Prophecy (Lirieias Children Book 1)

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Anarion is very nicely drawn, a young man having trouble fitting into the polite, restrained Orryn society because of his unafraid, curious human blood. Teryl is of similar age in Gryffin terms and although the two are initially at odds with each other, they inadvertantly become mentally linked together a sort of telepathic bonding.

The affection they share is charming, and the scene where the two realise they are bonded is one of the most delightful in the book. The other characters are not quite so well rounded, but they are mostly likeable those who are meant to be likeable, that is. I would have liked to see more of Sharra, who interested me, but after the prologue she was very much in the background.

The humans in their village were a bit of a disappointment, no more than stereotypical peasants, who never quite came alive for me. I always enjoy a book where the author has taken the trouble to create a world which is believably different, and I very much liked the two societies of the Gryffin and Orryn, living in an uneasy co-existence.

The Orryn are timid and terrified of the Gryffin, but their proximity protects them from the humans living elsewhere who would otherwise drive them to extinction because of their use of magic. Unlike humans, who have to use stones to power their magery, the Orryn have natural talents and are also inherently responsive by instinct to any creature in need. The telepathic and arrogant Gryffin also feel nicely 'other'; these are not just giant talking beasties! The societies depicted are rather simplistic. The Orryn are a little too idealised: I'm not sure that the political machinations of the Gryffin were quite convincing, but it's difficult to portray a society which determines leadership by brute force, while also displaying the intelligence and subtlety to plot against each other, and the author made a reasonable attempt at it.

Then there are the humans living on the plains as farmers, and the Lord Defender who keeps the population in check by ruthless cruelty, poverty-by-taxation and magic. I'm not a big fan of a villain who has no redeeming features, as seems to be the case here, but he's a very shadowy presence in this book and I'm hoping that in the later books the Lord Defender will turn out to be a little more complex and therefore interesting, and perhaps there will be a necessary reason for keeping the farmers in terror and abject poverty..

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And as if there weren't enough races in the mix, there are also the Grovale, the little creatures who help out the Gryffin by doing all the difficult tasks that paws and beaks just aren't designed for, and who occasionally get eaten for their trouble. It interested me greatly that they were very drawn to the Orryn, and I would like to know the reason for that if there is one, other than - the plot needed it. The biggest problem I had with the book is the writing style. It's not a high-action book, but what action there is creates all the right levels of drama, which is fine.

In between, however, the writing is very dry, with long passages of overly detailed and often repetitive exposition. Sometimes there is exposition followed by a dialogue making much the same points.

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And lots of exclamation marks! On the other hand, there are a few sudden lurches in time or key moments where a little more description would have been welcome. Here's a quote from the Prologue: It snapped open in front of him, glowing red to his Stone-sight. He extended his hand to her. Sharra looked at him uncertainly for a moment and he held his breath, hoping she would agree. Finally she smiled and took his hand, and he sighed in relief. Sometime later he gazed down at her beauty shining in the sunlight and returned her smile. All required fields must be filled out for us to be able to process your form.

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