Riveting Sequel from Christian Fantasy's Most Talented New Voice
When Sarin Valon, the corrupt secondus of the conclave, flees Erinon and the kingdom, Errol Stone believes his troubles have at last ended. But other forces bent on the destruction of the kingdom remain and conspire to accuse Errol and his friends of a conspiracy to usurp the throne.
In a bid to keep the three of them from the axe, Archbenefice Canon sends Martin and Luis to Errol's home village, Callowford, to discover what makes him so important to the kingdom. But Errol is also accused of consorting with spirits. Convicted, his punishment is a journey to the enemy kingdom of Merakh, where he must find Sarin Valon, and kill him. To enforce their sentence, Errol is placed under a compulsion, and he is driven to accomplish his task or die resisting. - from Amazon.com
This is the second book in The Staff and the Sword series, and continues without any time lost from the first novel. This book finds Errol under compulsion from the church, once again, to seek out and stop the rogue Reader in Merakhi. On this journey, he discovers more of the truth of what Martin and Luis had not told him, as well as more inner convictions. The religious tones of the story also come out more, though not overwhelming the reader.
As with the first book, I enjoyed reading this one through to the end to find out what happens to our main character. Though the plot is an often told one, there is enough twists in the plot, and the different kind of "magic" (Readers casting lots moreso than just discovering you can do more sorcerer-like magic)keeps me wondering how this may change with time as our main character has developed it so fast, as well as having a rare form of Reading ability. nothing stopping me from the third book, which I received free through Netgalley and the publisher, Bethany House Publishers, in exchange for a review.
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