'Demetrius makes his first mistake when he lets his best friend Halcyon marry Eleyna, the love of his life, without saying a word. On the day of the wedding, he walks away from the Elencheran town of Dove's Meadow and joins the army. He makes his second mistake when the pirate Black Iris tricks him into letting
dozens of men, women and children die in a fire. Demetrius is imprisoned in grief and disgrace. But he can atone. The Black Iris is dead. The Ivory Rose has risen to the top of the pirates and is leading brutal raids on the coast.
If Demetrius can capture and kill her, he'll win his pardon. And then Demetrius discovers the Ivory Rose is Eleyna. He must decide which will be his third mistake: losing his last chance at a pardon or destroying the one woman he's ever loved.'
The latest instalment of Brown’s ‘The Elencheran Chronicles’, ‘A World Apart’ follows the fortunes of Demetrius, a soldier brought up on a sheep farm in a place called Dove’s Meadow, by his father and grandfather. Growing up,
Demetrius’ best friends were Halcyon and Eleyna; they form a gang and do
everything together. However, the friends are torn apart when Demetrius and
Eleyna fall in love, but don’t admit their feelings, and Eleyna then marries
Halcyon. On the day of their wedding Demetrius leaves Dove’s Meadow and joins the Order, the military government that rules Elenchera.
Halycon and Eleyna end up as pirates, and are inadvertently responsible for destroying Demetrius career and getting him sentenced to the Pit, a disgusting hole for thieves. Demetrius sets out to seek his revenge on The Ivory Rose, the notorious leader of the pirates, but what will he do when he discovers that The Ivory Rose is none other than Eleyna?
I liked that the author allowed me to learn about Elenchera as the book progressed rather than just dumping a load of information on me at the
beginning of the story. This meant that I felt as if I was constantly exploring,
and discovering more about the land.
I was impressed by the quality of Brown’s writing, and Demetrius story was very appealing – the use of the pirates in the tale made it stand out and led to some great scenarios. Demetrius is firmly on the side of the Order, whilst the pirates want to free Elenchera from the Order’s very rigid rule. To be honest, both sides make such compelling arguments. I really wasn’t sure who
to root for at times.
The story has quite a build up before Demetrius is even born, which was a little surprising. I enjoyed this part of the book, but it perhaps wasn’t all absolutely necessary. In fact the book is so long that I did feel that there were parts that could have been cut out, and this tighter editing would maybe have made a smoother story.
Each of the novels in the Elencheran Chronicles is stand-alone and set in a different time-period, with its own, individual cast. This of
course means that the reader can begin reading the series in whatever order they
like, which appealed to me. Brown’s world was engaging and original, and I’d
certainly recommend his very entertaining series.
4 stars
dozens of men, women and children die in a fire. Demetrius is imprisoned in grief and disgrace. But he can atone. The Black Iris is dead. The Ivory Rose has risen to the top of the pirates and is leading brutal raids on the coast.
If Demetrius can capture and kill her, he'll win his pardon. And then Demetrius discovers the Ivory Rose is Eleyna. He must decide which will be his third mistake: losing his last chance at a pardon or destroying the one woman he's ever loved.'
The latest instalment of Brown’s ‘The Elencheran Chronicles’, ‘A World Apart’ follows the fortunes of Demetrius, a soldier brought up on a sheep farm in a place called Dove’s Meadow, by his father and grandfather. Growing up,
Demetrius’ best friends were Halcyon and Eleyna; they form a gang and do
everything together. However, the friends are torn apart when Demetrius and
Eleyna fall in love, but don’t admit their feelings, and Eleyna then marries
Halcyon. On the day of their wedding Demetrius leaves Dove’s Meadow and joins the Order, the military government that rules Elenchera.
Halycon and Eleyna end up as pirates, and are inadvertently responsible for destroying Demetrius career and getting him sentenced to the Pit, a disgusting hole for thieves. Demetrius sets out to seek his revenge on The Ivory Rose, the notorious leader of the pirates, but what will he do when he discovers that The Ivory Rose is none other than Eleyna?
I liked that the author allowed me to learn about Elenchera as the book progressed rather than just dumping a load of information on me at the
beginning of the story. This meant that I felt as if I was constantly exploring,
and discovering more about the land.
I was impressed by the quality of Brown’s writing, and Demetrius story was very appealing – the use of the pirates in the tale made it stand out and led to some great scenarios. Demetrius is firmly on the side of the Order, whilst the pirates want to free Elenchera from the Order’s very rigid rule. To be honest, both sides make such compelling arguments. I really wasn’t sure who
to root for at times.
The story has quite a build up before Demetrius is even born, which was a little surprising. I enjoyed this part of the book, but it perhaps wasn’t all absolutely necessary. In fact the book is so long that I did feel that there were parts that could have been cut out, and this tighter editing would maybe have made a smoother story.
Each of the novels in the Elencheran Chronicles is stand-alone and set in a different time-period, with its own, individual cast. This of
course means that the reader can begin reading the series in whatever order they
like, which appealed to me. Brown’s world was engaging and original, and I’d
certainly recommend his very entertaining series.
4 stars
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