Terrie's Reviews > The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

A different kind of fantasy novel in that there's not much world building, but in place of that there is some pretty imaginative 'character building'. Sybel, the heroine, is a young woman happily living alone on Eld mountain with her magical creatures. The story evolves when a man delivers a baby to her for care, politics and war from the kingdoms down in the valley intrude on her quiet life, the baby grows up and hard decisions are made.

This is a short book for a fantasy which seem to run over 500 pages frequently. And yet, it is complete and it's strength is in the writing style. I found myself intrigued and then noticing my pleasure in reading the turn of phrase, the dialog (no contractions, make it more formal and medieval feeling), and the descriptions of her powers.

Definitely recommended.