Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Fantasy
Approximate word count: 8-9,000 words
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Author:
Susan
Stuckey “graduated from college multiple times with different degrees and
enough credit hours for even more degrees. In the midst of the college courses
she met and married her husband, and is still happily married many years later.
Always an avid reader … She
resumed her affair with writing when the ‘nest’ emptied and has continued
writing (off and on–usually off) until the present day.”
Description:
“Kaserie, a slave girl possessing potential magical powers,
is held by the ruthless and brutal Halurdow, who intend to corrupt her talent
for their own use. She escapes and flees to the Temple
Appraisal:
Eighteen
year-old Kaserie, a Liheiren Kalieri, has been a slave for the past eight years
working in the kitchen of the Boar’s Breath Inn. She has had a miserable and
restricted existence as the barbarians who enslaved her wait for her Liheiren
powers to manifest.
The plot
moves quickly in this novelette as Kaserie’s father, a Seeker, manages to
spirit her a message of where to seek refuge. However she must act fast as her
shields are failing and when they do the Halurdow Shamans will attempt to turn
her into a Seeker also.
As Kaserie
escapes and heads to the Temple of Azrael, we learn more about her people and
Kaserie’s own potential growth as a powerful heroine. Once she makes it to the
temple her true nature begins to slowly reveal itself to her with the help of a
couple of wolves and a Liheiren Ranger named Thaenad. Kaserie is faced with
making some difficult choices and seems to have a good head on her shoulders as
she weighs the advice she is given and then decides for herself what actions
are appropriate to take. It is a
fascinating story and I see potential for a wonderful series to develop.
Format/Typo Issues:
I found no
significant errors.
Rating: ***** Five stars
2 comments:
I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time and spending the energy to read and review Kalieri Tales: Kaserie's Choice. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for dropping in and commenting, Ms. Stuckey. I am looking forward to more from this series. :D
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