With lyrical prose that sometimes verges on poetry and piercing insights into his character's motivations and desires, Jeffrey Overstreet brings to life a tantalizing world in Raven's Ladder. Glimpses of a ruined culture are made more terrifying by contrast to passages of incredible beauty and the nobility of the book's protagonist, Cal-Raven.
King of a conquered and wandering people, Cal-Raven seeks a place to build a New Abascar. He discovers a legendary city at great cost. Can he win the people of Abascar away from House Bel Amica, a seductive kingdom by the sea?
This is not a stand-alone book, as I discovered. I recommend this series for adult readers of fantasy, but first read Auralia's Colors and Cyndere's Midnight or you will be confused through most of the book's beginning, which switches viewpoint characters often.
About the Author
Jeffrey Overstreet is the author of The Auralia Thread, the fantasy series which begins with Auralia’s Colors, a thrilling adventure twice-nominated for a Christy Award, and Cyndere’s Midnight. He is an award-winning film critic and columnist, his work appearing in many publications including Image, Paste, and Christianity Today. He is also the contributing editor for Seattle Pacific University’s Response magazine. Jeffrey writes in the coffee shops of Shoreline, Washington, with his wife, Anne.
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* This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.
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