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The Eyes Of A King by Catherine Banner
Sep. 7th, 2008 05:08 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
These are the last words I will write. "Tell me everything from the beginning," you said. "Explain to me why you did it." I have. There is nothing left to tell you any more.
Leo North has spent five years remembering. He has recalled the tediousness of attending military school and the oppresiveness of living with his pious, fearful grandmother and his younger brother. He has relived the moment when everything changed.
Five years ago, Leo found a blank book in the snow and was amazed when words started to appear on the pages. Passages wove together his family's past, the history of his country, Malonia - and that of a parallel world called England, where Ryan, the heir to the Malonian throne, had been exiled following the assassination of his parents.
At the same time, Leo's narrow path took some unexpected tragic turns and the mysterious book, initially an escape, became inextricably linked to him and his world. Leo has spent five years retracing his steps and filling in the blanks of the journey he made. This is Leo's story. This is the book.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
There are hints in the text of better things to come from Catherine Banner, but on the strength of this novel, I don't think she's really there yet. The Eyes of a King is dull reading where very little happens and it's difficult to see how this will improve over the remaining books in this trilogy.
Leo North has spent five years remembering. He has recalled the tediousness of attending military school and the oppresiveness of living with his pious, fearful grandmother and his younger brother. He has relived the moment when everything changed.
Five years ago, Leo found a blank book in the snow and was amazed when words started to appear on the pages. Passages wove together his family's past, the history of his country, Malonia - and that of a parallel world called England, where Ryan, the heir to the Malonian throne, had been exiled following the assassination of his parents.
At the same time, Leo's narrow path took some unexpected tragic turns and the mysterious book, initially an escape, became inextricably linked to him and his world. Leo has spent five years retracing his steps and filling in the blanks of the journey he made. This is Leo's story. This is the book.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
There are hints in the text of better things to come from Catherine Banner, but on the strength of this novel, I don't think she's really there yet. The Eyes of a King is dull reading where very little happens and it's difficult to see how this will improve over the remaining books in this trilogy.
