"A Prince, A Princess, A Quest ... and a bat?"
PRINCE OF ICE is the sequel to STRANGE BREWS where the
battle with the Arch Mage begins when Cahira's father is
king. As Cahira is pre-teenage in STRANGE BREWS, you don't
NEED to read it first, but the history makes this story
much fuller; so I recommend it. In PRINCE OF ICE, Damir & Eliana reign over a prosperous
woodland and Cahira is now grown but her powers are
irregular. Now that she is of age, the Arch Mage tries to
draw her to him and Damir had barely provide protection for
her before the Arch Mage's spell sent all with mage power
to sleep. Cahira is alone but not defenseless and her only
hope is to take the Dragonfly Sword to Aren, the only one
that can wield it, and convince him to help. Can a
woodlander mage convince this wild Norseman to come to
their aide? Aren leads the Norsemen tribes where most still consider
Mages evil. Although he has no mage powers, he had known
that the day would eventually come. Even so, Aren was not
going allow this brash and beautiful mage have her way in
all things on this quest. She may say he is her prisoner,
but Aren knows fate has other plans. And what-or-who is
that talking bat on her shoulder? PRINCE OF ICE completes the war of darkness with the Arch
Mage and it is an exciting adventure quest with old and new
allies filling out the story. Felix the "mage bat" adds
droll quips along with wisdom and the woodlander's fondness
for betting is again a humorous thread throughout the
story. One character I disliked was Shaen - she was an evil
b*tch in the first book as the king's mistress, but in
PRINCE OF ICE she shows her truly EVIL character. Aren and Cahira find there are events in the past that
affect the present and future. Although some plot twists
are unexpected, Ms Piel fulfills expectations of a glorious
quest with love providing the answers. Although there is no news of another book at this time, the
finale includes a prophecy that their children will
fulfill. As children take after from their parents, I look
forward to the pleasure of reading their story! [And I am
sure there is someone at the Hungry Cat Tavern has already
placed a bet on the outcome!]
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Reviewed by Cy Korte
Posted November 5, 2006
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