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This is the first volume of a fantasy series which ends with enough of a cliffhanger to intrigue
the reader sufficiently to want to know how the story continues.

The main characters are a smuggler/grave robber called Beam and a mage called Chance.
Their joining forces constitutes the main part of the story and they are eventually joined by a
female warrior called Koonta.

The plot is about a clash of races, betrayal, demons, companionship and weird and horrible creatures.

I felt that the central show more third of the book was overlong when Beam and Chance are travelling
through the tunnels to escape their pursuers.

I enjoyed the writing but found the whole book longer than necessary. However I might be
tempted to read the next volume. show less

The story of a rogue, smuggler, and thief who receives a letter from his long dead mother than changes his universe. The letter leads him to an ancient cemetery in the southern scrubs of Vaen, home of the savage Vaemyn tribes. There he discovers an artifact that awakens the memories of a thousand years, and changes his life forever.

Fast paced, with richly developed characters, this book will change your views of memory and ancestry forever.

This was a very well-written book, however, it didn’t grab or hold my attention, which is something that I find often occurs when I don’t immediately connect with the main character.