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An Amazon friend of mine reviewed this book over a year ago; I purchased it on February 2nd (if my notes are right) 2008. And the volume sat on a shelf all that time, because I decided that I wasn't much interested in fantasy at this point in my life. Then one day, without much else to do, I started reading this. And, boy, did I enjoy the experience!

The novel is "larger than life." One of the key protagonists, Rainier val'En Daris Fayreisen, once "scorched" the earth in a war, killing an awful lot of people, after his partner was killed by his antagonists. By nature, he is a powerful--but tortured--person. Within him is the Tairen, who can become a powerful creature, flying gracefully and exercising great power. But there is another part of him, Rain, who must try to keep the "beast" under control. That dynamic provides considerable interest as this novel unfolds. When the Tairen begins to try to seize control, the reader wonders of Rain can hold it off--or not.

Then, there is the woman whom he has identified as his truemate, Ellysetta ("Ellie") Baristani, purportedly the daughter of a woodcarver. In reality, she is much more than that--and that is the part of the mystery that slowly unwinds as the work progresses. She is tormented with nightmares, has experienced terrifying seizures. Rain, after having consulted a magical crystal, "The Eye of Truth," ends up coming to realize that Ellie is his truemate, and someone who may help revive the declining fortunes of his land.

Of course, the course of the development of their love is not smooth. Evil is trying to reverse the victory of Rain and the Fey from a thousand years ago. The evil one uses magic to try to destroy the relationship between Ellie's country and Rain's homeland. The dynamic is interesting, although it develops rather slowly. The book runs just over 400 pages, and it ends right in the middle of things. I have not yet read the sequel, but I was a bit frustrated that while the book had a satisfying ending, it was clear that much more was yet to come.

On the other hand, that simple fact may impel me to buy the sequel so that I can be more fully satisfied. Anyhow, this is a fascinating fantasy novel that should please those who enjoy the genre.


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Lord of the Fading Lands C L Wilson 9780843959772 Books Reviews

5 stars
Wow! Wow! Wow! Ok I've just finished reading this book and I'm sitting here wondering how in the world am I just reading it. I came across this book by total accident and I'm so glad I did. This was the first book in what I can tell is going to be an epic fantasy romance saga. I was smiling literally the whole book. This book fulfilled all the criteria I love in a fantasy romance book.

✔ Amazing world building with magical characters
✔ Possessive, overly-protective, powerful alpha male MC
✔ Smart heroine who is discovering her own untapped power
✔ Romance from the get go, moving right along with the struggle of good vs evil as the story progresses

This book transports you into this amazing world of the Fae. You will get lost in their history and will love these characters. You will love their code of honor and be amazed with their power.

This is definitely a new adult book, not YA. The sexual themes running through the book are definitely adult but tastefully done. If you love alpha male characters, then you will love Rain. Rain is the Tairen Soul, King of the Fey and he has claimed Ellie, a plain woodcarver's daughter as his soul mate, the first true mate of a Tairen Soul in history. If anyone or anything was a threat or even a suggestion of a threat to Ellie he would have almost an involuntary response to protect her and a driving need to remove that threat. In his need to keep her safe, he ended up restricting her ability to move about as she pleased which caused some arguments between the two of them. But that just added to his appeal to me. Rain is convinced that Elllie is his soul mate and his spirit is craving for Ellie to accept the soul mate bond to make it complete. He has such a hunger for her that he feels like he is going mad if he does not have her.

"Ver reisa ku'chae. Kem surah, she'tani.
Your soul calls out. Mine answers, beloved."

As the romance between the two characters grows, there is an evil growing and they have already secretly invaded their lands. What I love about this series is that the author was able to give us enough romance while the story of saving the world from evil progressed.
I can't sing the praises of this book enough and I can't wait to read the rest of this series. For how amazing this book is I think it is highly under rated. I highly recommend. 5 stars!
An friend of mine reviewed this book over a year ago; I purchased it on February 2nd (if my notes are right) 2008. And the volume sat on a shelf all that time, because I decided that I wasn't much interested in fantasy at this point in my life. Then one day, without much else to do, I started reading this. And, boy, did I enjoy the experience!

The novel is "larger than life." One of the key protagonists, Rainier val'En Daris Fayreisen, once "scorched" the earth in a war, killing an awful lot of people, after his partner was killed by his antagonists. By nature, he is a powerful--but tortured--person. Within him is the Tairen, who can become a powerful creature, flying gracefully and exercising great power. But there is another part of him, Rain, who must try to keep the "beast" under control. That dynamic provides considerable interest as this novel unfolds. When the Tairen begins to try to seize control, the reader wonders of Rain can hold it off--or not.

Then, there is the woman whom he has identified as his truemate, Ellysetta ("Ellie") Baristani, purportedly the daughter of a woodcarver. In reality, she is much more than that--and that is the part of the mystery that slowly unwinds as the work progresses. She is tormented with nightmares, has experienced terrifying seizures. Rain, after having consulted a magical crystal, "The Eye of Truth," ends up coming to realize that Ellie is his truemate, and someone who may help revive the declining fortunes of his land.

Of course, the course of the development of their love is not smooth. Evil is trying to reverse the victory of Rain and the Fey from a thousand years ago. The evil one uses magic to try to destroy the relationship between Ellie's country and Rain's homeland. The dynamic is interesting, although it develops rather slowly. The book runs just over 400 pages, and it ends right in the middle of things. I have not yet read the sequel, but I was a bit frustrated that while the book had a satisfying ending, it was clear that much more was yet to come.

On the other hand, that simple fact may impel me to buy the sequel so that I can be more fully satisfied. Anyhow, this is a fascinating fantasy novel that should please those who enjoy the genre.