Great Deal Light of Eidon (Legends of the Guardian-King, Book 1)
I was a little hesitant to begin reading this book...however in the end I was completely hooked! The story was compelling and kept you enthralled from beginning to end. I immediately purchased the rest of the series and was absolutely glued to my Kindle!! Thanks to the author and I thank Amazon for putting this book out there for anyone to grab up!
Shallow and unimaginative - Lori Denning - Salt Lake City UTAH
Wow, where to start.....This book had so much potential. The allegory, the characters, but it seemed to fall short in every area.
I felt like the book wasn't quite ready gestating, before it sprang into existence.
Overall, I felt like the story ran ahead of itself. In a rush to get to the plot points, we forgot about character development, setting, engaging prose and story line. The book read more like an outline than an epic story.
For example, the characters are extremely shallow and archetypal. They are very hard to relate to, have very little back story and seem to change without much stimulus. Rather, the author needed them to be brave, they are suddenly brave. The author wanted doubt, voila, doubt. Characters pop in and out at random giving me the feeling that I missed a section or two.
I also felt like the prose was jumpy. It seemed to be heavy handed, practicing using big words, but didn't really carry me along in the story.
What a shame. This seemed like such a unique approach, that got lost in....the telling. Go back, rewrite it, but give it some more heart, deeper characters, time and growth.
Entertaining although a bit tired - David C. Lauri Jr. - Dayton, Ohio
Light of Eidon was an entertaining diversion, if a bit predictable.
Christians may find this book quite inspiring -- even on a fantasy world there exists God the Father, with His will for our lives from which we can run but not hide, and his Son come to dwell amongst us in human form so that we may know Him and so that He can atone for the great debt we owe His Father (debt incurred by trying to deny Him and His will).
Hancock adds a twist to Christian allegory that C.S. Lewis left out of his Chronicles of Narnia, namely the idea that there are multiple peoples of faith who share some beliefs and scriptures in common. The existence of these multiple faiths can make it difficult to discern the truth faith from false ones, but The Light of Eidon is surprisingly ecumenical for a Christian allegory in that it raises the theme that people from different faith traditions can nevertheless come together, in part because of the commonalities of their divergent backgrounds.
After reading this book, however, Christians on Earth might come to wish that the Christian God offered such visible signs of his existence as does Eidon.
(Those reading my review might be interested to know that despite this qualifying as a "Amazon Verified Purchase," I got Light of Eidon as a free Kindle download and despite enjoying the book enough to read it completely will not be purchasing subsequent titles in the Guardian-King series.)
Rating : 4.0
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Light of Eidon (Legends of the Guardian-King, Book 1) Overviews
Soul-Stirring Fantasy From the Author of the Acclaimed Arena
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 own family.
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 thought possible—to serve a purpose he never imagined.
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