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Regardless of the high reviews, I was expecting so much less. I wrongly assumed this was a Christian fantasy - and while there is such a thing as fantastic Christian fantasy (i.e. Karen Hancock), the reviewers of Christian fantasy are not always as well versed in the broader genre and sometimes rave about a book, comparing it to Tolkien (always comparing it Tolkien), on account of it merely having a sword-swinger, a dragon, and a bit of magic. But these particular reviewers were right about Son of Ereubus. Whenever you think the author is going to regurgitate some old trope, everything is turned on its head. This is complex, dark, relationship-driven high fantasy. As good as (maybe better than) James Maxwell. Almost as good as Brandon Sanderson. Now, while a reviewer on the back of the book compared it to Tolkien, it is far from anything he has ever made. Except for the end. This story does not have a conclusion. It ends like Fellowship of the Rings. Which is kind of cool. It certainly makes me anxious to read the next book.


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Son of Ereubus Guardians of Legend Book 1 J S Chancellor 9780982743744 Books Reviews

Revising my four star review a year ago to five after a re-read of this beautiful fantasy. I LOVE this book. It did take me two reads to understand the nuances of what is really going on behind the scenes, and I fully recommend referring to the Glossary in the back if you question who and what anyone or anything really is. It should be in the front.

The building of the characters in this story is really brilliantly done. Garren is evil and brutal to the point it is disturbing, and so is the strange world where he is feared and has great power. Yet early in the book he does something that is so totally out of character that it shocks him and troubles him. He shows mercy and spares a life. He tells no one what he has done and agonizes about the reasons why he would do such a thing.

Ariana is a human girl who never knew her mother, but loved her father who was killed in a battle many years previously. She lives a simple life with good people along with her beloved dog, Koen, (who I get the feeling there is more to than meets the eye) in a poor region of this world. The Ereubians who have been gifted by the evil Goddess to be able to steal souls, rule Middengard, the world where humans are struggling to survive. The only hope of the humans is ancient legend that tells of a race of guardians, the Adorians, who will protect and save them. Ariana does not believe this legend nor does she believe that the Adorians exist. Her friend, Sara, several years earlier swears that she saw one of these winged warriors with his horse in the forest near their town. No one really believes her.

As the story progresses, Ariana does find out that the Adorians do exist and that she is to play a part in the future existence of man and the battle between the Adorians and the Ereubians to save Middengard.

I found Ariana a very believable heroine, and in this second reading paid close attention to the legends and the mystical things that happened to her along her journey. The tie between her and Garren who she has only seen once becomes a major part of the story. This is the story of Ariana and Garren, a most unlikely pair to have a great love. But it is also the story of Michael, leader of the winged Adorians. A number of side characters beautifully come to life and surround them. The Dark Goddess Ciara, the Creator,the immortals, and other more illusive characters bear watching because there are hints throughout the story of more to the story that is on the surface.

The second book is out and I re-read this one before starting it. Glad I did and on to read Blood of Adoria. If you like fantasy, an intriguing romance, and action this is a really great read. Again, read and refer to the Glossary whenever you have any questions - it's simple and definitely made my second reading much more fun than the first time when I only discovered it in the back after reading the book.

A few quotes I loved

"His eyes were cold. Staring into the well, the Dark Lord Azrian watched the ripples shiver across the surface of the water from where his fist had made contact with the stone. A foul, black curse left his lips in a language he rarely spoke as he leaned over, resting his weight on the centers of his palms, his arms outstretched on both sides. He'd been foolish, he knew. Ariana had been there all along, among the humans, right in the midst of the fray. It was nearly insulting. He wondered if Ciara had felt it too. No matter, he told himself, keeping his eyes fixed on her pale skin and fluid blue eyes. IT HAS BEGUN."

"There is no way we could have foreseen the effect of their meeting in this mortal plane and that's the only way the Dark Lord could have found her. But you are forgetting something --that same unpredictable power means their love is far greater than even you or I could ever have imagined."
"This didn't lesson Bronach's fears at all. ' Or that Garren's darkness as a son of Ereubus is so great, the very foundations of the immortal world shook when he touched her."
One of the first books discovered through Goodreads, Son of Ereubus drew me in with a clever blending of mythical and gritty reality.

Ariana is left alone in her grief for her parents, both murdered in a senseless war that wages between desperate, faithless humans and the evil men who steal their souls, Ereubinians. When she happens across one–a very powerful, highly esteemed one, at that–she does not face him with fear, though. Her placidity and proximity awakens something in this fierce Ereubininan named Garren who, before then, has known only ruthlessness.

She also surprises the stranger who claims to be her brother when she awakens after an injury in a realm she has doubted existed all her life, but that her best friend, Sara, has placed her faith in beyond reason. This stranger, Michael, welcomes Ariana into his world, his family and his royalty.

Michael and Garren know each other intimately, as well-acquainted enemies on the blood-soaked battlefields of Middengard. Of Ariana’s quickly fading world.

After my last misstep in taste with Marked by P. C. and Kristin Case, which my husband told me I’d hate after the first line, I figure that after he read the first sentence of Sons of Ereubus and said I’d really like it, I had no worries and needed only to sit back and enjoy.

I was misguided in that notion.

There was no sitting back and relaxation after this ride got going. The truth, the lies, the past, the future… the Prophecy, the Oni… Learning about the hidden, burdened realm of Adoria through Ariana’s eyes was as inescapable as watching Garren, inexorably, falter in his sordid people’s ways.

What I found most interesting, what with the parallels between Adorians and Ereubinians to angels and demons, respectively, was that the Adorians had no interest in religion or anything of the sort. Not even a moral code guided their guardianship of the humans. They did it to prevent the Ereubinians from obtaining control over all of Middengard, essentially, though each Adorian for his own, secondary, more personal reasons. Whereas, Ereubinians have this whole institution of observance and High Priests, Dark Lords and Goddesses. I thought it an interesting angle.

The only things that bothered me, and they were miniscule but noticeable, were

1) the occasional slip of editorial oversight.

I use “occasional” loosely. “Far too frequent” sounds better. There were insane amounts of misused commas, periods, dialogue tags and sentences spliced together–sometimes whole words were missing.

“Our discussions are my preference.” Garren said, leaning in closer. “What brings on this insubordination from you?” p. 56

Multiply that by like 50.

SPOILER » 2) how Garren and Ariana fell in love.

I understand that Garren had time to come terms with his growing feelings for Ariana while they were apart from each other after their first meeting. I mean, it took up like half the book, their separation from one another! During this time, however, Michael was feeding Ariana tales of how dastardly and depraved Garren was, how merciless and unfeeling. All it takes are a few words from Michael about what Garren went through to save her (and, granted, it is a lot, but still…) for her to go charging into his room for kisses. It just felt unbalanced for me–that Garren has to sacrifice so much and risk everything, even his life, and all Ariana has to do is sit there and look pretty. (Although I am almost certain this will not be the case in the next book, Blood of Adoria!)

Not saying that I didn’t enjoy it. I actually quite enojyed it. It just, at first, seemed a little facile. That’s all. *Preferential note.

I started off at a slow, relaxed pace with reading this book, but soon enough, I was taking it on smoke breaks with me, errand trips, to the bathroom! Yeah! It’s been a while since I felt so connected to a book and in so many ways I was hugely grateful for the reprieve from bad ones. There is hope, in the literary world, after all.

✩✩✩✩ 4 stars. I loved it. Every single little bit of it.

On a different note altogether, this book was signed by the author to a man named David, and I felt kinda bad being in possession of it seeing this on the front page. Who would put up a signed–and dedicated–novel for sale on , so heartlessly? Saddo.
Regardless of the high reviews, I was expecting so much less. I wrongly assumed this was a Christian fantasy - and while there is such a thing as fantastic Christian fantasy (i.e. Karen Hancock), the reviewers of Christian fantasy are not always as well versed in the broader genre and sometimes rave about a book, comparing it to Tolkien (always comparing it Tolkien), on account of it merely having a sword-swinger, a dragon, and a bit of magic. But these particular reviewers were right about Son of Ereubus. Whenever you think the author is going to regurgitate some old trope, everything is turned on its head. This is complex, dark, relationship-driven high fantasy. As good as (maybe better than) James Maxwell. Almost as good as Brandon Sanderson. Now, while a reviewer on the back of the book compared it to Tolkien, it is far from anything he has ever made. Except for the end. This story does not have a conclusion. It ends like Fellowship of the Rings. Which is kind of cool. It certainly makes me anxious to read the next book.