The first ten chapters were all told from Devin’s POV chapter eleven and the rest of the story changes the narrative to multi-POV style. It’s just the nature of humanity.”ĭalgish’s characterizations in this book were terrific. Any force for good, if capable of evil, will inevitably be used for evil. “I have studied history extensively, Tommy. The narrative has a voice that’s so compelling and addictive, imbued with resonating topics such as the nature of humanity, death, afterlife, and faith all of these elements combined in a way that made it difficult for me to put the book down.

From the first chapter, I was immediately pulled into the solemn, melancholy, and dark mood of this world. Here’s the good news I’m sure you want to hear: the execution of the story is even better than the premise. The story revolves around Devin and his unlikely new companions as they try their best to adapt and survive the changes caused by all the new unprecedented dangers and situations.

When a mysterious and deadly black water appears and washes over the land of Cradle, the veil between worlds is torn, causing a return of ancient magic and forgotten races. Soulkeeper, the first book in The Keepers trilogy, is my first experience reading Dalglish’s work I loved it, so I know it definitely won’t be the last.ĭevin Eveson is a Soulkeeper, a priest and a healer who travels through remote villages. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get around to any of his work despite being interested in them-especially Shadowdance. For the past two years, I’ve occasionally seen his Shadowdance and Seraphim series being reviewed with positive ratings on bookish social media. My inner bookworm is gratified to find another fantasy author’s backlog to go through I can’t say the same for my bank account.ĭavid Dalglish is not an unfamiliar name to me. Soulkeeper captivated my attention with its seductive storytelling.

And even sympathisers risk their wrath.ĪRC provided by the publisher-Orbit-in exchange for an honest review. And as Devin slowly befriends people of these new races, his discomfort in his role grows. Now Devin must set aside his words of peace and accept his new role: slayer of monsters and protector of the human race.īut not all the creatures that have re-awakened mean humanity harm. But when a dragon awakens - the size of a mountain and leaving great chasms in its wake - the veil is torn, flooding the land with ancient magic and forgotten races.

In the first book of USA Today bestseller David Dalglish's epic fantasy trilogy, a warrior priest must answer the call and protect his world from monsters, when ancient magic suddenly returns to his land.ĭevin Eveson is a Soulkeeper, travelling through remote villages as a preacher and healer.

The soulkeepers series