Holly Lisle’s Talyn
Well, after waiting two weeks fo AmazonUk to get the book to me I thought I would have a peek at the first chapter on opened the parcel. I read the first page, then I read the next, and the next, and the next. I was hooked onto the book and I read the first 4 chapters before putting the book down (I had to eat).
The Book opens with the main character and her friend, travelling through a normal street in the fantasy world of Hyre. We get to know about the setting and the world where Talyn lives, plus the culture of the Ancient race of Tonk. After than the plot steadily unfolds and Holly tempts us further into the book.
We learn of the base conflict, two waring nations, desperate to win a war that had gone on for three centuries. The Eastil and Tonk fight wars of Magic and Magery, not of sword so it is not surprising that the war flows out of Hyre and into the rest of the world. The mysterious Feegash come from afar and try to make peace, but Holly toys with us by insinuating that the Feegash have their own insidious agendas.
The start is fantastic as I have said and I can't wait until tonight where I shall be reading more of this adult fantasy thriller that combines the perfect balance of plot, characters and world.
