Grudgebearer
J.F. Lewis
Pyr, Sep 2 2014, $18.00
ISBN 9781616149840
The Eldrennai created the Aern as slave warriors to defend the
master race against the Zaur. Over
seemingly endless time, the Eldrennai eventually became freed but also remained
Grudgebearers sworn to their oath to protect the Eldrennai. A truce of sorts was reached between the three
races six hundred years ago at the Sundering and every century since they meet
at the Grand Compunction to renew the shaky peace.
However, just before the latest conference, an Eldrennai royal Prince
Dolvek inanely devastates the pact when the fool opens up an exhibit of sentient Aernese armor. Accompanied by his daughter on his way to the
centennial conference, but angrily aware of the breach due to his link
to the ancient armor, Oathkeeper Kholster considers eradicating his former
Masters as the viable means of not breaking the vow while reacting to the
affront.
The first Grudgebearer science fiction tale is a great drama that
looks closely at the relationships between three sentient species; especially
the profound effect of long term enslavement on a now somewhat freed race. The cast representing the three peoples and
the armor seem genuine. Except for
unnecessary deities, this is an outstanding opening act.
Harriet Klausner
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