The Raven (The Secret Chronicles of Lost Magic Book 1), by Aderyn Wood
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The Raven (The Secret Chronicles of Lost Magic Book 1), by Aderyn Wood
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When a foreign tribe attacks the peaceful Onan people, a lonely outcast is forced to reveal her secret Gift – but will such power bring acceptance? It is the darkest time in winter, when suns, moons, and stars all wane from the sky. In the Wolf clan, a baby is born with a powerful Gift, but dangerous omens brand her an Outcast, and the Elders name her Iluna. Iluna struggles to find her place in the proud and distrustful Wolf clan, and as her powers bloom, she discovers a mysterious friend. Dark magic, war, and treachery soon jeopardize the life of every clan member; many suspect Iluna and her Gift. Is this Outcast girl to blame, or is she salvation? 'The Secret Chronicles of Lost Magic' is a collection of histories that will take readers on a journey into a rich new fantasy world. Enjoy stepping into the dark days of time in this sweeping prehistoric fantasy. 'The Raven' is the first Chronicle in a collection set in a vibrant new world by Aderyn Wood.
The Raven (The Secret Chronicles of Lost Magic Book 1), by Aderyn Wood - Published on: 2015-11-28
- Released on: 2015-11-28
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The Raven (The Secret Chronicles of Lost Magic Book 1), by Aderyn Wood Review When the power of ancient myths and superstitions in the Wolf clan deem a newborn infant an Outcast, only the brave convictions of the tribe shaman saves her from being used as a sacrifice. Iluna grows up shunned, and with powers she must keep hidden away. Is she the curse her people fear or is she the salvation they will desperately need to survive as dark magic and evil treachery threatens to stamp out the lives around her? When war threatens to devour those around her, Iluna must take a stand, but will it be enough to save those around her or will their fears and suspicions come to life?Enter into a fantasy world where primitive clans live their lives around faceless gods, superstitions and fear of anyone who is different. Follow Iluna's struggles, her loneliness and discover the powers she possesses as Aderyn Wood transports us into another time and place where magic takes on a dark or light calling in a classic battle between good and evil. The Raven is fantasy that feels epic, like there is so much more to learn living in the world created by Ms. Wood in future additions to this brilliant series. Wonderful world building, deep enough to whisk the reader away, characters that sometimes feel fuzzy, almost as if saying their relevance will soon be nil and in-depth detail on the "stars" of this series, Aderyn Wood has done a wonderful job of stamping her style on the world of fantasy! What I enjoyed most was the slightly different, reader-friendly approach, never relying on a strict use of old feeling language, but giving these people a language of their own, intermixed between contemporary usage and the feeling of "long ago." This is fantasy, fresh from the mind and heart of the author and it feels right!- Review by Dianne at Tome Tender Book Blog
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Amazing World Building & Imperfect Characters By Reader's Hollow Several indigenous clans who rely on both nature and magic, are faced with a omen that they lay on the shoulders of an infant. There was a new system and fantastic world building that had me enthralled from the beginning to the end.Iluna's mother died during childbirth and was born on the wrong day at the wrong time. In these particular tribes, having no family labelled a person a tamatu, a kind of blight on the tribe. Her father having died months earlier, she was entrusted to the care of magic user. From here we watch her grow up being teased, bullied, but at the same time with a great potential for magic.I found myself really enjoying the story of Iluna's childhood. It helped to shape the character and those around her. Yuli, for example, always had things handed to him and in the end, he always wanted more and it shaped him as an adult. There was no room to question these characters, they were who they were.The world building is something I particularly loved. The author created a structure to the tribes. She made odd traditions believable, and titles easily understood without dumping it all on the reader. There wasn't a lot of action, but I felt there was no need for it. Iluna, Yuli, Anton & Izhur's stories and reactions to new threats were enough to keep me eagerly flipping the pages.Pacing throughout the novel was steady, catching a rhythm all the way up to the end. It doesn't end so much on a cliffhanger as there is more to Iluna's story to be brought to light and I hope to read the next book in the series when it comes out.CONCLUSIONWith a great foundation to the characters, and solid world building I was really impressed by this story. It also ended in a way I hadn't expected which gives it double the points. I think fantasy fans who like to be transported into a new world of magic will really enjoy this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating new world with an unusual background By Maddalena Tarallo 3,5 STARSI received this book from the author, in exchange for an honest review.When Ms. Wood contacted me about reading and reviewing her novel, I was immediately captivated by the concept of a fantasy story set in a primitive world where magic was part of everyday life: for starters it promised to be different from the usual medieval-like setting for the genre, and moreover I was always fascinated by the concept of people living in strict symbiosis with their world, to the point where occurrences like changing seasons or astronomical phenomena take a special flavor because of animistic beliefs. The Raven is all that, and more.Young Iluna comes into the world with a terrible stigma: her mother, whose hunter husband was killed by a wild beast, dies in childbirth, and Iluna is born on the darkest day of the year, when winter freezes the world and no light brightens it, since sun, moon and stars are absent from the sky. The highly superstitious Wolf clan elders rule to sacrifice her to the gods, in hope of appeasement, but Soragan Izhur - the tribe's shaman, you might call him - sees something special in her, a powerful light that indicates she's highly gifted, and manages to spare her life. Unfortunately, this means Iluna grows up as an outcast, shunned by everyone and looked on with suspicion because of her talents.The world-building in The Raven is quite fascinating: people live in clans named for their protective animal - wolf, bear, otter, and son on - and they meet at appointed times to renew their mutual allegiance, celebrate marriages and exchange goods, facing each time a long, harrowing journey that is however made with joy and expectation, thanks to the opportunity of visiting with old friends or long-lost relatives. Some of these clans live in caves, others build their dwellings on trees (like the Wolf clan), but they all share a faith in Ona, a sort of all-providing "great mother", represented in the real world by the Soragans, keepers of the faith and a conduit to the Otherworld - a different plane of existence accessed through each individual's Gift. There are many vivid descriptions of this idyllic background, and of the fascinating ceremonies reinforcing the bonds between the various tribes, that bring this world alive under your eyes, so that it's even more jarring when the proverbial snakes start making their appearance in this 'paradise'.The people of Ona can be warm and caring, but they can also be so blinded by their preconceptions and superstitions that they refuse to see what's in front of them, and even the Soragans - who should be a source of wisdom and an example for their charges - are not immune from these very human flaw. Even though Iluna's gifts are apparent to everyone, her tribe rather chooses to mark her as a witch, and to keep her on the fringes of society: what's interesting here is that she not only accepts this as her destiny, but manages to keep hold of a sense of self and dignity that's often beyond her years. And here is one of the details I most appreciated in this book: the depiction of young people without need for the almost-mandatory angst that's often employed in the shaping of younger characters.Back to the story, when danger approaches in the form of a cruel, warlike and previously unknown tribe that's leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake, Iluna must call forth her much-reviled powers to remove the threat to her clan, and the way the novel pans out from this moment on is somewhat surprising, but pleasantly so, and paves the way to what promises to be an interesting series.This story is however not immune from some of what I've come to call my "pet peeves": the characterization is at times somewhat sketched, though I understand that it had to give way to the basic groundwork of laying the foundations of this world; the villains are a little predictable, now and then; there's a bit of romance that seems to happen all too quickly, and the last part of the story suffers a bit from a recurrence of details that are already known to the reader. Yet, all of this did not detract from my enjoyment of the story, because the pacing is constant and well-timed, the writing flows very naturally and the events kept me glued to the pages, making this one the quickest reads I can remember.The Raven comes out today December 1st , and it's the kind of book that's indeed worth exploring, for its different approach to world-building and magic: it will not be difficult to fall under its spell…
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A believable, internally consistent fantasy world, with strong characters. By Marian Thorpe In a Bronze Age world, a child is born on the first night of Ilun, eight days of darkness. Orphaned, outcast, she is marked for sacrifice, but the shaman defies the tribe's leaders to keep her alive. He has seen in her power beyond anything he has known, power the tribe may need some day. But will she be allowed to use it?This is the premise of The Raven, by Aderyn Wood. I read an advance copy of The Raven over the course of three days. I would likely have read it in one in my younger days, when the luxury of reading all day was possible,which should tell you how much I liked it. Wood has crafted a believable, internally consistent fantasy world, with strong characters. The story is a classic conflict between choosing and using magical powers of good and evil, and as such has similarities with other stories in the fantasy genre, but it is neither excessively cliched nor stereotypical.The tribal, semi-nomadic world that Iluna is born to bears some similarities to Jean Auel's Earth's Children series, and some to Guy Gavriel Kay's Dalrei in The Fionavar Tapestry. But these are similarities only; this world stands on its own. Unusually, much time in the book is given to Iluna's childhood (and therefore that of other key characters), a plot device which promotes both character development and world-building. In Wood's competent hands the dramas and conflicts of childhood are woven into the larger challenges Iluna's people face, and as the children mature, the complexity of those challenges increases, mirroring their understanding and role in them.As Iluna grows to maturity, the scope of her world grows too, and she realizes that her gifts may be of interest and use to her whole network of tribes, and not just her own. Her choices and behaviour are those you might expect from a young girl on the edges of her society but aware of her unique powers, adding to the plausibility – and the tension – of the plot.I had a few small niggles. There are a few wobbles in the consistency of voice, especially in dialogue, with modern sayings - “Stay safe” mixed in with archaic language - “...recent years have been ill-omened for us.” Wood uses 'mountain lion' in the first half of the book and 'mountain cat' in the second, apparently for the same species. And, perhaps most seriously, I found the description of the penultimate crisis, a battle scene, unconvincing, lacking in tension and broken by the statement “The fight wasn't over yet.” Here, I felt, the author forgot the writer's adage 'Show, don't tell.'Overall, though, The Raven earns a very solid 4 stars. It was an enjoyable read, and one that I really didn't want to put down. I don't say that about many books. Available from Amazon.Review by Amazon Author Marian Thorpe Empire's Daughter (Empire's Legacy Book 1)The author provided me with a pre-publication copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine alone.
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