I received this book to read and review as part of the BBNYA tours organised by the @The_WriteReads tours team. All opinions are my own, unbiased and honest.
The second book I really wanted to read of last year’s participants in BBNYA is place 5: Ranger’s Oath, the first instalment in the Fall of Radiance series by Blake Arthur Peel.
Book Information:
- Author: Blake Arthur Peel
- Date of Publication: 28th February 2020
- Publisher: Aethon Books
- Genre: Epic Fantasy, Young Adult
- Pages: 305
- ISBN-13 :979-8618137522
- Also available as audiobook on audible
Synopsis
The barrier between worlds is broken. Only he knows the truth…
Magic has protected Tarsynium for a thousand years, shielding its people from being ravaged by bloodthirsty demons. When a young ranger’s apprentice named Owyn Lund discovers that the Arc of Radiance has been breached, he tries to warn anybody who will listen.
But legends aren’t supposed to be real.
When a village is mysteriously destroyed, rangers, mages, and rebels all point the finger, blaming each other for the demons‘ brutality. However, Zara Dennel, a mage’s ward, has heard Owyn’s tale—and she’s inclined to believe him.
Together, they must prove that friendship is greater than intolerance, unity is more important than division, and that even the most powerful magic can sometimes not be enough.
Failure means the end of all things. A second—and lasting—Doom.
taken from goodreads
Review:
I applied to be part of the tour for Ranger’s Oath because the synopsis really intrigued me and sounded as if the book was right up my alley.
And what can I say?
I did not get disappointed! That book caught my attention straight from the beginning and kept me locked in its grip till the very end.
Ranger’s Oath is told out of the perspective of the two main protagonists Owyn and Zara. Owyn is a ranger apprentice and Zara his equivalent of magicians.
They are both in their teens and throughout the course of the book a friendship between them develops. I liked both of the characters straight from the beginning and nonetheless they still grew on me.
The world the story is set in might not be a completely new invented one but it is well described and likable.
All in all Ranger’s Oath was a quick and easy and hugely enjoyable read for me.
I have also bought the audiobook version and will continue listing to this series as the book gripped me so much that I want to know how it is going on.
Review:
I applied to be part of the tour for Ranger’s Oath because the synopsis really intrigued me and sounded as if the book was right up my alley.
And what can I say?
I did not get disappointed! That book caught my attention straight from the beginning and kept me locked in its grip till the very end.
Ranger’s Oath is told out of the perspective of the two main protagonists Owyn and Zara. Owyn is a ranger apprentice and Zara his equivalent of magicians.
They are both in their teens and throughout the course of the book a friendship between them develops. I liked both of the characters straight from the beginning and nonetheless they still grew on me.
The world the story is set in might not be a completely new invented one but it is well described and likable.
All in all Ranger’s Oath was a quick and easy and hugely enjoyable read for me.
I have also bought the audiobook version and will continue listing to this series as the book gripped me so much that I want to know how it is going on.
Information on the author
Blake Arthur Peel has been coming up with stories ever since he was a kid. He inflicted his scribblings on family members and friends throughout his youth, always drawing maps in the back of notebooks and daydreaming when he probably should have been paying attention. It wasn’t until he was out of college that he finally decided to get serious about pursuing his career as a fantasy author.
His favorite stories have always been about good conquering evil, about fantastic worlds and wondrous magic systems. The works that have most inspired him are The Lord of the Rings, The Dragonlance Chronicles, The Riftwar Saga, The Stormlight Archive, and The Wheel of Time, among many others.
Blake was born and raised in Hemet, California. Nowadays, he lives in Tennessee with his wife and two sons.
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