Medalon

Medalon
Author: Jennifer Fallon
Series: Hythrun Chronicles(#1)
Publisher: Tor Fantasy
How Received: bought

The small country of Medalon lies between the vast nation of Karien in the north and the nations of Fardohnya and Hythria in the south. For centuries the Medalonians co-existed peacefully with the Harshini, a magical race that abhors killing. But now they are gone and in their place the Sisters of the Blade rule Medalon from the Citadel. An elite army of Defenders enforces the Sisterhood's oppressive rule. The Harshini and their demons are believed to be extinct and Medalon has an uneasy peace with its northern and southern neighbours.

R'shiel Tenragan, daughter of the First Sister, and her half-brother Tarja find themselves caught up in the political infighting amongst the Sisters of the Blade. When their mother's scheming becomes too much to bear, R'shiel and Tarja are determined to follow their own path and they flee the Citadel. Their lives take a turn neither could ever have imagined and the Defenders of Medalon hunt them as traitors.

Meanwhile, far south in Hythria, Brak, a Harshini outcast, is called to find the demon child, the half-human child of the dead Harshini King, Lorandranek. But what can this mean to R'shiel...?

Before I review, I would like to note that I HAVE read this book before and remembered enjoying it. Like, five years ago. XD That's all I remembered; I couldn't remember what it had in it except the god Dacedaran. Who rocks.

On to the review.

As far as fantasy series go, this will probably always be one of my favorites. The world is vividly descriped with esquisite details, not one character fell flat and, let's face it, Brak and R'shiel and Tarja just ROCK as characters.

So does Dacedaran. But you'll learn more about him when you read the book. ^^

Because if you like fantasy, you should. It's solid material and yes, sometimes it gets slow - but Fallon had to set up for the bigger picture, so it's acceptable. This is also one of those novels that jumps from points of view, but as with Starfinder, though some may not have necessarily been needed, they were acceptable.

Overall Rating: 10/10. *lovelovelove*
Medalon or Starfinder?: Medalon. Starfinder was good, but something about Fallon's writing style... or maybe her characters... just makes me love it more. It's just a better book for reasons I can't explain.


Happy reading!

~N