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The Warden of Everfeld: Memento
The Warden of Memento is a fantasy adventure and coming-of-age story set in the vivid world of Everfeld. After the Second Redskael War left many communities in Everfeld in mourning, some of the wards have joined in a great alliance. In the Refuge, Aston dreams of fighting for his home as his father did, but Jaed only wants to find the home she never had.When a long-buried secret is revealed, Jaed and Aston must flee those who would stamp out any threat to the fledgling Felding Alliance. Now they must each make a run away and condemn the society they were raised in, or fight back to protect those they love.The Warden of Memento follows their adventure as they struggle to reconcile their pasts and discover the true meanings of identity, honor, loyalty, and love. Their choices will change their lives and Everfeld forever.
456 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 18, 2018
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October 24, 2018
Centering on Aston the young adult, his love interest Jaed, and Arden the last and lost line to a powerful lineage, The Warden of Everfeld: Memento is a vibrant fantasy novel. Aston is nineteen years old and wants nothing more than to be a soldier like his father was before him, but has trouble being seen as anything more than a trainee. Jaed is Arden’s caretaker/adoptive big sister. All of them live in a place called the Refuge, called so because it consists of different clans of people whom sought shelter after various wars in the area. In Steven D’Adamo’s tale, Aston must decide allegiance between either his home the Refuge or his love Jaed and Arden.
This book is deeply layered and impressively self-accurate. Within the context of the story, is an in-depth look at this world’s history from creation to current times, but at no point in time does the information feel extraneous. Every bit of history and every bit of lore seem lend a hand to the creation of this story. Unfortunately, there is a coincidence for weaving such a layered tapestry. This history, although necessary, caused much of the first half of the novel to feel slow going. As someone who is, admittedly, a bit removed from the fantasy genre, I was a bit turned off initially by the pace. It took a realization to change how I felt about the pace. The Warden of Everfeld: Memento far removed from the lore of contemporary fantasy that it mandates a slower pace in order to acquaint the reader into his world.
The world building is so intimately done that even language is a consideration. By this, I don’t mean the realm of ConLangs (although there were some linguistic choices made for the cultures within the book), rather I’m talking of the author’s word choice. Rather than inundating the reader with a bunch of modernisms, the writer uses language that feels more appropriate to the story by sticking with older constructions. There is a downside to this approach though, and I think this book is a perfect example of it. Unless the writer infallibly perfect, any deviation will appear as a blaring sign. There weren’t many of these slips, but when they happened they pulled me out of the story.
Ultimately, The Warden of Everfeld: Memento is a story with unique and rich history with a story that will leave you captivated. It is a story that promises more and more as it unfolds and by the end of the book, you’re left wanting more. It is a well-controlled, carefully written ride that I would recommend to any fantasy buff and casual reader alike.
This book is deeply layered and impressively self-accurate. Within the context of the story, is an in-depth look at this world’s history from creation to current times, but at no point in time does the information feel extraneous. Every bit of history and every bit of lore seem lend a hand to the creation of this story. Unfortunately, there is a coincidence for weaving such a layered tapestry. This history, although necessary, caused much of the first half of the novel to feel slow going. As someone who is, admittedly, a bit removed from the fantasy genre, I was a bit turned off initially by the pace. It took a realization to change how I felt about the pace. The Warden of Everfeld: Memento far removed from the lore of contemporary fantasy that it mandates a slower pace in order to acquaint the reader into his world.
The world building is so intimately done that even language is a consideration. By this, I don’t mean the realm of ConLangs (although there were some linguistic choices made for the cultures within the book), rather I’m talking of the author’s word choice. Rather than inundating the reader with a bunch of modernisms, the writer uses language that feels more appropriate to the story by sticking with older constructions. There is a downside to this approach though, and I think this book is a perfect example of it. Unless the writer infallibly perfect, any deviation will appear as a blaring sign. There weren’t many of these slips, but when they happened they pulled me out of the story.
Ultimately, The Warden of Everfeld: Memento is a story with unique and rich history with a story that will leave you captivated. It is a story that promises more and more as it unfolds and by the end of the book, you’re left wanting more. It is a well-controlled, carefully written ride that I would recommend to any fantasy buff and casual reader alike.
January 5, 2019
It has a pretty slow start, but the female lead character's arc is nice, and the ending is satisfying. The world-building promises deeper plot lines in the sequels, but this book has a closed ending that doesn't leave the reader hanging.
A more in depth review to post on my blog in time.
A more in depth review to post on my blog in time.
August 7, 2018
This book had a good plot, believable and well-developed main characters, but suffered from a lack of good editing. The repeated rendering of "past" (in both temporal and spatial senses) as "passed" suggested to me that the primary "editor" of this book may have been an automated spell-check. That would also explain several instances of incorrect word usage (such as when a dirt road is described as having "rivets" from wagon wheels).
But that quibble should not deter an otherwise interested reader: the story is good, the pacing is excellent, and the reader quickly comes to care about the fates of the conflicted Aston, his beloved Jaed, and Jaed's foster-sister "Tani". The world of Everfeld is also well-developed and introduced to the reader without excessive exposition interrupting the plot; its political development sets up the conflicts our trio of main characters need to face.
Interestingly for a fantasy setting, magic plays no role in this volume, although there are hints that some form of paranormal activity or events may crop up in later books in the series.
But that quibble should not deter an otherwise interested reader: the story is good, the pacing is excellent, and the reader quickly comes to care about the fates of the conflicted Aston, his beloved Jaed, and Jaed's foster-sister "Tani". The world of Everfeld is also well-developed and introduced to the reader without excessive exposition interrupting the plot; its political development sets up the conflicts our trio of main characters need to face.
Interestingly for a fantasy setting, magic plays no role in this volume, although there are hints that some form of paranormal activity or events may crop up in later books in the series.
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