Dragons are a staple of the Fantasy genre. These creatures appear as voracious monsters or intelligent beings of good and evil, depending on their portrayals in books. Fantasy author Elizabeth Kerner writes an interesting series about the relationships between humans and dragons. Redeeming the Lost is the third book of a trilogy concluding the story of Lanen Kaelar and the dragon king Akor. The book’s characters, magic system and plot makes it an exciting book of adventure for readers.
Books need characters that are likable for readers to care about. Lanen Kaelar is a young woman pregnant with twins. She undergoes several trials that help her grow throughout the book in love and reconciliation. Akor is a dragon now called Varien in his human form who struggles with learning to be a human and trying to help his people as a bridge between dragons and humans. Deeply in love with his wife, he must overcome doubts for success. The dragons are interesting characters too. Shrikrar is the eldest of dragons. Large and dangerous looking, his is a kind creature capable of love as well as fierceness.
Next, the magical system plays a significant role in keeping the book exciting. Mages in this world are healers with magic only for healing. Those who want greater power become demon masters, corrupting the healing magic. They rely on demons to provide service and power. Dragons are the natural enemies of demons with the ability to destroy them. Magic and nature is held by a goddess who manifests once in a while at extreme moments. Ms. Kerner creates an interesting magic system that moves along the plot.
The strongest part of the book is the plot due to its tightly woven action. Ms. Kerner uses multiple character viewpoints to give the plot events more immediacy. In the beginning, Lanen is a prisoner of the demon master Berys. Her father Marik plans to give his daughter Lanen’s soul to demons in repayment for a past transaction. Pregnant, Lanen despairs of escaping but must rely on her husband, friends and dragons for help. Later, all the characters must fight the Demon Lord summoned by Berys to destroy all dragons. Events come rapidly, keeping the reader involved in the action until the satisfying ending.
Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner is a forceful conclusion of a Fantasy trilogy. The author creates an exciting book of adventure through its characters, magical system and plot. She brings a fantasy world to life with the interactions between humans and dragons. Her themes give the story a poignant touch to an entertaining book that readers will enjoy.
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