MY ⭐️ RATING: 4.5/5
Format: Kindle Ebook
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Forged in betrayal. Tempered by the stellar winds. Chosen by the stars. For five hundred years since the Sundering, the order of the Shaluay Starbinders has been dwindling. With their Starwells lying dormant, key artefacts of their order lost and their seers driven mad by the powers that broke the world, only one hope remains to the man who leads them; a fifteen year old girl. Born to a clan of Wanderers, Reiana has been raised by a harsh grandmother who blames her for the death of her daughter, Reiana’s own mother. When bandits attack the clan’s camp, Reiana leaves the safety of the caravans to pursue the abductor of her younger cousin, heedless of the dangers. But when a creature of the Void takes notice can Reiana’s own untapped abilities save her, or will the truth of a betrayal see her lost forever?
MY REVIEW
Since I already read The Blood of the Spear and absolutely loved it, and I also plan to do a reread now that it has an audiobook, I figured I’d go ahead and read the prequel novella that is set 3000 years prior to the events that happen in TBotS. Starbinder has gotten some rave reviews from several of my peers, and they were right in loving this, but I shouldn’t be too shocked that I loved it too, since Mr. Timmony is an incredible author.
“It was foretold. Her destiny will be greater than her people’s.”
This is an incredible 90 page novella about destiny and what someone will go through, to see it fulfilled. Timmony continues to flex his world-building muscles by creating such a wondrous place in so little time, while also packing a punch with action as an attack ensues very quickly after meeting the characters. Despite the fact that the story moves very quickly, I was still instantly connected to a few characters that even in some emotional points it still pulled at my heart strings.
Mark is an incredible author, and if you haven’t given The Eye of Eternity a shot yet, I would highly recommend this as a starting point, before jumping into The Blood of the Spear, which is also going to knock your socks off! Do yourself a favor and add this to your 2024 TBR!
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