Lord of the Isles

Year: 1997

Abstract:
Garric or-Reise, the long lost relative of King Carus, is drawn out of his little town into a world of magic and war between the forces of good and evil. Garric's best friend, Cashel, is a powerful wizard but doesn't know it. Garric's sister Sharina is taken by nobles on a wild chase around the Isles of Haft. Garric's girlfriend, Ilna, is possesed by a demon that can weave patterns that hypnotize people. An old woman, barely a wizard at all, is all there is that can teach Garric what he needs to know to help keep his friends alive, and destroy the evil that wants to destroy them all.

Advanced Mind
Exploration/Quest
Military/Fighting
Horror
Magic
Advanced Technology
Time Travel/Alternate History
Science
Aliens/Beasties
Contemporality

Other books in this series: Lord of the Isles
Queen of Demons [1998]
Servant of the Dragon [1999]

Spectre's Review
This is a spectacular story. Thw world seems kind of small at first (and it is), but a huge tale is woven out of the tiny little place. One of my favorite things of the book was Cashel, a simple shepherd, who discovers he is a very powerful wizard. So powerful he can fight and destroy demons with his bare hands. The pace of the story was quite fast. David Drake has a lot of writing experience, and the way the words flowed from the book illustrate this quite well. The word usage was wonderfully spectacular. I'm gonna have to read more of this series.

Spectre's Rating
Delightful. Simply delightful!

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