When it comes to holiday gift giving I am very much in favor of books. A book is so much more than a cover and some pages in between; a book is escape, adventure, romance. A book is a journey to distant lands, to different times. A book opens the mind to new ways of thinking. A book is a gift that gives forever.
Can you tell I love books?
There will be quite a few books in my Holiday 2011 posts. Books for all ages. Today I kick off with the Allon books from Shawn Lamb. I have reviewed the first three books and I truly enjoyed them. Today I bring you the fourth book, A Question of Sovereignty. But before I get to that let's review the first three titles; the first book Allon (my review HERE) introduced the characters and the mythology. The second book, Insurrection (reviewed HERE) brought us the heir, Prince Nigel and lots of change to Allon; not all of it good. The third book, Heir Apparent (reviewed HERE) dealt with Nigel's coming of age and the arrival of his bride. His relationships with his sisters and their role in the future of Allon played big a big part in this chapter of the series.
This young adult fantasy series has been very engaging to this adult reader. It would be a wonderful gift to give the pre-teen to teen in your life for a holiday gift.
Now on to the fourth book:
About the Book:
Only One Can Reign
“He shall be Allon’s greatest king; of such a heritage as to rule Guardian and mortal alike” so says Prophecy of the man to succeed Ellis. He decides upon Prince Sullivan of Gorham to wed his heir, Ellan, unaware that Sullivan’s mother is an old enemy. Their arrival allows Ellan’s own ambition to blossom. The royal family and Guardians become impacted by dark machinations threatening a coup. Determined to save her father, Tristine meets two unlike allies: a blacksmith and crippled beggar. But how can they help? And what about the Great King?
About the Author:
Shawn lives in Antioch, Tennessee, just outside Nashville with her husband of nearly 25 years and their college age daughter, Briana. Shawn pursued her love of writing and took it to a professional level, writing for the 1980s Filmation animated series "BRAVESTARR". Along the way, she won several screenwriting awards, including a Certificate of Merit from the American Screenwriters Association.
Taking the skills of writing for televison along with experience of working with kids and teens, she began work on the series ALLON. The results are stories of faith to believe and overcome obstacles, commitment to a cause, and the endurance to see it through to the end.
Begin the journey with Ellis and Shannon as they struggle to restore hope to the mortals of ALLON and pave the way for the return of the immortal Guardians.
My Opinion:
This fourth book is just as entertaining, albeit a bit darker, as the first three books in the Allon series. The dark forces that have been lurking in the background come to the fore. Ellan does not really have a good temperament for ruling; she is Queen, therefore all shall be as she says. She does not want to be protected by her Guardian, she does not feel she needs it. Her father does not want to find her a husband.
But prophecy must be fulfilled.
This was another page turner as I raced to the end. Oh no! I'm not going to tell what happens. You will have to read for yourselves! Or better yet, buy the quartet for your teen for a holiday gift and share the adventure together!
You can find all of the Allon books on Amazon.com
Disclosure: I received a copy of A Question of Sovereignty gratis from the author. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free book. I received no monetary compensation for this post.
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