The Steel of Enadia

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Summary: Stellar book
Review: I find it amazing the way Kevin wove such an intricate tapestry. The story is absorbing from scene one to the end. It took me a long time to read the book because of my schedule and home life, I found myself physically upset when interrupted while reading this book. Alas, 2 small children must take precedent. Jan's journey from self- absorbed child to maturity is very interesting. Indeed character development is perhaps this books strongest asset. The writing is beautiful and enjoyable. Take a romp through Kyrland, you won't regret your time there.

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Summary: Good reading!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The author is quite articulate and writes in a style that is both interesting and easy to read. The ending leads me to believe that there could be a sequel to this, and I certainly hope so! Very good book! I highly recommend it.

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Summary: plot summary
Review: Since a plot summary was not provided for The Steel of Enadia, I have done so below:

Young Jann was one of the most talented adepts the Academy had ever seen, and, as his Master Speritus believed, someday his magical abilities would take him far. If only it weren't for one obstacle: Jann was not of royal birth, and as a Plebeian the Quirinabi hierarchy would never permit him to obtain a high office at the palace. Had they forgotten that Jann was also a former gutter brat who had once been a promising thief on Market Street? He knew how to break the rules to get what he wanted.

The First Eye of Quirinab was the sacred source of all magic in the Empire and Jann's one chance to get the oyil talisman he needed to achieve his dreams. But when he breaks into the Central Chamber to summon the Eye's power, Jann is cursed with the Mark of the Second Eye, a wicked scar on his chest that is supposed to be evil but has also unleashed new magical abilities within him.

With the help of a wolf-bat-dwarf-rabbit hybrid named Brodi and an Amalthean witch named Dania, Jann discovers the Oracle at Benet-om'neat and learns that he is a key player in a prophecy that could end centuries of peace in the land of Kyr. The nature of his role-executioner or deliverer-is unclear, and the only possible answers lie in the Valley of Enadia, where he hopes to find the Second Eye that has been lost for seven hundred years.

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Summary: plot summary
Review: Since a summary was not provided here, I've copied one below for those who wish to know...

Young Jann was one of the most talented adepts the Academy had ever seen, and, as his Master Speritus believed, someday his magical abilities would take him far. If only it weren't for one obstacle: Jann was not of royal birth, and as a Plebeian the Quirinabi hierarchy would never permit him to obtain a high office at the palace. Had they forgotten that Jann was also a former gutter brat who had once been a promising thief on Market Street? He knew how to break the rules to get what he wanted.

The First Eye of Quirinab was the sacred source of all magic in the Empire and Jann's one chance to get the oyil talisman he needed to achieve his dreams. But when he breaks into the Central Chamber to summon the Eye's power, Jann is cursed with the Mark of the Second Eye, a wicked scar on his chest that is supposed to be evil but has also unleashed new magical abilities within him.

With the help of a wolf-bat-dwarf-rabbit hybrid named Brodi and an Amalthean witch named Dania, Jann discovers the Oracle at Benet-om'neat and learns that he is a key player in a prophecy that could end centuries of peace in the land of Kyr. The nature of his role-executioner or deliverer-is unclear, and the only possible answers lie in the Valley of Enadia, where he hopes to find the Second Eye that has been lost for seven hundred years.