"Appealing fantasy"
The hold once thrived as a place where raku masters taught
human keepers how to use their magical skills. A map
showing a lost colony of masters split the hold with
Useless staying behind while and his wife Keribdis led the
rest of them across the sea to see if the colony actually
existed. They never returned and the rest of the keepers
were killed by a rogue with a grudge. Alissa defeated the
renegade keeper and freed Useless. Now Alissa is a human born Master who can shapeshift into
a raku (a dragon) and dreams of a raku named Silla. When
Useless finds out about her dreams, he realizes that the
Masters and Keepers who left the hold are alive. Alissa
and her two suitors Strell and Lodesh and the Master
Conner-Nute take a ship to an island cluster, where they
find the Masters and the Keepers. Keribdis believes she
should take over Alissa's teaching and when the younger
refuses her, Keribdis uses force to bow her to her will,
almost killing Alissa in the process. Alissa's only hope
to survive the attack is the help of someone who
supposedly died LOST TRUTH is an appealing fantasy that will charm fans of
Elizabeth Scarborough and Tonya Huff. The heroine breaks
all the rules that the masters thought were set in stone
but does so in naive innocence. It is her ability that
gives hope to the rakui who pray that she can discover the
solution to their dramatically decrease in numbers. Dawn
Cook is a talented fantasist who is a creative world
builder and a genius on creating complex characters. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 28, 2004
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 25, 2007
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