THE COVENANT RISING: Book One of the Dreamtime
Stan Nicholls, . . Eos, $14.95 (416pp) ISBN 978-0-06-073889-1
Weak characterization undercuts British author Nicholls's otherwise alluring fantasy, the first in a new sword-and-sorcery series with a well-conceived setting. Prince Melyobar, the mad ruler of Bhealfa, a small state caught between two large empires, believes that Death is an animate creature intent on stalking him. Long ground under the heel of the powerful in Bhealfa and the two empires, a few rebels are looking for ways to create a more egalitarian society. Enter Reeth Caldason, a brooding, nearly immortal swordsman straight out of the movie
Reviewed on: 12/06/2004
Genre: Fiction