By Jennifer Hallmark
Hey, Friday Fiction Friends! I hope you are all enjoying the books from off the beaten track we’ve been sharing lately. I’ve discovered author Morgan L. Busse and her fantasy books and the Follower of the Word trilogy is a great place for anyone to start reading these adventurous stories. A little more about the series:
Follower of the Word trilogy
What if with one touch you could see inside the soul? This critically acclaimed epic fantasy series follows a young woman’s journey to discover who she is and an assassin who must choose between following the darkness or the light.
Includes the complete 1,100-page Follower of the Word series by Morgan L. Busse in one ebook volume.
Book 1: Daughter of Light
What if with one touch you could see inside the soul?
Rowen Mar finds a strange mark on her hand, and she is banished from her village as a witch. She covers the mark with a leather glove and seeks sanctuary in the White City. She lives in fear that if she touches another person, the power inside her will trigger again, a terrifying power that allows her to see the darkness inside the human heart…
But the mark is a summons, and those called cannot hide forever. For the salvation of her people lies within her hand.
Book 2: Son of Truth
Arise now, guardian…
The war in the north is over, but the war for all the Lands has just begun. As the Shadonae solidify their hold on the city of Thyra, Rowen Mar, the last Eldaran and savior of the White City, awakens to find herself hunted by those she has saved.
Meanwhile, the assassin Caleb Tala finds himself in the presence of the Word. The time of reckoning has come, and he must pay the price for all the lives he has taken. But in his moment of judgment, Caleb is given a second chance to change his life.
These two hold the power to save the Lands from the Shadonae. One must escape slavery, and one must choose to forsake everything before the world is consumed in darkness.
Book 3: Heir of Hope
What would you sacrifice to save mankind?
The great city of Thyra has fallen and shadows spread across the land. Rowen Mar, the last Truthsayer, is taken before the Shadonae. But the Shadonae are not who she thought they were, and now they want to claim her as their own.
Caleb Tala, former assassin and prince, is now a Guardian of mankind. Exiled from his country, Caleb wanders the desert in search of his mother’s past and clues to who he is.
These are the last days of the Eldaran race. Rowen and Caleb must find their way along the dark path set before them by their ancestors: to heal what was wounded and love where hatred grows. But the road is narrow and the darkness beckons. If either of them fails, all will be lost…
And the human race will be no more.
Follower of the Word is such a great series of books. I read all three of them back to back and didn’t want the stories to end. Busse masters world-building and her characters interact in a life-like manner. I really like Caleb and the changes he went through to become a hero. The ending is suspenseful, interwoven with powerful and sad moments in the lives of all the characters involved. I can’t wait to read more of her novels and discover other new worlds…
