The Hands of Ruin: Book One is the first in The Hands of
Ruin two-book series written by Dylan Lee Peters.
Trying to have a relaxing time with her
jawhar Reego, reclusive zul master Ah’Rhea accidentally hears of an incident
about a little girl, improper use of zulis and the election of a new zul master
to address the issue. But just as the zul master starts to contemplate on the
gravity of what she just heard, her attention is caught by an unusual activity
which, unmistakably, means a summons for a particular zul master, her.
Meanwhile, Aschburner twins Zigmund and
Zera just meet with their uncle Rainart for the first time. Though he knows
they are better off with their uncle than anywhere else, Ziggy instinctively
doesn’t like the limping and drunk stranger who takes them in. Little does he
know that his dislike will grow even more intense in just a few short days.
With two separate plotlines told in
alternating sequence, this book is initially confusing. Though both plots are
equally interesting and the readers are kept in suspense anticipating how the
plots will converge, there are too many scenes which I find irrelevant to the
story and which the book can do without.
The book has fast-pacing and vivid, albeit
dark, descriptions. Some characters are more developed than others, and some
who play important roles in this book are left undeveloped. I believe, though,
that the author has plans for them in the second book. Just as the two plots
are getting interesting, the book ends in cliffhanger leaving a lot of
questions unanswered. That gives the ending an incomplete and unsatisfactory
feeling.
Still, I enjoyed reading the book and I
find the premise very intriguing. Other science fiction and dark fantasy fans
may find it interesting.
Congratulations to Dylan Lee Peters (@dylanleepeters)
on such an intriguing book. For more books by the author, click HERE.
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