this is a fantasy story..that grips on reality..
it shows the flaws of human decisions and it's consequences-well,to err is human! the story is well-written,..it's development is fascinating as well as the characters'.. giving the readers different moods, excitement, predicting, angry, pity, etc..
there are times ..the readers could even say.."yah, i know that will happen",...the book is really good.. emphasizing human nature..the reality of life and how we should cope in it..a really good book!
Suffering a betrayal as a young boy, Fezariu turns his back on his family. Convinced their way of life will help him leave his past behind, he joins the Merelax Mercenaries. In a quest to prove himself and survive his dangerous assignments in the Colonies, he's forced to forge new alliances but works hard to distance himself emotionally. Despite his determined focus to move on his thoughts are drawn back to Clarendon where the White Oak, an infamous brothel, holds the secret to his past and the childhood friend he abandoned still remains.
From the Back Cover
The White Oak, Clarendon's oldest brothel, lured and destroyed men by the thousands. Fezariu was different. He had never been drawn by the White Oak's vices but the brothel had still ruined him when he was just a boy. Salvation came in the form of the Merelax Mercenaries - Elenchera's most prestigious hired hands. They gave Fezariu the chance to escape from his past. Immersed in the world of dangerous assignments in the colonies Fezariu longed to forget everything about his childhood but only in facing the past would he ever be free of it.
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