Miles Owens, Daughter of Prophecy

Daughter of Prophecy

Miles Owens

Strang Communications, Oct 2005, $12.99

ISBN: 1591857996

In 1201 Lady Eyslk gives birth to a healthy girl Rhiannon de Murdeen en Rogoth of Clan Dinari. The father, Lord Tellan is elated though dazed at becoming a first time father. However, as the Lore teller Girard begins to scribe the birthing information on parchment, monks from the Keepers of the Covenant surprise everyone when they arrive to predict the newborn babe would become the Protectress of the Covenant and bring affluence to the land. However, the elderly monk tries to kill the baby; after quite a struggle he dies, but not before he murders Eyslk.

Just under sixteen years later, her home is in fiery ruins as dragons take to the sky to stop the prophecy from happening, so that they can rule the Broken Stone Lands from the sky, They must kill Rhiannon as the only potential threat. Her tutor Lakenna has taught her more than just book knowledge. Only a teen, she is the one person who can enter the spirit plane to weaken unbeatable dragons and their even more invincible evil masters (demons), so that they can be harmed by master sword fighters and archers on the mortal plane. She is the red haired DAUGHTER OF PROPHECY, but has a long weary quest to meet what has been foretold about her since birth.

This is an extremely exciting fantasy, that opens at a fevered pitch and never slows down until the concluding battle occurs, with the above paragraphs only describing the beginning of Rhiannon's guise. The cast is strong enabling the audience to believe in dragons, demons and wars on a spiritual plane. Readers who enjoy good vs. evil confrontations will appreciate Rhiannon's tale, sort of like Saint Joan and the Dragon.

Harriet Klausner