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Lisen of Solsta #4
Protector of Thristas
Fifteen years after the One-Day War, Lisen, now Empir Ariannas, has developed into a just and capable leader. Together she and Korin have created a union of two souls based on respect, commitment and love, and their family has grown. In addition to Rinli, their daughter who made her first appearance in Blooded, two more children have joined the family, completing their complement of three complicated adolescents.
Now the sixteen-year-out Rinli prepares to take on the mantle of Protector of Thristas, a title destined for her in the treaty that ended the war. The Empirs of Garla have carried this title for hundreds of years, and Lisen anticipates changes once she hands this single title on to Rinli at the girl’s investiture. But the prophesy of Mantar’s Child, upon which Lisen and Korin depended in the treaty negotiations fifteen years earlier, refuses to remain but a convenient myth, and with the advent of the fulfillment of the prophecy, an epic begins.
Although Protector of Thristas includes the familiar faces and settings of the young adult Lisen of Solsta trilogy, it begins a new adventure for an older and often wiser Lisen and her allies. Looking at their world through their matured eyes, the book takes on the heroic tragedy that the trilogy could only hint at. Return to Garla. Enter its mystical environs for a new encounter with Lisen and her world’s gender-free culture. The adventure awaits.
Now the sixteen-year-out Rinli prepares to take on the mantle of Protector of Thristas, a title destined for her in the treaty that ended the war. The Empirs of Garla have carried this title for hundreds of years, and Lisen anticipates changes once she hands this single title on to Rinli at the girl’s investiture. But the prophesy of Mantar’s Child, upon which Lisen and Korin depended in the treaty negotiations fifteen years earlier, refuses to remain but a convenient myth, and with the advent of the fulfillment of the prophecy, an epic begins.
Although Protector of Thristas includes the familiar faces and settings of the young adult Lisen of Solsta trilogy, it begins a new adventure for an older and often wiser Lisen and her allies. Looking at their world through their matured eyes, the book takes on the heroic tragedy that the trilogy could only hint at. Return to Garla. Enter its mystical environs for a new encounter with Lisen and her world’s gender-free culture. The adventure awaits.
452 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 12, 2016
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April 18, 2016
In the Lisen of Solsta trilogy (Fractured, Blooded, Tainted) we learn of a Thristan prophecy concerning the Child of Mantar, and that it may be, in some way, connected to Lisen's daughter, Rinli. Move forward in time fifteen years, and the story of Protector of Thristas reveals this prophecy and what it has cost Lisen, Korin, and Rinli. A fragile peace between Garla and Thristas balances on the edge of a knife blade. Will peace prevail, or will it fall?
Protector of Thristas is an exciting story, full of mystery and suspense. Peace, they say, comes at a price. Is that price worth it? Will peace fail in spite of all that was sacrificed?
The story is beautifully written, capturing the raw emotion of the main characters. Everything is revealed in its proper time, holding the reader by the imagination, leading them deeper into the story. The ending was extremely exciting, emotional, and deeply satisfying for this reader of the original trilogy. And yet, it leaves a clear path for another story to follow, which I cannot wait to read.
Protector of Thristas is an exciting story, full of mystery and suspense. Peace, they say, comes at a price. Is that price worth it? Will peace fail in spite of all that was sacrificed?
The story is beautifully written, capturing the raw emotion of the main characters. Everything is revealed in its proper time, holding the reader by the imagination, leading them deeper into the story. The ending was extremely exciting, emotional, and deeply satisfying for this reader of the original trilogy. And yet, it leaves a clear path for another story to follow, which I cannot wait to read.
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