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Call Of The Herald (2000)

by Brian Rathbone(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

series

The Dawning of Power

review 1: I quit reading at 45% done. It was SLOW. There are many, many scenes that do nothing but provide a sample of their daily life--but nothing changes at all. The heroine goes fishing and catches two fish. That's all. The father wakes up nervous in the middle of the night, but all is well and he goes back to sleep. And on and on. The initial magical moment happens, but then we go thirty or forty pages before another happens--no explanation given on what happened or why. They just try to go back to normal life.On top of that, the teenagers (the main characters) aren't realistic. A girl goes camping with three boys and no one considers the gender issue, not them or their parents, but it's supposed to be a conservative farming community.I really tried. But I couldn't fi... morenish.
review 2: This book was free and I will have to admit it was the reason I got it. I really was unsure about whether I would like this story or not. When I started to read the story, I found it slow going. I thought about abandoning the book, but I hare to leave a story half read so I decided to read a few more pages. Next thing I knew I was caught up in Catrin's story. I wanted to know if she was the Herald and what was her destiny. You cannot help but like her and her friends and family. I have to say that I could relate to the way Catrin dealt with the idea that she was some one who she thought only was just a character in an old folktale. The author did a good job of portraying all the characters in a way that shows how hard it would be to realize some one who is a part of your life is destined for grestness. The trek across her homeland to escape her enemies while trying to come to terms with her destiny make for one good story. less

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