The Daughter of Ice
Luis Facao de Magalhaes
Epic Fantasy
When an ancient goddess rises from a thousand-year slumber, an old knight and a band of adventurers are all that stand between the lands of Elessia and icy doom.
In the cold frontier towns of the North, the aging knight Eregar longs for one final adventure, one last chance to test himself against sword and sorcery.
He may yet regret his wish.
Unbeknownst to him, a dark sorceress rises in the east, claiming the mantle of the goddess he once served. Wielding power over frost and death, she intends to wage war on the living and reclaim her divine throne.
Yet her undead army will meet a bulwark it doesn’t expect.
Skilled in alchemy, stealth, and blade, a group of mercenaries stands in their way. These men and women, sons and daughters of The North, will be forged into the heroes they need to become by one of the greatest champions of their era…
Eregar the Roseslayer, the man who once killed a goddess.
Uncaged Review: This is a nicely done epic fantasy, that has terrific world building and characters that are well developed. This tells the journey of an older knight and some mercenaries that journey together to find and defeat the Ice Queen to remove a curse. This is a fantasy in some of the most traditional sense of sword and sorcery books, and those enjoy that trope will find a good fantasy book in this one. There is a lot of action/fight scenes that are well thought out.
This book ran a bit slow for me, but I did enjoy it. Good vs. evil is a bit predictable, but the author does a good job making me want to find out what happens to the group and keep me reading. I appreciated the epilogue and can see that the author has plenty of material to continue on in this world of Elessia. Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
