Welcome to my stop on the Godsland series blog tour! This is a YA epic/high fantasy adventure series by Brian Rathbone. The tour consists of reviews of all of the books and the audiobook, as well as guest posts, interviews and more. Be sure to check out the tour page with all the tour information and additional tour stops.
The books in the Godsland series:
Call of the Herald (Book One) - FREE
Inherited Danger (Book Two) - FREE
Dragon Ore (Book Three)
You can also find it in one bind up called The Dawning of Power Trilogy Omnibus.
Find the full list of titles and links at http://brianrathbone.com/ As this is only the first trilogy in the World of Godsland series.
Godsland Book One - Call of the HeraldEchoes of the ancients' power are distant memories, tattered and faded by the passage of eons, but that is about to change. A new dawn has arrived. Latent abilities, harbored in mankind's deepest fibers, wait to be unleashed. Ancient evils awaken, and old fears ignite the fires of war. When a Catrin Volker, a teenage horse trainer, inadvertently fulfills the prophecy of the destroyer, she becomes the most feared and hunted person on all of Godsland. With the help of her friends, she must convince the world that she wants only peace.
Call of the Herald (Book 1: The Dawning of Power Trilogy/ Godsland Series)
My Rating:
Catrin is just an ordinary girl, working the farm with her
father, going to lessons, and just surviving in her age group. One day
something crazy happens and she is scorned from the community and dubbed the
Herald of ancient lore. Her community is eventually taken by another race in
search of her and she much flee all while learning who and what exactly the
Herald is and her importance.
From the beginning this book is very detailed and you are
thrown into an epic story, with a slight Tolkien feel, the characters are
whisked away from their homeland to help the greater good and survive an
oncoming war.
Catrin is a teenage girl, coming to acceptance with her new
identity and in this first book in the series that is made very evident. She
constantly questions what is going on, if she is strong enough to accept it,
and if others will be safe with her. She is strong and a very deep character to
follow on her journey.
The other characters are just as entertaining but there are
some jumps in the story where I found it a little confusing remember the person
taking over the point of view. Once you get a better grasp on the characters
and where they are it becomes easier but for me it took a few transitions back
and forth.
The book has a map so that the reader can follow the journey
better than just in their head and that helps a little bit, but it wasn’t
overly detailed so it leaves a lot to the imagination.
Rathbone does a wonderful job moving the story along will
smaller plot themes and moving into the larger ones. I found it very enjoyable
to read, although VERY detailed so it does take some time to read through. It
adds to the overall ambiance of the story.
I am already reading the next book in the omnibus and will
be sharing the review for that very soon.
Godsland Book Two - Inherited Danger
276 pages
Leaving her homeland behind, Catrin Volker goes in search of knowledge and peace, unaware that she will face the greatest evil her world has ever known.
Godsland Book Three- Dragon Ore
268 pages
Dragon Ore is the exciting conclusion of The Dawning of Power trilogy. Clinging to life, Catrin Volker struggles to regain her strength as her foes go in search of even greater power. Ancient enemies threaten and forgotten alliances emerge.
Dawning of Power Trailer
About the Author
Brian Rathbone started out as a professional racehorse trainer, but
he later transformed himself into a network engineer, programmer, and,
more recently, rural broadband specialist. One thing that never changed
was Brian's love of reading fantasy fiction. For years he would think of
story lines for his own stories as a way to keep from dreaming about
writing code. When the time came that Brian could concentrate on
writing, The World of Godsland became real.Author Sites:
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Books can be found at: GoodReads |
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So glad you enjoyed this first story! Thanks so much for hosting a tour stop!
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