Into the Raging Mountains
by:
Caroline Gill (author)
When gods intervene in minutiae, eventhe jaded take notice. Into the RagingMountains is an extraordinary tale inwhich a town baker, a gifted fence, andinnocent children are caught up in asecret struggle to control the future ofthe world.Azure is a normal little girl who likesto play games in the...
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When gods intervene in minutiae, eventhe jaded take notice. Into the RagingMountains is an extraordinary tale inwhich a town baker, a gifted fence, andinnocent children are caught up in asecret struggle to control the future ofthe world.Azure is a normal little girl who likesto play games in the woods around hervillage. But real monsters lurk in theshadows … bound by enchantment todevour one touched by a goddess.Knowledge is a dangerous thing. That’s why Ilion never asked why his unnamedclient wanted the Staves of Thenta. Yethe soon finds the artifacts’ value when heis left bleeding under a table by one ofTamborintin’s more audacious thieves.Alizarin is a baker with a knack formidwifery. Her ordinary existence isinterrupted by the shock of her injuredmother’s surprise return, and then thecollapse of a customer on her shop floor.She travels to the countryside thinkingto escape her sorrow. But all is not as itseems in Vestra.Gill transports us to a decaying landwhere crumbling temples hold forgottentruths, thieves lurk behind every corner,and the ambitious vie for the honor ofpredatory and cruel deities. It is the latestact in a war spanning generations. The heroes soon discover that the priceof victory is measured in the blood of the innocent.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780989004664
Publisher: St. Helena Press
Edition language: English
Series: The Tears of Bira Tre (#1)
It's unfortunate that I only managed to get through around half of this book, though I would've enjoyed finishing it, and will probably do so at some point in the future. As it is, this'll be short and sweet.Negatives - There's way, WAY too much exposition. I felt flooded with details sometimes, hav...