Many dreams are murdered by the beholder, adventures crippled before a first foot has had a chance to tread the unknown, and the human condition is always poised to choke the very light from its desire with the curse of memory, regret and ghosts from the past.
We truly are our masters or destroyers of our own destiny.
Though he never knew his late father, Johan wanted to be like him, to step in his shoes, a Center City Guardian. Now things that were thought to have been consigned to the vaults of the past have started to appear, the desire to rise burns fiercer.
But demons, monsters, physically as well as mentally, stand in his way. And it is up to our young character to rid his soul of the egotistical, anti-authority side to his nature. Inside beats a truthful heart, and his dreams of grandeur must stop as reality, harsh and ever ready in the shadows, wait for him to let down his guard.
In life, none of us are provided with a manual. We must trust the beast instinct, but also beware, for it is between the ears that matters most. The willingness to accept your weaknesses, and instruction from others to correct them, is probably the hardest lesson to learn.
Although the story of war and the battles against good and evil is not new to us, the reader can see the influence of Tolkien and C. S. Lewis in the author’s work, but I must say that is where similarity ends.
Of course, there is blood and action, which is frequent, but non gratuitous. War is pain and suffering. There is magic, creatures and characters we don’t quite know enough about to trust at this time. Young warriors proving their worth, the promise of far worse wars to come. But…this work, in my humble opinion, transcends Fantasy.
Not only has the author written a colourful and energetic story of a person hellbent on accomplishing a dream, it’s also a manual I mentioned earlier. This book would not be out of place in the Psychology section of the library. Every page is a lesson, a moral, and it’s a must for Young Adults, trying to find their place in the world.
I really enjoyed the story and its message to the reader. A very positive, therapeutic tale and so I am awarding 4 stars.
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