Whenever someone asks what I'm reading, more than half the time it's a fantasy novel. There's just something about losing myself in a book with swords and sorcery. And when I started reading The Third Sign by Gregory A. Wilson, I was immediately drawn into the world of young Calen Gollnet.
Calen braved the dangerous Razorwood, seeking the help of Arvan Eleron, one of the heroes who helped overthrow the Overlord and free the country of Klune a decade ago. The city of Klune Anor had been destroyed by a strange army, and Calen was told to find Arvan to tell him that the tomb of Ek'thon had begun to melt... one of the signs of an old prophecy that meant bad news for Klune...
With Arvan's help, Calen eventually meets Sarrtax, one of the legendary arlics (giant furry horned warriors) protecting the borders of Klune, as well as Princess Senavene and Prince Rell of the Krollner family. Together they struggle to pull together an army to stop what's coming. Evil has once again entered Klune and a new group of heroes must rise to the challenge.
This book has a little bit of everything you'd expect from a good fantasy yarn. The bad guys are bad. The good guys are good. And everybody holds a piece of the puzzle.
As a first novel, Wilson has created a compelling story. This is the first in a planned series of books (the Chronicles of Klune), and, as such, Wilson does spend a good amount of time introducing his characters and world to the reader. But I found the world to be quite engaging, with a plot weaving current events, the last 10 years of peace and the prior period of slavery together to create a world I hope to learn more of in the future.
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