The Armor of Light

Yesterday 9/6/11 was the release for The Armor of Light,  by Karen Hover book 2 in the Wolfchild Saga fantasy series.   (e-book available onSmashwords) This fantastic novel draws the reader into the world of  Rasann, a place of magic full of battles between good and evil. One you start reading you can’t put it down. If you fell in liked with Ember and Kayle in the Sapphire Flute, you will love them in the Armor of Light where all the same characters are back, and new ones have been stirred into the mix. 

Karen writes with passion and a talent for description that puts the reader inside the mind and skin of the characters she so colorfully details on the page. While reading her stories I get a 3-D panoramic vision as if I were in an IMAX theater. There were heartrending scenes of loss, humorous scenes with uncontrolled new skills, fantastic underwater and cave scenes, mind-boggling shape-shifters, and terrifying evil-doers.

Karen writes some very insightful antagonists. This second volume in the Wolfchild Saga give the reader a fuller understanding of where the villains came from and opens a window into their heart.

Issues we face in the real world are mirrored and expertly explored in this young adult novel such as self-esteem, class systems, environment, the meaning of love, choosing between right and wrong and taking responsibility for your actions. In my opinion her fantasy writing skill is near that of Anne McCaffrey, Orson Scott Card and Terry Brooks.

The series’ new illustrator Deirdra Eden Copple created two beautiful covers.

I heartily recommend Karen Hoover’s new book The Armor of Light and look forward to the next book in the Wolfchild series. Karen’s books are a staple in my gift list for nieces and nephews.