I read books and think of music. Some stories are
told as if by a single storyteller with a guitar, some are told as if the
storyteller is part of a band and some storytellers relate their story as if
they are part of a grand orchestra. Each of these forms bring stories to life
that a reader can thoroughly enjoy.
Omen Of Stones
by
Casey L. Bond
Reviewed by Katy Grant
When Fate steps in twists and
turns abound … in Omen Of Stones by
Casey L. Bond.
River is the son of King
Tauren and Queen Sable, but as the years have passed many Puritans in Nautilus
are unwilling to tolerate the witches in their midst, they foster hatred
towards all. Trying to keep the peace
after threats were made, Sable has urged their son River to keep close to the
castle. Now, on his seventeenth birthday he has come of age. It is time to
visit with the witches in Thirteen and learn more about his heritage. You see,
River speaks with the dead as well as walks among them.
There are boundaries that
protect Nautilus from the Wilds however, on this night River leaves the safe boundary
as he follows a spirit that calls to him. Set upon, knocked out and bound by
magic he is dragged to the river to be drowned.
Omen is a witch who lives in
the Wilds. On this night she is drawn to the river where she sees the men
trying to drown a young man. When they fail to heed her warning to stop and
free the young man, without regret she uses her command of the stones to bury
the would be murders. She guides River to her home, where she lives with her
foster mother, so she may unbind the magic that ties his hands. They return to
the river the next morning only to find it swollen so far out of its banks that
River may not return yet to Nautilus. Stranded on this side of the river the
Spirit returns for River with a fierce need for him to see her death. There is
trouble a’brewing both inside and out of Nautilus. The hatred some have for the
Witches has festered, grown and is ready to boil over to destroy all in its
path.
The thought to destroy
Nautilus was sparked with the death of the Spirit; just as the leaders enfolded
her daughters into their plan for revenge. Fate too will have a part in this
tale as it unfolds, for this war has been a long time coming, more then
seventeen years. Evil has laid in wait, biding time. The time is now.
Return to the Kingdom of
Nautilus, with Tauren, Sable, and others of the Kingdom. Step beyond the
boundaries into the Wilds where we see life outside Nautilus. Beginning with
the questions, why does someone want River dead? Omen is a founding, but who
were her parents? Why has the founder of the village provided her with a
caregiver and home all these years? What
are her powers? Why has Fate brought them together? You see, Fate has always
had a hand in River’s life; he guides him but, even Fate may not be able to
stop what will happen.
“Omen Of Stones” will continue the tale begun
in “When Wishes Bleed” bringing back favorite characters and introducing others
that share the Kingdom of Nautilus and the lands beyond. Tauren and Sable have
ruled Nautilus striving for peace but there are those who would rather bring
war to the borders and beyond endangering all they hold dear. This tale will
pull you in, push you to the edge of your chair, leave you with a warm feeling
and wanting just a little bit more.
