The Gathering Dark by Brett Armstrong

Jason is an expert at running from his past. But when it catches up, he finds himself hiding in a peculiar inn listening to a tale from centuries past.

The story is Anargen's, a teen who is pulled from all he loves to follow his oaths of loyalty to the fabled King of the Realms. Together with his mentor, Cinaed, he rides north on a special quest to mediate peace talks between ancient foes—the men of Ecthelowall and the dwarfs of Ordumair. Nothing goes as planned. Many on both sides of the dispute despise Anargen's Order. Worse, an arcane evil has returned to the North. This "Grey Scourge" seeks to ruin the peace talks and ensure a lost treasure held by the dwarfs is never found by those for whom it is meant.


As Anargen's story unfolds, Jason begins to wonder whether it is truly just a fable. He soon finds himself drawn into the conflict Anargen faced. A battle which has shaped and can destroy his world.

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Thoughts:
My son loves these kids of books, so he read and reviewed this one for me. Neither of us, are the best e-book readers. We like paperback, so it took him a while to get through the book, and likely would have gotten into it more had it been a paperback.
This is what he had to say:

" This book seemed, when I began to read it, as if it would be much like the hit video game series Assassin’s Creed. The story begins with a character who does not take the title of protagonist. I assumed the book would jump back and forth between Jason, the character from the start of the book, and Anargen, the main protagonist in the story Jason is told is about. While it did not do that as often as I had expected, I was pleased to learn the book did, indeed, do this a few times. Jason and Anargen both were interesting characters. Anargen and his relationship with Seren was another interesting departure from the way most authors write their romantic portions. The twist revealed in the final pages of the book, is, indeed, quite an amazing turn the book takes. I enjoyed the book quite a bit, and do, indeed, recommend it. "

We received a e-book copy courtesy of the author and Just Read Tours. All opinions are our own and we were not asked to give a positive review.