Flight of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse

Review: I am seriously in love with this new fantasy series published by Morgan Busse. I've just purchased the first book of her steam-punk trilogy because I can't get enough of her work. While I wait for it to arrive, I picked up "Flight of the Raven" and read it again. I am incredibly short on free time these days, so to say I read something twice is remarkable. I realize I'm gushing, but I had a fantastic time escaping into this world of make-believe.

The first thing that captured me about this series (there are two books so far, the third comes out in February) is the depth of soul in the characters - particularly in Selene. I want to tread carefully here as it is way to easy to give the story away, but Selene is forced into a life she would have never asked for at the hand of her own mother.... a life that has hardened her and changed her to a point where even she doesn't know who she is anymore. Now, at the hand of another person (to avoid a spoiler I won't say who), she has been given an ultimate choice to decide what her future is going to be, how she is going to live, and what deity she is going to follow. Her inner struggle is as real as the physical war building in her land, and her burgeoning magical powers add yet another dimension to her changing world.

I would definitely recommend this book (read the series in order though). A warning though... once you enter this magical world you won't want to leave it. The Ravenwood Saga is fast paced and the use of magic in the realm of the dream walkers is creative and mysterious. I am looking forward to the next book in February.

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Thank-you to Graf Martin Communications and to Baker Publishing House for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Back Cover: 

Selene Ravenwood, once the heir to House Ravenwood, is now an exile. On the run and free of her family's destiny, Selene hopes to find the real reason her family was given the gift of dreamwalking. But first she must adapt to her new role as wife to Lord Damien Maris, the man she was originally assigned to kill.

While adjusting to her marriage and her home in the north, her power over dreams begins to grow. As the strongest dreamwalker to exist in ages, her expanding power attracts not only nightmares but the attention of the Dark Lady herself.

With a war looming on the horizon and a wicked being after her gift, Selene is faced with a choice: accept the Dark Lady's offer or search out the one who gave her the gift of dreamwalking. One path offers power, the other freedom. But time is running out, and if she doesn't choose soon, her decision will be made for her.