Royal DeceptionAnimal sifters, Kings, Queens, Lords, Ladies, commoners, and Inurites, among other characters, some shifting to wings, some with swords called sayirs shifting in their arms, some unable to shift at all and some being bound to prevent them from shifting – all at odds with each other on some level or another.
A cast of characters that I found too confusing to wrap my mind around, in the end, I just focused on the underlying threads, prejudice and deception. Royals with gold eyes, animal shifters with silver eyes flashing and then there was Prince Symon growing up in this environment, sometimes feeling a little over protected. He was a sickly child but through tradition, he was being primed to take his place as King of Arton~Dir, the controlling capital of all around them.
His academic tutor was a bound animal shifter who appeared at the castle to prevent his mother from doing something rash – which she did before he could stop her. She stole Prince Symon, shifted and gained wings, and was attempting to fly away with him until her son Leighman Bazon rescued the Prince as Bazon’s mother was killed for the attempted kidnapping. Bazon became the Prince’s tutor and protector – Bazon wanted the Prince to live and in his life turn the tide and gain liberation of the animal shifters.
Symon's life, over the years, was always being threatened and as a child he could not understand why. Claur was the real reason why, with a wicked mission in mind. Was there someone close to Symon who was working with this Claur to win control?
Jocktan, the Princes’s younger brother had already been lost at sea on a journey interrupted by those who had ill will in their hearts. Lady Lana who had become his one and only friend over the years was ever present in his life, through battles and pleasure and he needed that companionship. Feeling neglected by his mother after his brother and baby sister died and lied to by his father regarding travel that never seemed to happen based on Symon’s health and the need to keep him safe.
A reoccurring dream of a burning barn which the Prince was trapped inside of, coming to fruition in a battle the beginning of his fourteenth birthday when things went astray and then the Author ended leaving the rest to come in a following book (although the Author does give you a sneak preview of the following book).
Lots of action and danger swirled around Symon and Lana and in the end you are left hanging until you read the next book. If you like these kinds of stories and are looking for entertainment, experience the Royal Deception!
Although I am not really into fantasy and this book was long, it was an interesting read even if I couldn’t remember the assortment of lives intermingled into this story. The main characters are memorable and at the end there is a three page list of characters along with a three page Glossary that defines all the cities and inhabitants of each city (if I had only known!!)
Reviewed by: Connie Jordan
February 8, 2016
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