Jaren's future is upended when he becomes a Light-Twister -- now he must suppress the light-twisting darkness and defend Freysdal.
Jaren's future is upended when he becomes a Light-Twister -- now he must suppress the light-twisting darkness and defend Freysdal.
Epic, Wizards & witches
Freysdal is a peculiar place for more reasons than one. Besides manufacturing radiant items for non-Light-Twisters, it’s also the only place in Thadren where thralls and freemen work side by side. Jaren knows that he’s no more than a small piece in the effort to overthrow Thralldom, but he’s comfortable with that role. That comfort is shattered, though, when he learns that he can control radiant energy. Now, instead of working to be reunited with his sisters, Jaren must resist the burden that drives Light-Twisters to cruelty and survive an abusive radiance instructor long enough to figure out who’s trying to kill Freysdal’s founder. The stress ramps up with growing rumors of an impending attack on Freysdal, and Jaren must decide whether he’s willing to give up the Peace of Freysdal and become the Sword that defends it.
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A great YA book that teaches friendship, loyalty, understanding trust and family and friendship love. Jaren is a strong and definite character who does not stop until he solves problems, uncovers light sources, and forges ahead to find his own new way and life solutions. ~ Fran Lewis - Just Reviews, https://tillie49.wordpress.com/2023/07/30/the-peace-of-freysdal/
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. This was an excellent book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Straight away I was intrigued by the world, magic system, characters and story. It is beautifully written with the perfect amount of description to fuel your mind but not lose track of track of the story. It has an intriguing magic system due to it being science/radiation based, which is enhanced due to the author drawing on his own scientific background and experience. It was fun to see the different ways that this could be manipulated by the characters. I felt like it had a feel of "The Way of Kings", but with a single POV, which I later found another review had likened it to as well. I like the balance of the action with the cosiness of the "found family" aspect. Highly recommended and I will be looking out for more from Michael Richards ~ Beware.the.Jabberwock (Reviewer) NetGalley
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Michael Richards creates a unique fantasy novel, it has everything that I was engaged with. The characters worked well overall and worked with the fantasy elements. I enjoyed going through this story and thought the overall feel worked with the world. ~ Kathryn McLeer (Reviewer) NetGalley
