Hello, Friday Fiction Fans! Today, I bring a review of a book I just finished reading. And I actually read The Eternity Gate in one day. I’ve been a little under the weather, so I thought I’d pick it up and read a few pages. Then I could not put it down.
I mean, I would put it down and try to work on laundry and such but I kept going back to the book until I finally gave up and read it through.
What a great fantasy read. Briggs catches your attention at the beginning with her opening scene and keeps the tension strong throughout. She does give the reader a few breaks with lovely scenery descriptions and the inner angst of Seyo. Then the tension revs back up and you’ve got to keep reading. Take a few minutes to purchase this book and then find a day you’re not busy. You won’t regret this great fantasy book.
I can’t wait until this fall when Book 2 is released…
Destroy the key. Save her people and herself.
The Eternity Gate is found, and kings and monsters battle over its legends of treasure. But rumors whisper that someone stole the gate’s ancient key.
Seyo, handmaiden to the princess, keeps three secrets. First, she’s gifted in fire, not light, and may as well be cursed. Second, she translates a prophecy warning that the gate does not offer treasure but judgment. Third, Jorai, the scorned prince and Seyo’s confidant entrusts her with the key and disappears.
Surrounded by war, Seyo and her companions embark on a journey to seek help from a faraway empire and find Jorai, unaware of the trap awaiting them. But what should Seyo do with the key? Who can survive judgment, especially someone as flawed as her? Will hiding the key—or destroying it—save her people or ensure their defeat?
