Walls of Sakaret by Gerone Blomgren is an epic fantasy story. Two millennia ago, Sakaret was sealed off and no-one has set foot outside it since. For Alsed, it has been the only place he knows. Then Jeresa appears, an outsider from a world that everyone believed was long gone. She needs help in saving her own people and Alsed steps up to the plate with his friends. But things are not going to go smoothly. A psychotic demigod has spent the last two thousand years planning revenge and now he wants the world to burn. Alsed is forced by an unseen hand into fighting for his very survival and to save the world from total destruction. He isn’t equipped to deal with the outside world and he doesn’t have the skills to win. He must learn, along with the few that opted to join him and Jeresa, how to defeat a centuries-old enemy. They must follow a long and bloody path and Alsed must be reborn to succeed in his fight.

Walls of Sakaret by Gerone Blomgren is an involved and bloody tale, not for the faint-hearted. It is a story steeped in history, quite heavy in places but very entertaining. It isn’t an action all the way story but there was plenty of information to help everything gel and some interesting creatures and lore too. Once the main characters set off on their adventures, it was much like a quest of sorts, with plenty of battles, lots of great character interaction and a little bloodthirsty in places. The characters were written well and, for the most part, they were likable. Although there were several different storylines going on, these characters remained a central part, which helped pull things together. One thing that really made this book stand out was its descriptive nature; it was done so well that you could see it all, almost feel it all as it happened. An entertaining read and I enjoyed it.

In Gerone Blomgren’s Walls of Sakaret, Alsed is a young man of deep reflection living a simple life in the quiet city of Sakaret. While he is vacationing in the woods, a mysterious, commanding being resembling a man of huge proportions appears. He warns Alsed of a dangerous mission he must undertake. Sure enough, Alsed hears the distant cry of a woman who is wounded and about to be killed by a half-human beast. He rushes to rescue her, but finds out that first he must go through the ancient magical walls that protect his land. Will he be able to save her? And if he does, what epic repercussions will this bring? Alsed will need everything in him to face the coming dangers involving god-like creatures, ancient spells, foreign cultures and irrational war.

Very well written, Gerone Blomgren’s Walls of Sakaret delivers an exciting tale of heroism in an epic fantasy of clashing god-like beings and the fates of their people. The storyline is well developed, at times very thrilling, with a riveting pace. The characters have depth and credibility. This is especially true for the protagonist, Alsed, who must come to believe in himself so he can conquer his fears and save the people. In this way, this is a great tale of finding enough courage to overcome one's outer as well as inner conflicts to meet one’s destiny. This book does not have a fixed conclusion, revealing that there is more action to come, leaving important questions to be answered later.