My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Category: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Content: Clean
Survivor of a combat school, the orphaned Bingmei belongs to a band of mercenaries employed by a local ruler. Now the nobleman, and collector of rare artifacts, has entrusted Bingmei and the skilled team with a treacherous assignment: brave the wilderness’s dangers to retrieve the treasures of a lost palace buried in a glacier valley. But upsetting its tombs has a price.
Echion, emperor of the Grave Kingdom, ruler of darkness, Dragon of Night, has long been entombed. Now Bingmei has unwittingly awakened him and is answerable to a legendary prophecy. Destroying the dark lord before he reclaims the kingdoms of the living is her inherited mission. Killing Bingmei before she fulfills it is Echion’s.
Thrust unprepared into the role of savior, urged on by a renegade prince, and possessing a magic that is her destiny, Bingmei knows what she must do. But what must she risk to honor her ancestors? Bingmei’s fateful choice is one that neither her friends nor her enemies can foretell, as Echion’s dark war for control unfolds.
After reading all of the Kingfountain books and the other book series that are set in that same world, I decided to try this series that is set in a completely different one. I've enjoyed most everything I've read by Jeff Wheeler, but I have to say I did not find this one nearly as interesting. I liked the characters and at times the story would catch my attention, but there were also times I got bored with the story. Sometimes I would zone out and have to backtrack. Because of this, it took me a lot longer to read this than I thought it would.
In general I recommend Jeff Wheeler's books, but this one just did nothing for me. This is a trilogy, but I'm sad to say that at this time I don't think I will continue on to the other books. I will, however try one of his other independent series.
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