But when Cal-raven is waylaid by fortune hunters, his people become vulnerable to a danger more powerful than the prowling beastmen––House Bel Amica. In this oceanside kingdom of wealth, enchantment, and beauty, deceitful Seers are all too eager to ensnare House Abascar’s wandering throng.
Even worse, the Bel Amicans have discovered Auralia’s colors, and are twisting a language of faith into a lie of corruption and control.
If there is any hope for the people of Abascar, it lies in the courage of Cyndere, daughter of Bel Amica’s queen; the strength of Jordam the beastman; and the fiery gifts of the ale boy, who is devising a rescue for prisoners of the savage Cent Regus beastmen.
As his faith suffers one devastating blow after another, Cal-raven’s journey is a perilous climb from despair to a faint gleam of hope––the vision he sees in Auralia’s colors.
Jeffrey Overstreet is the author of The Auralia Thread, the fantasy series which begins with Auralia’s Colors, a thrilling adventure twice-nominated for a Christy Award, and Cyndere’s Midnight. He is an award-winning film critic and columnist, his work appearing in many publications including Image, Paste, and Christianity Today. He is also the contributing editor for Seattle Pacific University ’s Response magazine. Jeffrey writes in the coffee shops of Shoreline, Washington, with his wife, Anne.
Back Cover Review:
Raven’s Ladder is fantasy at its very best. The writing is poetic imagery with the added dimension of a world all its own. The redemptive value of healing colors woven with the protecting power of The Keeper gives it an allegorical strength that strengthens the story. This is not light reading, but like J.R.R. Tolkein’s Trilogy of the Rings, it’s worth the journey.
Jeff Overstreet is a wonderful author who clearly chiseled this story out of the bedrock of his imagination. The 3rd book is every bit as great as the 1st!
This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.
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