Shadow Lands by K. F. Breene is book number three in her Warrior Chronicles series. Loved it. 5 stars. Highly recommended for fantasy fans and woman warrior lovers.The Sales Blurb from Goodreads:
***Book three in the bestselling series.***
In order to finally claim her title of Chosen and lead the Shadow People out of the Land of Mist, Shanti must make it through a century's old system to test her battle awareness, her fighting skill, and her ability to stay alive. She's about to enter The Trials, and she must do it alone.
Separated from Shanti on a dangerous island, Cayan must learn to use his mental skill while keeping his men safe from the people set out to kill them. But as more Inkna and Graygual flood the island, Cayan hears of a sinister force deep in the woods, rigging The Trials and killing any who venture too close.
It is now a race against time. The battle to become the Chosen has begun, and the victor is anything but decided.
It seems it has all been sprinting to this point from the beginning. They have arrived in the Shadow Lands. I had more than a few tense moments reading this one.
Well, if the blurb hasn't spoiled it, maybe I can!. Those of you wise enough to walk away, now's the time to move along. Those who have read the book. What do you care? You already know. And if you've just checking to see if I have it right, you need a hobby. Read the next book instead.
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It starts bad and only promises to get worse:
“The trials are only the first step. If we do secure the allegiance of the Shadow people, we’ll then have Xandre’s army lining up to nab Shanti. This is still a bad situation.”
“Always was, sir. Luckily, we specialize in bad situations…”
Then, much later…
As if in perfect clarity, it finally hit her. After all this time, after all these years, and all her suffering, it finally made sense...
What Cayan learns early in the book is that the "fake" Inkna "Chosen" would reach "The Trials" before then would. And worse, people claiming to be "Chosen" were evidently a dime for a dozen. Just happened this fake Chosen was exceptionally gifted. Xander, the Being Supreme had been sending "Chosen" for years and the Island was loaded with Graygual.
They had learned enough about Xander that they knew he did little until he was certain his plan would work, and all the signs were saying, "He's certain." Xander was certain that when Shanti left The Trials as "The Chosen" she would be "his" Chosen. And the Shadow People would be added to his army.
Read on Friday, September 06, 2019, and Saturday, September 07, 2019.
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