Author: L.A. Kelly
Before I start the review, my advice would be to read the first book first. The name of this book is “Tahn.” I wish I could go back and read that book first. But now it’s too late. It’s like seeing the sequel before the original movie. You basically know how it’s going to end already, so it ruins it.
The author never says what year the story is set in, but the mode of transportation is wagons and horses and the main weapon is a sword. The story opens in a town called Onath, with the main character Tahn waking up from a nightmare. It’s the same one that’s haunted his dreams for as long as he can remember. Although his memory doesn’t go back all that far. He’s haunted by whatever happened back in his hometown called
Alastair when he was a child. He has been told that he helped his father murder his mother, and then one of the villagers poured scalding water on him. His next memory is of an evil man Samis kidnapping him and forcing him to not only join his gang but forces him to murder. He breaks away from Samis when he’s ordered to kill the Trillett family, and others, including children. He saves Benn, the noble and his daughter, Netta who end up bringing eight orphans to live with them.
The book opens a year afterwards. By that time Netta is in love with Tahn, but Tahn feels totally unworthy of that love because of his background. He’s totally changed but he can’t get passed all the evil that he’d done. The only way he thinks that he can become worthy of Netta’s love is to go back to Alastair and find out what happened, did he really have a part in his mother’s death? In the dream that haunts him, there’s a baby crying. Who is the baby and what does it mean? While Tahn is in Alastair, many horrible things happen to him.
As I was reading the book and seeing how Tahn reacted to everything that was happening, I was reminded of the Apostle Paul. No matter what happened to Paul, his faith held sure! Tahn went through many horrible things during his trip, but nothing could effect his faith, nothing could stop his desire to make peace with all who were against him. It’s hard to put into words the effect Tahn’s faith had on me.
I would highly recommend this book, but as I said at the beginning, read “Tahn” first to get the full effect.
Reviewed by Lynn Worley
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