Hawk's Flight

by Carol Chase

When Taverik Zandro impulsively befriended a struggling young fellow merchant, he had no idea of that youth's desperate secret: something of a black sheep himself, he had no desire to become involved in affairs outside of the oridnary. But afte rthat first helping hand, the youth's turbulent past entangles Taverik in a world of high politics and dark magic, and turns his own comfortably materialistic way of life upside down in more ways than one. When it is proven to him that he has been chosen along with Marco to defend the land against an encroaching evil that seems inexorable, Zandro wants nothing to do with his god-given role. Of course, he has no choice...

Genres: Fantasy

437 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1991

Reviews

[Jenny Schwartzberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've had this book on my keeper shelves since it was first published. I just took it down and happily reread it. The combination of merchant heroes, family secrets, politics, invasion, magic and romance always delights me. I'm still rueful that Carol Chase never wrote another book. While it ends satisfyingly, there's definitely room for a sequel. I was surprised while checking for any information on the author or a possible sequel to see that this is listed as Christian fiction. The two conflicting religions are not Christianity or any other known religion, but I can see how some might interpret ihigas and mahigas as angels and demons respectively. It's also true that there's a lot about faith and the need to believe and pray to Zojikam for protection against the mahigas. I still resist thinking of this book as Christian fiction though. Basically this is a wonderful fantasy tale and well worth reading on its own merits.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

At first this book is a bit difficult to read. It doesn't flow well however once you get past this and into the authors tune it is a good tale well told.