Back in June I posted about the Pearlsong Refounding Series (https://landofmysojourn.net/blog/?p=19211). If you read it then you have probably already jumped in to the final two books. If you haven’t read it I’ll remind you again that you are missing out.
My Thoughts:
I loved the way the conclusion to the series progressed and unfolded. Two things that particularly struck me (avoiding spoilers) were the way that people reacted to (and were offended) by The Pearl. It certainly left me reflecting deeply on the topic. The other thing that I loved most was the change in Gideon. There is a moment when he reflects that he feels like he won the lottery. That really struck me, because despite all the hardship he has faced and the hardship he knows is coming, he is focusing on the gift – the life that has come to him – as so much more valuable than any of his sacrifices. And I could deeply relate to that too.
If you want to know more you’ll have to read the series yourself. And it is worth reading! It’s well written, suspenseful and insightful page turner. (Though as I mentioned before please be aware that there are themes of abuse in the story-line and occasional coarse language scattered throughout).
About the Books:
The Song That Shatters
The ancient prophecy
Has come to pass.
But will it bring
Deliverance or doom?
WAR has come to the Inherited Lands. Though the Remnant now wield the life-giving power of Dei’lo, their numbers are still too few to stand against the staggering might of the Sa’lei Lords and their armies. Besieged and weakened to near collapse, the Remnant rebels are forced to flee to the four corners of the world. Isolated from one another and unable to find help for their cause, their defeat is all but certain.
Yet, within the shadows of the Deathland Barrens one thread of hope remains. Gideon Dawning, the prophesied Waymaker from another realm, has recovered the Pearl, a sentient orb that holds within it the full knowledge and power of Dei’lo. If he can bring the orb to the fight, it may be enough to turn the tide. But time is short, and many dreadful enemies stand in his way.
Even more troubling, the Pearl itself is not what he expected. It summons him to follow a foolish and dangerous path—one that seems intent on ushering in the doom of the world.
The Word that Prevails
In a Battle
for the Soul of the Age,
Who Will Have the Final Word?
THE Remnant forces are nearly gone. What’s left of them are on the run, desperate to find refuge beyond the reach of Avaddon’s Horde. But there is no place like that left within the Inherited Lands.
Only Gideon Dawning, Waymaker for the Pearl, offers any hope of deliverance now. But he is slow to come to their aid. He travels distant paths on an obscure mission that no one understands. He seems content to let the Remnant suffer. Seems not even to care whether they live or die.
What good is a savior who fails to save?
Even if he comes, will it be too late?
