Hello, Friday Fiction Fans! I’ve read a ton of books this summer. The heat has been so oppressive in the South and reading passes the time during the heat of the day. One book I really enjoyed is Mordizan by Alyssa Roat. It’s book two in The Wraithwood Trilogy and is a bridge crossing to the third book. I can’t wait to see how the series ends.
In Mordizan, we’ve moved ahead a year and the adventure is beginning anew. Brinnie meets new friends but who is really on the side of good? Who can she trust? And decisions she has to make might cross the line between good and evil.
Here’s a little more:
The bane of Mordred, the son of Mordizan, and a millennia-old prophecy—together they may provide what Brinnie needs to defeat the world of magic’s greatest threat.
More than a year has passed since Brinnie left Wraithwood, never expecting to see it again. But when Mordred captures her sister, she is thrust back into the world of magic. She flees to Wraithwood, where she learns of a prophecy located in the dark wizard capital of Mordizan that reveals the identity of “Mordred’s bane,” something that could destroy Mordred for good.
Brinnie agrees to a rendezvous with Mordred to exchange herself for her sister, going undercover at Mordizan as a spy to find the prophecy and Mordred’s bane. There, she weaves a complicated web of secrets, lies, and tenuous friendships. She makes an unexpected ally in Marcus Vorath, son of the Master of Mordizan, who fears the implications of Mordred’s growing power. But in Mordizan, friends and foes may be one and the same.
In the midst of court intrigue, battle, ominous new depths to her power, and searching for Mordred’s bane, Brinnie struggles to draw the lines. How far is she willing to go to destroy Mordred? And how much of herself is she willing to give up along the way?
Mordizan is an action-filled, fantasy novel filled with characters making difficult decisions. My heart ached for Brinnie and Marcus as they struggle to right wrongs and make the world better. The characters are life-like, the plot intricate, and the writing superb. And all is not black and white when it comes to making these choices. What does the future hold for Brinnie and Marcus?
I think you would enjoy this series by Alyssa Roat.
