The Victor

Author: Karin Erlandsson

Translator: Annie A Prime   Cover design: Marie Lane   Cover illustration: Jesus Gaban Bravo  

Reviews

The Victor is the final book in the four-part series Song of the Eye Stone. Narrator Mirando and Syrsa are the best pearl gathers in the Queendom. Exhausted from their death-defying adventure and devastating loss in the mountains they must set out again in search of the Eye Stone which they came so close to retrieving. Although now out of the clutches of the evil Iberis, the duo will need to gather all their strength for their new quest to find it one last time. They know, all too well, that human desire and greed will turn people against each other and that the dangers of the Eye Stone threaten to bring nothing but pain and misery to the Queendom and its citizens. It is imperative Miranda and Syrsa find the Eye Stone and only they can destroy it and finally free the Queendom from its tyrannical curse once and for all. But they are not the only ones who seek it.

Miranda and Syrsa’s journey takes them to the spectacular Queen’s City where pearls pave the streets. However, it soon becomes clear the Queen knows more about them than she would have them believe. What does she want with them and more importantly, can they trust her? And what is her connection with the evil Iberis?

Karin Erlandssonhas woven a fantastical tale, skilfully translated by Annie Prime. Erlandsson has combined a fantastical world with the reality of complex human relationships as well as detailing life in the stunning Queen’s City.

Deborah Hallford in Outside In World