Hi!
I made it to Brazil and back. The World Cup was amazing. There are no words to describe how great the trip was. I met so many new friends from around the globe and bonus, I didn't kill my roommate.
Heir of Novron by Michael Sullivan
This is the last book in the Ryria Revelations and I think it was fantastic. This is the story of two thieves. Really really good ones. In the world they live in, there are elves (who are treated like the scum of the earth), dwarfs (who were forced from their homes underground and put in concentration camps), wizards, humans and goblins. Very, scary, goblins. The elves apparently tried to take over the world of the humans before a man named Novron came around and saved them all. Fast forward about 3,000 years and you get to this series.
In order to obtain power, a man named Saldur has accidentally named a farm girl, Thrace, as the heir of Novron. The heir is supposed to unite the kingdoms and save the humans from whatever dangers they face again. Thrace, or Modina as they call her now, was traumatized by the loss of her father in the previous book. This is where I think Sullivan does an excellent job. I have a psychology degree and the way he wrote how agonizingly depressed she was was amazing. You could feel her pain. You wished you could help her. You felt amazing when as Amelia nursed her back into mental health. Man, did she make a comeback though?! That was actually awesome. Not even gonna lie, I read that part twice.
Later on in the story, the elves start taking over the human world again. Their only hope is to find this horn. They're not sure why but it is. So Arista takes the "real" heir of Novron, Hadrian, Royce, Alric, Mauvin, Magnus and a few others on this journey to find it. So much happens on that trip. It's probably about a 250 page trip, but you cannot put it down. I was so enthralled in this book, I found myself reading through lunches. Spending too much time in my hotel room, while in Brazil, reading. It was written so so well.
I am a big fan of the two main characters. Hadrian and Royce have such a unique bond that is so hard to write but Sullivan did an excellent job. I fell in love with Hadrian. I know it was in the last book, but Hadrian finds Arista in the street after a huge battle. He falls to his knees to hug her and lifts her off the ground. That part was written so well, I think about it all the time. Royce is such a bad ass. I want someone like him watching out for me all the time.
I loved the end. I truly did. It was awesome. I don't want to spoil it like I did with my last post. But the end was very good. That's all I have to say about that.
This series is really good for people looking for something different. It's on my "recommended" shelf.
Next up is the Wheel of Time series, The Eye of the World
Hobey Ho!
