Customer Reviews

Daughter of the Sun (The Sundered Breath Trilogy)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The book has fascinated and enraptured my two little girls- ages 9 and 12. The adventure is riveting because it involves fantasy, magic and adventure. The story involves a family of four split up from birth of the young ones to later play a role in the 'big adventure', and the uniting of that family towards the end of the story. I can't say enough for the book and the author.

I have been waiting for this to be available for a long time. I came across this author through his other pursuits (the dragonslanding pocast). Little did I know that he was capable of weaving such a tale. A story with rich characters and a plot that keeps you on the edge waiting to see what will happen next. I am enjoying it very much. My only regret is not having taken a chance on him when I had the opportunity to get this in hardcover format. If you don't want to take my word for it, go to www.lonnieezell.com and listen to his podiobook version of the story for yourself. Then you will be hooked just like I was.



-Simon

Lonnie Ezell has created a fascinating adventure in an imaginative world and has filled it with well-developed characters. Many iconic elements are here, but he has combined them and presented them in a unique way. The podcast novel version is also great.

I give this book 4 stars because it is a first work, and as such I feel deserves some leniency.

Although I enjoyed the book overall I have two issues:

1. The story is fairly standard epic fantasy fare.
A reluctant hero, an evil emperor, forbidden magic and assorted fantastical information about the setting. Nothing stood out to me as specifically novel.

2. This book would have benefited from a professional editor.
I am not talking about misspellings and bad grammar, it is certain that Lonnie is highly literate. I felt that the book had too much fluff, too much prose or was simply overwrought in places. The only typo style issue was that for one climactic scene two antithetical character names were swapped, and the mental pause broke my immersion completely.

Overall an average fantasy read. Comparable to Angels & Demons - I kept reading at a good clip, but like cotton candy, once it was gone I went looking for something more satisfying.

I have been enjoying listening to the podcast of this book on my iPod. I can't wait to get my own copy of the book. This is a truly riveting story, and the characters really came to life for me.

This was a wonderful book! I absolutely love it! When I first started it, I wasnt sure it was my type of book, but I kept getting further and further into it. I just couldn't put it down!
I'm definately going to check out his other books!
Keep them coming! I can't wait!
Elizabeth

I have listened to the podcast of this book, and can't wait for the written story to arrive. The weeks that go by...I can't wait for the next episode. I want to read it all now.
Action...adventure...love...loss...understanding...it's all here.