The old war between the dragons and elves has long been over, and Deerium has entered a new age. The humans have taken hold and the last fragment of days gone by, known as the Takahrn, have been made slaves.
Gahlaia, the Takahrn’s rightful leader, is given a chance to save her people. Borhiim, a man with a confusing past, must choose between his new life and the one left behind. Tirehn, the soon-to-be king, seeks to find his father’s murderer. All the while, the Eternal moves them together to discover the reality of their world, and the one who’s been pulling all the strings.

If you are a fan of high fantasy, this debut novel is a must for you! It has the chosen one trope so prominent in that  genre but with a really cool twist, a very cool and unique magic system and a captivating story that grabbed me from chapter 1.
It has multiple POVs but they all add something interesting to the story and I never felt myself wishing we could skip it to go back to a different character. It also has a very interesting class division and the author does a great job managing the subject of slavery and “less than” races like the Takahrn are seen, and incredibly enough Michaels created a human character that I actually love!? Anyone who knows me knows I’m extremely anti human in any book or movie that has humans vs some other race, but King Tirehn is a great character!

Lastly and perhaps my favorite thing: there’s no unnecessary miscommunication for the sake of moving the story along! It was so refreshing seeing characters actually talking and sharing information while the story still kept its mystery and pace.

I think my only critique is that I wish the map had better art work because I love maps and this world could have an epic one, but since I received such an early copy of the book perhaps it’s in the works! 

The Faded Dragon comes out on February 4th so go ahead and place your preorders if you love fantasy as much as I do!