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H. L. Watson, a self-proclaimed ‘nerd’, has always been an avid fan of the fantasy and sci-fi genre and a dedicated online gamer. Mr. Watson first came up with the concept of World of Ryyah while in his early 20s and began creating detailed background stories for a videogame concept. In time, Mr. Watson adopted his early concepts into his World of Ryyah book series, The Elven Age Saga, creating an intricate fantasy world full of strange and intriguing races and characters.
Reviewed by Author Anna del C. Dye. for Readers' Favorite
This high fantasy tale is creative. Though elves are in it, it isn’t a copy of "Lord of the Rings" by any means. It is a fresh point of view about a race that is a favorite of many. This fantasy will take the reader to a new land where they will find battles, loyalty, traditions, and love.
Donovan is 12 years old when he and his best friend Akenji witness a slaver kill all the small children and men in his village. Their captors take him and all the young men in the area to be sold as slaves. They pass through a forest guarded by the wood elves. The elves kill the slavers and the elfin captain, a she-elf, and decide to keep them and help them through the horror they had witnessed. The High Lord of the Wood Elves hates humans and begrudgingly lets her train them in an outpost between human and elves lands.
When Donovan is a young man, Princess Brandela goes to choose her handmaidens in preparation for her upcoming marriage. Instead she is taken by a huge group of slavers. After they free all the slaves except Brandela, for reasons of his own, Donovan goes after the slavers and finds the princess. He has set a daunting task before him, a task that may take his young life.
This short story or novelette will be well received by all those who love elves, and young adults in general. It has a sex scene without going into great details. I found the scene very well done and congratulate the author for being tasteful. This is a fun book that really sparkles.
