cover image The Takers: Ahna

The Takers: Ahna

Taille Weaver. Studio on a Hill (www.studioonahill.com), $15 trade paper (350p) ISBN 978-0-615-43720-0

The first volume in Weaver's Chronicles of Eden series, this novel takes readers 4,500 years into the past in Greece, a realm of nomadic tribes, barbarians, and destructive social change. This coming-of-age story follows Ahna, the daughter of a nomad chief who is desired by two men, introducing a world of nomadic societies that are defined by paganism, polygamy, and harmony and discord between warriors and women. While interesting in concept and plot, the novel would strongly benefit from a thorough edit. Weaver's use of modern details (e.g., knowledge and understanding of concussions) and the contemporary tone of some dialogue may prove distracting. This epic will appeal to readers who enjoy historical fiction that forgoes fact checking.