"A great romantic fantasy"
Port Marcus Captain Feenix, personal guard to the High
Priest of the Sea Elves, is irate with the god Mac Lir for
turning her into a helpless dolphin once a month. That is
why her sworn enemy, a Night Elf captured her. That Night
Elf Prince L'Garn of Cragimore believes this acerbic human
slave will enable him to learn about her strange species.
L'Garn desperately desires control of the human half of his
blood that fills him with shame and unwanted feelings that
leave him unsuitable to one day sit on the Night Elf throne. However, already attracted to one another, these two proud
obstinate individuals remain unaware that Mac Lir chose
them as the means to save the Elven by bringing peace to
the species. The evil god Tuatha plans to exterminate the
elves from the seven Cella worlds with genocide complete on
one, Earth, and this orb Tylana expected to be accomplished
soon. Book two of PhyllisAnn Welsh's the Sylvan Wars Saga, the
CHOOSING, is a descriptive romantic fantasy that follows on
the success of the first novel (see The BINDING) by
retaining the complex genuine feeling realms as the
adventure unfolds. Ms. Welsh makes Tylana seem real
through her support cast who provide the depth so that the
audience knows they are visiting a vivid locale that cannot
be imaginary. L'Garn and Feenix are a delightfully strong
duet whose respective essence stays consistent even when
each one falls in love with the enemy or subject to the
Sylvan creator Mac Lir matchmaking manipulations. The
audience will choose this novel and series if they want a
fun fantasy. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted February 15, 2003
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