Ignoring the part where the narrator of the story is a
perverted old man and the price for his tales is absurd, book one of the
Invisible Chains, Bonds of Hate, is a good read. It tells the tale of the two
youngest princes of Ximerion, Ehander and Anaxantis, and their trip to the
Northern Marches.
Here is where I stop and say that this is a story not meant
for everyone as it contains taboos -incest, rape, bondage, etc, etc.
But putting that to the side, as I am a fan of stories that
break taboos and make them commonplace, I will continue on by saying that the
characters are fleshed out and you care about them. When you can feel sympathy
for the villain, when not three chapters ago, he was using the hero as a
urinal, you have something special.
Bonds of Hate also had a great tone that melded well with my
favorite album for repeat of the time–AB III. At certain points, the tracks and
chapters synched up perfectly. As I rarely read and listen to music in tandem,
it freaked me out.
Overall, Bonds of Hate is a great beginning to a trilogy.
Bonds of Hate receives a four out of five.
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