Genre: Fantasy
Description:
The Road
to Rebirth picks up where The Call of Agon
left off. Ifferon, Herr’Don, Delin and company learn what they need and want
out of the next chapter of their journey when all seems almost lost beyond
repair. The characters go through moments of self-discovery and are prepared to
fight for what they believe in – even if that means meddling with the
afterlife.
Author:
Dean F. Wilson was born in Dublin, Ireland. The Call of Agon was his first published novel, which won an award for
an early draft in 2001. Wilson has since published two more. He is also a
journalist working in the technology field.
You can learn more at his website.
Appraisal:
The sequel isn’t usually better than the original in a series, but The Road to Rebirth is certainly an
exception to that.
This is the second book in Dean F. Wilson’s series The Children of
Telm. It picks up right where it left off when all the characters of the first
book learned devastating news. Now, it’s time we learn how they deal with the
challenges that have been put before them.
The action in The Road to
Rebirth is much crisper than the original, likely because there isn’t much
backstory that Wilson needs to tell to get this story moving. While there may
be slightly less action than the first, there is more going on here with all
the characters discovering more about themselves as they are tested to their
limits.
The Road
to Rebirth takes many of the characters in different directions than they plan
on going, but the different journeys seem important to the quest that lies
before them.
The writing is also much cleaner, cutting through any unnecessary
words, but still allowing Wilson’s wonderful prose seeped with rich, lively
color to allow the readers to get a full picture of the world he has created.
Wilson also shows the characters’ growth. They are all in such different
places from when we meet them in the first book until the end of the
second. After going on a journey through
two books with these characters, I feel invested in them and am intrigued to
learn how it all plays out.
FYI:
This is the second book in The
Children of Telm series and does not work as a standalone.
Added for
Reprise Review: The Road
to Rebirth by Dean F Wilson was a nominee in the Fantasy category for
B&P 2015 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran June 14, 2015
Format/Typo
Issues:
No issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: Sooz
Approximate
word count: 80-85,000 words
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