"A world of sorcerers, witches, wizards, and demons - Hard to put down!"
Khamsin, the Chosen One, was born at the height of a
hurricane, a maelstrom from the south. As the Chosen One,
Khamsin is the key as to whom should rightfully rule the
world through magic and sorcery and she is the one person
the Sorcerer wants and is determined to claim. Bronya, a
healer, wise in the ways of the magical and mystical realm,
swore to the powers that she would raise this child herself
and teach her the ways, skills, incantations, and
divinations necessary for her to understand her powers and
thus allow Khamsin to choose her own destiny, without the
interference of the Sorcerer, the Witch Melande, and the
Wizard Lucial (the Sorcerer's evil, powerful sister and
brother). It is at the end of her seventeenth year when the Sorcerer
commands an Assignation and Khamsin begins her journey into
the realm of sorcery to take her place as foretold before
her birth. Khamsin makes her way to Noviiya, traveling
under the guise of a boy and with a Tinker named Rylan, to
train under Ciro, a wizard, seeking greater knowledge and
experience. There she learns her destiny--to travel to
Traakhal Armin, the castle of the Sorcerer, and obtain
possession of the Orb, possession of which grants unlimited
knowledge and power, and determine who will use the Orb and
for what purposes, or to choose to destroy the Orb so it
is no longer the center of war between the sorcerers and
demigods. Khamsin learns in her journeys the true meaning of real
love, the harsh lesson of treachery, and that prejudices
are not always correct. Megan Sybil Baker does a fantastic job of weaving a story
that pulls you into its magic. She keeps the reader on the
edge of her seat and draws them into the world of
sorcerers, witches, wizards, and demons. This is a book I
couldn't put down. I highly recommend this book and look
forward to reading more from Megan. She is a natural born
storyteller. Review based on the ebook edition, ISBN: 155316024X rel.
Aug. 2000. Debbie Braaten /January, 2001
Copyright © 2001 for MSF&F Reviews & PNR Reviews
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted March 14, 2002
|
