I have started this year with an addition of a pure fantasy novel. Tyler Sehn’s first book in the series of Spiritbinder Saga, Daughter of Shadow. You know you are going to read something deep when there is map of a kingdom or a location where most of the plot takes place. Daughter of Shadow follows the traditional way in the fantasy world of Rua.

The plot revolves around a warrior, Melea, considered as the greatest in the world of Rua. She serves the Lord of light and his empire’s mission is to attempt a global conquest. Melea is young, sharp, smart and has all qualities suitable for a warrior and the protagonist of fantasy.  However, in the starting pages a reader can clearly observe the power of author’s imagination in combination with his effort in organizing the storyline which is vast in number of chcaracters and introduces sub plots from time to time. It does not take long for a reader to realise that the cause she is fighting for isn’t a good cause for other nations and she realises that. What happens when she is caught in the middle of all the mess and chaos?

The storyline is a complex one but that is the fun of a fantasy novel. From the start a reader can observe strong signs of solid sub plots and characters. The theme of good and evil are the basis of most fantasy novel and so of this one. The journey a reader will take upon reading this novel, as I did, is going to be full of vividness imagery throughout the book.

The characterisation could be the foundation of any solid novel in this genre. It is all about how an author manages the amount of vast characters possessing different personalities and traits. Tyler does this very well. He tries to create a  balance between providing depth to important characters and that is enough for a reader to judge and fall in love with one or many of them. I loved the character of Melea for these reasons. Her life seems a tragedy and the author does a good job in  showcasing it. The writing style is satisfying and has pace of its own.

This book is perfect read for you if you are fan or fond of reading epic fantasies.

4 out of 5

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