A Time of Omens by Katharine Kerr

A Time of Omens

by Katharine Kerr

Personal Review/Comments

Book Two of The Westlands Cycle. This follows on from A Time of Exile. I didn't think I would get into either book. But I got the latter and though it is quite long ~ overly detailed at times ~ and way too may characters for me to keep track of, for some odd reason, I did enjoy it. So I got myself this, Katharine Kerr's second in the series.

It does help if you have read Book I, but the author does give synopsis so that for those who have not read the previous book, they still have an understanding of what is going on in the current. Again quite a convoluted fantasy tale, over-peopled by characters. If you are in the mood to be immersed in fantasy and not need to hurry along from front to end in a gripping obsession, it is quite a good form of relaxation.

Synopsis

The workings of fate cut across centuries to affect the lives of people destined to bring a vanishing race into the cycle of incarnation in the latest fantasy by the author of A Time of Exile.

Prince Rhodry and his fate-linked companions fight creatures of dark magic in a story that takes place over three centuries and as many serial incarnations. The world of Deverry is richly detailed, and Kerr's characters are genuinely appealing, but the intricate plot requires familiarity with earlier titles.

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