Reader Review - 5.0 out of 5 stars: Full immersion in a world within a world
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"A Change of Rules: the Missing Shield builds a world of strong women and mysterious guardians who are on a collision course of destinies. The depth of detail in each character’s inner dialogue sets the stage for the strife to come. The fight scene alone was thrilling and well-drawn and had me wanting to read more about Solancei. This a full-immersion experience for fantasy lovers."
*****
In a world where each new millennium could bring about the fall of the Veils that have kept at bay the mad Gods and their chaos-seeking creations for eons, only the fated Twins and an ancient artefact known as the Astrolabe can conjure the magic needed to re-calibrate the cosmos and secure the peace for another cycle, but something is no longer right.
On the back of a disaster that happened almost a thousand years in the past, the once-all-powerful, now slightly-jaded Guardian, Malandar Denarlin, must travel to the human realm of Ostravah in order to seek out and protect the Twins.
Yet as a Spell-Weaver of the highest Tier used to commanding his Affinity with the mere persuasion of intent, how will he manage to stand against the emerging agents of chaos, when he can no longer depend on more than wit and the swords strapped to his back?
With time running short and events conspiring in Ostravah that not even Malandar could know about, meanwhile, leagues across the continent, two noble ladies have little concept of the deadly circumstances that will soon pull them from the comfort of their station into a world of ancient turmoil.
Solancei, handmaiden and life-shield, of the Ostravahn Heiress Iambre, has known the Princess since childhood: they are close as sisters, but these days their relationship bears a strain that threatens their connection. However, as Solancei unexpectedly finds herself in trouble when an illegal duel takes a fey turn, Iambre is left petrified for her friend’s safety.
With allies and unknown foes plotting behind Iambre’s back, who can she trust and when? The missing Shield: her bellowed cousin, supposed champion and protector, could now be the very person who could harm her the most, but would she?
Iambre’s gut feeling tells her ‘no’, but sometimes life is not as simple as that...
*****
From this promising debut fantasy author comes a unique epic adventure of grim intrigues and darkness, sleek romance and magic.
With a story that will draw the reader into a new original world of thrilling discovery and perilous possibilities, The Missing Shield consists of eleven episodes, which together form the first volume in The Veil Keepers Quest: a series wherein the hunt for the shards of an ancient astrolabe must be completed and the artefact assembled before the new millennium dawns to curse the future.
In this race, the very nature of life itself stands in jeopardy, yet across worlds where enemies old and new rise up and close in; across worlds where not all is what it seems; across worlds where a friendly face and the title of ‘ally’ may not necessarily equal trust nor respect, is this perhaps already a doomed venture?
As the price of success grows steep, who will stand and who will falter?
Join the Quest and find out.
*****
Quotes:
LB: “Your Word-Smithery is just fantastic… This is an exceedingly detailed world and your attention to the poetry of it is admirable.”
RBL: “You layer detail in thin layer after layer until there really is such a depth gathered up. I'm truly piqued now.”
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