The Light of Eidon (Legends of the Guardian-King, #1)

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Abramm has dedicated the last eight years of his life to becoming worthy to touch and tend the Sacred Flames of Eidon, and he expects to be blessed for his devotion and sacrifice But on the eve of taking the vows that will irrevocably separate him from the life he was born to as Abramm Kalladorne, fifth son of the king of Kiriath he is betrayed by his spiritual mentor and sold into slavery by his brothers.Swept along by the winds of a new destiny, Abramm is forced to compete as a gladiator When the oppressed masses rally around his success, he discovers his suffering has molded him into something greater than he ever though possible to serve a purpose he never imagined.Set in a world of swords and cloaks, of glittering palaces and mystical temples, of galley ships and ancient mist bound cities, The Light of Eidon is the first volume of an epic series, LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIAN KING. Free Download [ The Light of Eidon (Legends of the Guardian-King, #1) ] by [ Karen Hancock ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I guess this is a 3.5 for me I found myself very annoyed at a couple of the main characters and, while I knew their TSTL impulsiveness stubbornness was necessary for the arc of the story it went on through 90% of the book A bit much.Particularly Carissa, the hero s sister I kept hoping she would meet her doom and she just never did But then her utter ineptitude and arrogance pretty much created every obstacle poor Abramm and Trap had to overcome so I see the point of her existence, but she r I guess this is a 3.5 for me I found myself very annoyed at a couple of the main characters and, while I knew their TSTL impulsiveness stubbornness was necessary for the arc of the story it went on through 90% of the book A bit much.Particularly Carissa, the hero s sister I kept hoping she would meet her doom and she just never did But then her utter ineptitude and arrogance pretty much created every obstacle poor Abramm and Trap had to overcome so I see the point of her existence, but she really had zero likability for me Even after a heroi...It was very long winded, so I found myself skimming quite a bit Therefore, I didn t understand the story as well as I could have Erm But there were some quite interesting parts, and some very heartfelt parts I plan to read the next book in the LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIAN KING se...Karen Hancock has made a significant contribution to the genre of Christian Fantasy with her novel, Light of Eidon Her allegories are illuminating, accurate to biblical truth and very creative I enjoyed her characters and how they came from so many viewpoints they were all true to themselves and left a lasting impression Her crisp prose never settled for boring description and in doing so kept this world alive I was glad that she kept me guessing, and evenat how many times I guessed w Karen Hancock has made a significant contribution to the genre of Christian Fantasy with her novel, Light of Eidon Her allegories are illuminating, accurate to biblical truth and very creative I enjoyed her characters and how they came from so many viewpoints they were all true to themselves and left a lasting impression Her crisp prose never settled for boring description and in doing so kept this world alive I was glad that she kept me guessing, and evenat how many times I guessed wrong Karen also does a great job keeping you emotionally involved Her main character, Abramm is a strong protagonist that is well worth being the focal point of a series On top of all this, I loved her action scenes This world has a gladiator type syst...This is one of the best books I ve read in a long time The story is compelling, the characters engaging, the plot continually twisting and turning, both physically and emotionally I had a hard time putting this one down The tale seems to flow almost effortlessly, each plot point encouraging the reader to discover the next And I say almost because there are some minor bumps in the road grammatical errors, word repetition Thankfully, these are few There is one character, Katahn, who doesn This is one of the best books I ve read in a long time The story is compelling, the characters engaging, the plot continually twisting and turning, both physically and emotionally I had a hard time putting this one down The tale seems to flow almost effortlessly, each plot point encouraging the reader to discover the next And I say almost because there are some minor bumps in the road grammatical errors, word repetition Thankfully, these are few There is one character, Katahn, who doesn t seem to stay true to his establis...I really wanted to like this story I d been looking forward to it for a couple of years now Most of the fantasy books I have read have been really enjoyable I was hoping this one would be another fun one.But I couldn t get past the second chapter.The religion in this one was strange The lead was praying to both male and female deities It wasn t clear in the first two chapters which was the most important deity.There was also a bit of crudity a man wet himself and then it carried over with I really wanted to like this story I d been looking forward to it for a couple of years now Most of the fantasy books I have read have been really enjoyable I was hoping this one would be another fun one.But I couldn t get past the second chapter.The religion in this one was strange The lead was praying to both male and female deities It wasn t clear in the first two chapters which was the most important deity.There was also a bit of crudity a man wet himself and then it carried over with the focus directed to his tunic being damp This bit wa...This book had me a bit confused at first I couldn t tell where the author was going with certain elements of the plot which was actually refreshing, since a lot of the time I can figure things out before they re r...Karen Hancock attempts to blend epic fantasy with Christian allegory As a fantasy, the book hits all the expected plot notes I even rather liked the protagonist However, as an allegory, it ends up teaching really bad theology I suspect the problems stem from the story concept itself The stereotypical plot of an epic fantasy isn t necessarily a good parallel to the Christian life The typical epic hero must suffer for a period of time, then defeat the bad guy, and then receive the adoration Karen Hancock attempts to blend epic fantasy with Christian allegory As a fantasy, the book hits all the expected plot notes I even rather liked the protagonist However, as an allegory, it ends up teaching really bad theology I suspect the problems stem from the story concept itself The stereotypical plot of an epic fantasy isn t necessarily a good parallel to the Christian life The typical epic hero must suffer for a period of time, then defeat the bad guy, and then receive the adoration of the masses He proves that he is the chosen one by winning He usually wins by getting really angry and looking inside himself...I honestly didn t go into this book with high expectations I basically quit reading faith based fiction years ago because I always ended up being disappointed This one surprised me though After a slow and occasionally rambling start, it presents a magnificent fantasy world, decent characters, and one of the best conversion scenes I ve ever read Hancock dips and darts around in her lengthy timeline, smoothly sailing over bobbles that would have tripped up most authors I have to commend her I honestly didn t go into this book with high expectations I basically quit reading faith based fiction years ago because I always ended up being disappointed This one surprised me though After a slow and occasionally rambling start, it presents a magnificent fantasy world, decent characters, and one of the best conversion scenes I ve ever read Hancock dips and darts around in her lengthy timeline, smoothly sailing over bobble...I downloaded this book for free for my Sony e reader.This is a wonderful book that maintained my interest all the way through It has everything you could want action, romance, political intrigue I was a bit shocked and a little upset to find that this book is considered to have heavy Christian overtones This is a fantasy book, and many fantasy characters believe in a god or gods, so I guess that s why it waspalatable to me than a strictly Christian book The religious aspects of it did I downloaded this book for free for my Sony e reader.This is a wonderful book that maintained my interest all the way through It has everything you could want action, romance, political intrigue I was a bit shocked and a little upset to find that this book is considered to have heavy Christian overtones This is a fantasy book, and many fantasy characters believe in a god or gods, so I guess that s why it waspalatable to me than a strictly Christian book The religious aspects of it didn t bother me for that very reason.Abramm is about to take his priestly vows, forsaking his claim to the throne forever, but fate, or his god Eidon, has other plans Gripped with madness his brother and the current king forces him into exile, which leads Abramm into slavery He is not strong enough to interest the Gamers, but someone buys him for his talents as a scribe Unfortunately, he has attracted the interest of one Gamer, and ends up as a gladi...As a big fan of Christian fantasy, this book was pleasantly surprising It s definitely not the YA high action, low dialogue fantasy that I was expecting It s actually a lot deeper and meant for an older audience The main character, Eldrin renamed Abramm later on , is the fifth son of the king of Kiriath As a child, he didn t excel in fencing, like his younger brother Gillard, because his love was in religion and history He joined the religious group known as the Matatio at a young age, giv As a big fan of Christian fantasy, this book was pleasantly surprising It s definitely not the YA high action, low dialogue fantasy that I was expecting It s actually a lot deeper and meant for an older audience The main character, Eldrin renamed Abramm later on , is the fifth son of the king of Kiriath As a child, he didn t excel in fencing, like his younger brother Gillard, because hi...I had to get past my frustration with the main character I understand Karen Hancock may have wanted to show his struggle to the way of the Light However, it was irritating to read the thoughts of the character as he came off as a prideful idiot Even when it was obvious, he kept sticking his head in the sand Now this would have been fine if it had only lasted about 10 20% of the book No, this lasted for about 75 80% of the book And the main character s sister was just as bad Neither we I had to get past my frustration with the main character I understand Karen Hancock may have wanted to show his struggle to the way of the Light However, it was irritating to read the thoughts of the character as he came off as a prideful idiot Even when it was obvious, he kept sticking his head in the sand Now this wo...I love fantasy, but I couldn t connect with any of the characters, and I disliked the strong sensual emphasis To me it was off putting Just my opinion.DNF 18% 5 13 16I m too impatient right now to wait for the plot to pick up It is really predictable right now.Finally, a YA Christian novel and a fantasy novel at that that is worth reading It s by no means a perfect book there are a lot of things it could have done better, but there are also a lot of things this book does right where few of the books in it s genre succeed Things this book got right In my experience, most fiction labeled Christian does not incorporate the faith element well often the Christian parts of these books have almost no relevance to the story However, in this book, Finally, a YA Christian novel and a fantasy novel at that that is worth reading It s by no means a perfect book there are a lot of things it could have done better, but there are also a lot of things this book does right where few of the books in it s genre succeed Things this book got right In my experience, most fiction labeled Christian does not incorporate the faith element well often the Christian parts of these books have almost no relevance to the story However, in this book, the main character s spiritual journey is not just a nice subplot, it s necessary to the plot The story literally would not work without the faith element This book has one of the best fictional conversion scenes I ve read I was pleasantly surprised at how God centered the whole message of the book was, especially in that scene I ve found that often the gospel message in Christian fiction is all about what God can do for the characters, and salvation comes across look...

The Light of Eidon (Legends of the Guardian-King, #1)
  • English
  • 25 July 2018
  • Paperback
  • 432 pages
  • 0764227947
  • Karen Hancock
  • The Light of Eidon (Legends of the Guardian-King, #1)