The Daegmon War is a three-- volume fantasy novel beginning with The Gifted , continuing with The Betrayed , and ending with The Mountain . The centuries-- old war against the Daegmon Lord has been dormant for generations and knowledge of the Gifts (powers of healing, of supernatural knowledge, and of strength over demonic foes) has faded into dim folklore.
When one of the Daegmons suddenly returns to wage war against the All-- Maker and his people, only one small band, led by a young Westwash woman named Elynna and an Andani hunter--guide, rises up against the terrible foe. But they are few, and only a handful of them number among the Gifted. When their own king and his armies turn against the them, all seems lost for the company. Only Thimeon’s faith in the All-- Maker and in the Holy Mountain sustains the faithfulfew.
I'll start by saying that I had long consisted not so much go into a book. And although the story is fantastic, the author tends to be extremely detailed and descriptive. Which is good, but not in excess.Now, one of the aspects that I liked about the story was how well the world is detailed, Matthew Dickerson truly is a master when it refers to the world building . The plot is fascinating, rarely declines and there are always things happening which makes reading a very smart and fun.It gets a little heavy at first but once you get acquainted with the world, the characters and the story becomes highly enjoyable.It's a fantasy story, so the descriptions are very important when it comes to imagine the world of which we are reading, but a few times I wanted more action since all the details distract me from the main objective.He shows a superb diligence in terms of character development, since even the smallest of them has a role and a past that nicely complement the story.When I start a fantasy book my expectations are always high thanks to George RR Martin, Tolkien and JK Rowling, but I really dare say that The Gifted lived up to meet them and Matthew did an excellent job in his writing.I'm not one to praise works easily and when I do it is because he really liked it, as it is in this case.Although it was a book that met my expectations and kept me entertained all the time, I did not feel like others have done. But I still hope to read the second and continue reading more of this autor and his works.
Don't be intimidated by its size, 435 pages is not that much when you're enjoying it
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