Publication Date: March 31, 2011
In Tales of Suruale: Davi by R. Booth, B. Woods and D. Morgan, Davi is a human swordsmith living in a Middle Earth-like world. When his own people burn him out of his home and send Davi to try to open a trade route with a nearby Kingdom of Dwarves, Davi must survive by his wits and decide where his loyalty lies.
The author sent me Tales of Suruale: Davi for review describing it as a Lord of the Rings sort of read. Every year as a child, the principal of the small Christian school attended read us the Lord of the Rings series, so I am a big fan. While I do believe that comparison may be the best way to describe the story, it’s also a very different not only in the setting and world but in the general way it reads. Very different but no less compelling.
From the moment we meet Davi, we feel for him. He’s an outcast with his own people and when he proves himself to the dwarves and some of them accept him as their “tall brother,” it’s all so new to him that his confusion and appreciation for the other characters leap off of the page.
As I read the Kindle version of this novel, I cannot comment on the illustrations but would have been interested in seeing them.
The world painted is complex. Suruale is divided into Kingdoms with the Assassins having their hand in all and they come into play when Davi is sent to rescue the Timekeeper. This is a short story so the authors’ focus on the dwarves and humans, but there are hints of the vast potential of this series and the diversity of races in Suruale throughout. My biggest complaint about Tales of Suruale: Davi is that I wanted more of Davi and his adventures when it was over. I will be keeping a close eye on this series in future.
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