! Sincerely – Lex Allen (reviewer – Readers’Favorite)
October 21, 2016
I had never read a dragon fantasy book before this one. I was always curious about what kind of world and social interaction they might have, so I decided to give this one a go.
The world the author has created is vast and unique, and full of imaginative elements. The dragons in this world come in all shapes and sizes, and each type possesses different gifts that defines their place in their society. It is clear the author has put a lot of thought into the structure and interaction of not only the dragon clans, but also the human civilizations that live there. It gave the story a whole lot more depth.
The story is propelled by multiple plot threads that show us both things that have come before, and hints at things that are still to happen. The author does well by the reader in that they do actually pull all these threads together at the end. I've seen many books that fail to do this, leaving the reader hanging and wondering why that had to read entire sections only to see it all evaporate. This is not one of those books. It all comes together at the end, and what a heart-stopping ending it is.
You will find some things that are similar to other books of the genre, children from Earth pulled inadvertently into the fantasy world and young princesses in distress. But all in all, I found the writer handled these with enough thought and originality that I barely noticed the similarities to other books.
In the end I give it five stars because I don't get too wrapped up in the technical pros and cons of a book. When I finish reading a book, I simply ask myself how much I enjoyed the adventure. For this book I'd have to say, very much indeed!
The world the author has created is vast and unique, and full of imaginative elements. The dragons in this world come in all shapes and sizes, and each type possesses different gifts that defines their place in their society. It is clear the author has put a lot of thought into the structure and interaction of not only the dragon clans, but also the human civilizations that live there. It gave the story a whole lot more depth.
The story is propelled by multiple plot threads that show us both things that have come before, and hints at things that are still to happen. The author does well by the reader in that they do actually pull all these threads together at the end. I've seen many books that fail to do this, leaving the reader hanging and wondering why that had to read entire sections only to see it all evaporate. This is not one of those books. It all comes together at the end, and what a heart-stopping ending it is.
You will find some things that are similar to other books of the genre, children from Earth pulled inadvertently into the fantasy world and young princesses in distress. But all in all, I found the writer handled these with enough thought and originality that I barely noticed the similarities to other books.
In the end I give it five stars because I don't get too wrapped up in the technical pros and cons of a book. When I finish reading a book, I simply ask myself how much I enjoyed the adventure. For this book I'd have to say, very much indeed!
August 15, 2017
Similar to the Shannara Series(es)
This book has the beginning of being similar to the Shannara series. Dragons, magic, mixing of fantasy with this world, etc. It also blends old evil against young protagonists for the most part.
The author, in this book, spent a lot of time painting her created world, Dolimar.
However, the amount of foreshadowing, second-guessing, and sheer craziness in having so much action packed into 3 physical days was too much. There was way too much time spent trying to build drama by hinting at things without explaining them that was, after a few chapters of waiting for each little mini reveal, just annoying. It became e extractor from the story line. Most readers don't need to be reminded each chapter, and sometimes several times in a chapter, of those things they still don't know.
The flashbacks to Khyl's father's faith and wisdom were well-done.
And the book ends with a quick cheer, then a huge lead in via plot as to why you should get the next book. At least in this respect, Shannara did much better as it let you feel satisfaction at the end of each book.
The author has a great imagination, and if she could just let go of the heavy-handed overapplication of "the rules" to build suspense could have quite the career ahead of her!
This book has the beginning of being similar to the Shannara series. Dragons, magic, mixing of fantasy with this world, etc. It also blends old evil against young protagonists for the most part.
The author, in this book, spent a lot of time painting her created world, Dolimar.
However, the amount of foreshadowing, second-guessing, and sheer craziness in having so much action packed into 3 physical days was too much. There was way too much time spent trying to build drama by hinting at things without explaining them that was, after a few chapters of waiting for each little mini reveal, just annoying. It became e extractor from the story line. Most readers don't need to be reminded each chapter, and sometimes several times in a chapter, of those things they still don't know.
The flashbacks to Khyl's father's faith and wisdom were well-done.
And the book ends with a quick cheer, then a huge lead in via plot as to why you should get the next book. At least in this respect, Shannara did much better as it let you feel satisfaction at the end of each book.
The author has a great imagination, and if she could just let go of the heavy-handed overapplication of "the rules" to build suspense could have quite the career ahead of her!
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