Emissary is about a
young man named Hyam, who has recently lost his mother. He is still
feeling the keen loss. In order to fulfill his mother's final wish he
must go to a Long Hall, a place he utterly dreads, to tell his father
of her passing. When he arrives, he receives news that his father
actually died years ago. Hyam feels the loneliness of being an
orphan, but the mistress of the hall informs him that he has been an
orphan for years. His parents took him in when they found him on
their door step and his past training at the Hall has put into
question who he truly is. He can speak a tongue that only one of that
race can speak and better than any professor ever could. This puts
into question his origin and leads them to believe that he is part of
a race that is feared and sentenced to death. This race is spread far
and wide to hide. These people had no qualms in destroying an entire
race. This news is a shock to Hyam and leaves him wondering who he
truly is.
It is said that
when one of this race turns twenty-one they come into a power of
their own. Hyam does not know what this means and must wait until all
is revealed. When the power he did not know he had comes to the
surface, he flees and goes into hiding, searching for answers that
lead him on a quest that he would have never foreseen. He meets a
people who had long been forgotten; becomes an emissary to a people
who have not needed one in over a century; sees magic that has long
been forbidden. He wields magic in a way that has not been seen for a
thousand years. He does so in order to protect all those he loves and
the world he holds dear from one who seeks to destroy all. This is a
tale you will not want to miss.
Thomas Locke has
done a great job with his tale. You are on the edge of your seat the
whole way wondering what will happen. The pages fly by as you take a
seat and read, not realizing how long you have been engrossed in his
story. This book is one you will not want to put down. In some
stories you know what is happening before the characters do, but in
this story you are in just as much wonderment as the characters
themselves. In order to discover what is happening you must continue
to read on. There is really no specific character that I can think of
that represents God, but like Lord of the Rings this is a great
example of the fight between good and evil. If you love fantasies,
magic and stories with the feel of Lord of the Rings, then take a
ride with Thomas Locke's book, Emissary.
I thoroughly
enjoyed Emissary and look forward to the release of second book in
the series!
The publisher,
Revell, gave me no monetary payment for this review. I received a
complimentary copy of Thomas Locke's book, Emissary, so I could share
my honest opinion of his work.
