The Leopard
K.V. Johansen
Pyr, Jun 10 2014,
$18.00
ISBN 9781616149031
Though none except one has seen or heard the
God The Lady of the Deep Well, Lady of Marakand, she is the most worshipped of
the deity triad. Her followers believe
she speaks to them through the Voice of the Lady of Marakand, also cloaked in
dark secrecy. Claiming their God ordered
them, the Voice of the Lady of Marakand commands the Red Masks to violently
attack their neighbors; anyone who resists is to be slaughtered brutally except
for the chosen ones who will serve as mockeries bowing to the Lady.
Heir to Queen Catigga of Suina Catarina and
sister of High King Durandu of Duina Andara, Deyandara has felt the wrath of
the Red Masks as her royal aunt failed the Goddess Catairanach and paid the
price along with most of her subjects. Deyandara
knows she is fortunate to have survived the carnage, but thirsts for revenge
knowing only one being might be able to succeed. Deyandara travels to Sand Cove in the Tributary
Lands to plead with the multi-cursed assassin Ahjvar the Leopard to eliminate
the Voice. In return to murdering the
abomination, Catairanach will grant Ahjvar his one wish: death.
The Leopard introduces readers to a
fascinating fierce fantasy world filled with an intriguing cast especially the
mysterious vile villain. Several threads
are begun, but none completed as this opening act comes across as an
interesting prequel to a good and evil saga.
Harriet Klausner
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