Cry of Justice

Jason Pratt
Bittersea Publications (2007)
ISBN 9780977888405
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (12/07)


Welcome to the world of Mikon.  “Cry of Justice” is the first book in a forthcoming trilogy.  The tale takes place after the Culling War had begun.  There was fighting among the Cadrists.  Magical people of different paths, such as the healing Klerosa have been disappearing.  The disappearances tend to be magical in origin.

Portunista is a maga and a commander of soldiers.  She leads a very interesting group of men.  She has to use a great deal of personal strength to maintain control of this group.  Throughout this journey, she goes through a great deal of emotional growth.  She finds herself drawn to the mysterious, affable Jian, who seems unable to die. 

Then there is Seifas, who is the last born of the Guacu-ara people.  Guacu-ara means “Hunting Cry.”  Not only have his people been destroyed, but he also discovers that he was the last born.  He is excited to discover another man of his kind during his journey in this story.  This is where he starts learning some truths.

“Cry of Justice” is a fun, fantastical adventure.  In the beginning, I had some difficulties getting into the story.  It started out mentioning people and places, without really explaining who they are.  I almost felt like I was reading a second book in a trilogy and was trying to catch up with the story.  A glossary and a map would really have helped with this.  There were also some grammatical errors that could be corrected

Once I got into the story, I was hooked.  I loved the magical elements that were incorporated into the story.  The people themselves had interesting talents.  There were also magical birds and beasts.  Pratt does a great job of coming up with some different magical elements that make his fantasy different from others.  This is a refreshing change of pace. He also gets into the characters souls and lets you know what drives them.   “Cry of Justice” is a great book for fantasy fans.

 

Make comment on weblog