Darkness Rising 3, Prism is the long awaited third installment in the sweeping Darkness Rising
Series, by Ross M. Kitson.
In Books 1 and 2 we met Emelia, Jem, Hunor, Marthir, Orla
and Kervin. After their escape from Goldoria, Emelia and her companions
begin their arduous journey into the swamps of Ssinthor. A land ravaged by
ancient sorcery, it is a place of secrets and danger. In fact, the land is in
many ways poisonous, and while it affects Kervin, the toxic land affects the
druid, Marthir most extremely. Emelia also undergoes a profound change, and the
personal stresses between the companions threaten their cohesiveness as much as
the evil which surrounds them.
Deep in the mists and unhealthy fogs of Ssinthor, an insane
lizardman sorcerer wields the green crystal to devastating effect. As darkness
threatens to tear the comrades apart they must somehow challenge the awesome
power working against them. It is in
Ssinthor that Orla comes into her own, and we see the woman as the honorable
warrior she is.
In Artoria far to the west, Aldred and his new comrades
travel on a misguided mission to save his cursed father. A chance encounter
with a seer throws them into a rash digression from their path, deep into the
Emerald Mountains, where a terrible foe awaits. Now Aldred is set on a path,
for good or ill, which affects everyone.
Hidden in the secret recesses of a ruined fort, a crystal of
blackest sorcery awaits its former master, Vildor, Lord of the Ghasts. Vildor’s
underlings are legion, and his reach is long. Vildor is as obsessive unforgiving as any immortal can be.
Kitson’s world is fully fleshed in both its history and
social structure, but he doesn’t fall into the trap of overly descriptive
prose. The reader’s mind is allowed to
absorb the tale, free to imagine the places and the people unimpeded. We are drawn in and live the tale with intensity,
feeling a sense of loss when the final pages arrive, and we emerge from the
tale only to realize we must now wait until Mr. Kitson has written the next
installment in this brilliant fantasy adventure.
1 comment:
Thank you for sharing this taster. I've been dying to read this book ever since I finished book 2 of this brilliant series. I just hope it's not too long until book 4 comes out!!!
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