Tamsen Ka’antira watched in horror as her uncle, Gabril de Spesialle, murdered her parents at her home Asphodel. The young Tamsen escapes by unknowingly causing a magical snow storm with her powers. The storm effectively conceals her tracks and she survives when her elven relatives take her in and raise her. Half human, half elf, she is taught magic from both realms.

Tamsen, now a young woman, is summoned to the beautiful, elven city of Leselle, where the elven elders of the counsel acknowledge her in the coming of age ritual. While in the city of Leselle Tamsen also becomes aware of the fact that some elves do not care for her human heritage.

Brial Ka’breona, an elf warrior, is ordered by the counsel to guard Tamsen and protect her on her journey home. Brial mistrusts humans, though Tamsen causes a change of heart when she decides to go back to Asphodel and claim what is rightfully hers. Brial finds himself awed by her courage, and his respect and admiration for her strength takes their relationship to new levels.

In the face of imminent war the human and elven worlds must work together to save an ancient race, and Tamsen must coordinate this historic battle with the help of her human and elven friends.

I’m giving The Reckoning of Asphodel 4 tombstones. Celina Summers creates a wonderful world with her descriptive words and rich characterization. The pace of The Reckoning of Asphodel is a nice change from what you would normally find on the bookshelves. While reading this book I felt relaxed and caught up in the world of the elves and their gentle nature. I’m looking forward to reading the second book in this series, Asphodel: The Gift of Redemption.

Book Stats:

• e-book, digital format
• Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
  
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-1-60168-038-9

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Books in the Asphodel series in the order they should be read:
The Reckoning of Asphodel
Asphodel: The Gift of Redemption

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