A new evil has arisen in 4th Lebos. It's become known as the Doomonster, and its destructive force dwells in another dimension. In exchange for all of the gold in 4th Lebos, the Doomonster captures and imprisons Mela, a sorceress whose powers are deep in the golden world. He must have those powers for himself; he plans to break her will so he can gain some of the hidden enchantment from her former clan. But when Mela doesn't return from her patrol duties, her group of rebel warriors, led by the knight Sharpstar, fear she is in grave danger. They strike out from their camp to not only rescue Mela, but also to discover the truth about her abduction and the plans of the rulers of 4th Lebos. The rulers are attempting to revise the dark magic of the old masters and resume their quest of total control and destruction. Peril lurks around every corner in this mythical land of dangerous territories and secret lands. Sharpstar and his group of warriors face challenges on many fronts, but they bravely accept their mission and confront the evil entity in Avenging Rebirth of Lost Honor .
Despite the abundance of typo’s and the confusing organization Avenging Knights: Rebirth of Lost Honor holds a lot of potential. With an interesting setting along with different worlds and dimensions, as well as strong fantasy and science fiction references this novel just needs a little polish to get it on its feet.
One quirk I found really enjoyable in this novel was the hand-drawn pictures of all of the major characters. Along with the vivid descriptions provided by the author I found it really easy to visualize the characters. Despite being a bit flat and stereotypical I ended up thinking the characters were one of the authors stronger points, a little more personality and the characters would have been great!
My biggest complaint with the novel would have to be organization. While the plot itself was interesting, the way the novel was set up made it hard to navigate. It took me a long time to get all the character groups straight and I kept feeling like I had accidentally missed something important because I was constantly mixing up characters. I always love changing perspectives but the way they were set up in this novel ended up creating confusion.
Even though the plot has been done before I think Bethlehem tried a more original way of looking at it through the changing perspectives. However, there were many inconsistencies throughout the novel, such as the Doomonster first kidnapping Mela in exchange for gold then the plot quickly switching to him having kidnapped her for her power. Maybe I accidentally missed something in my initial confusion over characters but many situations in the novel ended up taking 180 degree turns.
With a little work this book definitely has the potential to appeal to fans of fantasy and political intrigue. A good first effort, with a little work Avenging Knights: Rebirth of Lost Honor has the potential to be an interesting novel. Good luck to K.G. Bethlehem on future works!