Bloodstone

by Barbara Campbell

Daw, 566 pp, $7.00

Bloodstone is book two of the Tricksters Game

It has been years since Darek’s world had almost been condemned to endless winter. He is now the memory Keeper, his wife is the tribe’s healer. Now, the oldest son, apprentice to the tree father, has used his power to fly with an eagle, an act forbidden by tribal law. He loses his apprenticeship and runs to warn the village of slavers but is captured by them. Darek is on the trail immediately. This is the first step toward their worst nightmare.

This is a complex tale with good world building and plenty of plot and action told from several viewpoints. Well written, it is another hard-to-put-down book that holds your interest till the end; you will want to add this book to your library. - Pam Allan