I enjoyed this adventure story. It is the story of a young man, Brion, his sister, Brigid, his girlfriend, Finola, and the brothers Redmond and Neahal. After a raid in which Brion's parents are killed and his sister and girlfriend are captured, Brion must train to become a warrior able to venture into the raiders homeland to rescue the captured persons. The details of the girls captivity is detailed also along with Brion's training. The rest of the book recounts the raid into enemy territory to rescue the captives with lots of adventures and fighting. This book has been compared to the Rangers Aprentice series but I think they are different enough that they can both be enjoyed. I also feel this series is a little more dark and bloody than the young adult series of John Flanagan. The fight descriptions were a little like John Wick fight but I still enjoyed them since it is a fiction book. I did enjoy the description of tracking since I enjoy trying this as a hobby in the woods.
My only complaint is the author loves his cliff hangers. It got to be annoying that the author clips the story of a fight and then recaps what actually happened during the fight a couple of pages later.

Share/Like this Review?