The Lost Forest

The Sorcerer's Oath #3

by Jenny Ealey

Caught in a blizzard, Prince Tarkyn and his companions get trapped in the Lost Forest: a mystical realm of captivity where all must face their innermost fears – or spend an eternity. 

The challenge fractures Tarkyn's friendship with the woodfolk at a time when he most needs their allegiance. As the enchanted realm's true purpose unravels, Tarkyn's brothers - King Kosar and Prince Jarand - prepare their armies for war.

As the turmoil threatens his friendships and a warning from the Forest Guardians reveals a deadly threat, will Tarkyn be able to repair the deadly rift destroying his kin – sorcerer and woodfolk alike?

731 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 21, 2019

About the author

Jennifer Jane Ealey was born in outback Western Australia where her father was studying kangaroos on a research station, one hundred miles from the nearest town. Her arrival into the world was watched, unexpectedly, by their pet kangaroo who had hopped into the hospital. Having survived the excitement of her birth, she moved firstly to Perth and then Melbourne where she spent most of her formative years. She took a year off to ride a motorbike around Australia before working as a mathematics teacher and school psychologist in England and Australia, a bicycle courier in London and running a pub in outback New South Wales.
She now lives in a country town just outside Melbourne, working by day as a psychologist and beavering away by night as a novelist. She has written two detective novels and has just completed The Sorcerer’s Oath, a series of four fantasy novels; Bronze Magic, Wizard’s Curse, The Lost Forest and finally The Wizardess. She is now working on the Dark Amulet Series. Book 1, The Pale-Eyed Mage, is finished and on its way to the publisher

Reviews

[Yee Nam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book so much

[Heather Templeton · Rating 5 out of 5]

twists & turns!

This has been a great series! I love it! Twists, turns, surprises keep you turning the pages. I cannot put the book down.

[Christie Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I pick up the third book in a series, I always wonder if it’s the last of a trilogy. This book is not the last, and I’m glad because I’m excited to spend more time in this world!

The story centers around two completely different cultures that are slowly growing to understand one another, the bucolic woodfolk and hierarchal sorcerers. It uses omniscient point of view to good effect, showing that although Prince Tarkyn is the main character, the story is really about all of them. The books are all about character, and the characters are realistic and likeable. Even though the cast is large I can keep them straight because each has their own eccentricities, personality, and backstory. Two romances come to light in this book. Both are cute, and the stages portrayed are realistic, but the main one skips straight from ‘mutual attraction’ to betrothal and kissing without any courtship or the other steps in between, which made them less satisfying. Dalton, the best friend of Tarkyn, goes through many changes that were well done.

I liked the plotting in this third book much better than the second. It was more united throughout the book, and I never felt that any of their challenges were overcome too easily.

Again, my favorite part of this series is the world. I love that the magic is understandable and well explain, yet unpredictable enough to give a sense of wonder. I love the setting, the forest and cultures, and how animals are portrayed. Overall I highly recommend these books.