Hunted by K. F. Breene

It has been a long time since I've been very clear on 98% of the characters. Most stories get really deep in their Persona Dramatica, leaving my Swiss Cheese memory challenged.

Well let's do this.  4.5 Stars & highly recommended for fantasy fans and adventure lovers who are are excited to watch a high-octane, indefatigable women heroine. Shanti is not an Amazon Wonder Woman, more like the Hayden Panettiere/Claire of Heroes kind of maelstrom.

This mythic fantasy is set in some middle ages type setting. The anticipation and excitement make putting it down difficult at best. It reminds me quite a bit of Sword of Truth series as there are a number of similarities. The Graygual are analogous to the Imperial Order of the Old World and the Being Supreme sound's Jajang-like, with the Hunter being similar to some Jajang minion who Richard and Kahlan struggle with. The length of the "Warrior's Chronicles" would equal maybe one and a half — of the Sword of Truth books -- say the Blood of the Fold through Naked Empire books, tops.

I suspect if you liked Terry Goodkind's Richard and Kahlan you're going to like Shanti and Cayan, as long as you aren't expecting the series to be anything other than similar. Which reminds me. I have a couple of the Nicki Chronicles I haven't tasted yet - and just now learned Mr. Goodkind has returned to the Sword of Truth series with "Children of D'hara" series.

Now, if you prefer to skip the unavoidable spoilers, go pick up your copy of "Chosen" the first of the "Warrior Chronicles" and start enjoying the fun. I've loved these type stories since I first read The Swordswoman by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.

==========Spoilers Galore==========
Having abruptly left Cayan's city Shanti starts wandering. Key in that word, wandering. While it doesn't make sense now, it might in book 5. She stays away from large cities, spies on Graygaul camps where she runs across them. She learns there is another "Chosen" making his way to the Shadow Lands.

I get the impression she's more angry at her people for naming her chosen than angry, frustrated, or jealous that someone else is running around claiming to be "Chosen" when clearly she is the "Chosen". It makes for a bit of drama until she hears about "the ghost" who has been haunting Graygaul camps. One in particular.

She finds the camp where "the ghost" has been raiding. From what she hears of this "ghost" she thinks she might know who it is. Then one day she sees him and knows who it is. She can't wait to catch up to him.

Watching for him one day she sees "the ghost" walking into the Graygaul camp, arms up, no weapons, surrendering. What is he doing? She thinks.

Before long she sneaks into the camp and finds this ghost. He's being marched into the woods for nature break. When he returns, she'll find a way to free him from his guards. He knows she's near and when he sees her he signals not to free him. This only adds to her confusion. When she gets a chance to talk with this "ghost" he informs her he surrender in order to find out who the prisoner is that is so heavily guarded. The ghost believes he has to be very important for the Graygaul to have… THE HUNTER guarding him.

The Hunter is one of the top Graygaul officers renown for being relentless. Ghost, and Shanti manage to free the old man, who appears to be a crazy person. Then the three of them escape. It isn't long before the Hunter discovers his prize is stolen, and he also learns he is stolen by "The Chosen" who the Graygual have long believed is dead.

Now the Hunter has two of the most desired prizes for the Being Supreme within his sights. They will be HUNTED.

Hunted by K. F. Breene
Read on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 and Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

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