As evil threatens a magical land, two brothers must find the strength and courage to stop it, in the second volume of this classic fantasy adventure series.

In the Kingdom of Isle, where the Sun Kings reign with the power of the Book of the Suns, Hal and Alan are given a mission. They must use the ancient strength of wisdom to destroy the evil that plagues the kingdom. The two blood brothers venture throughout the land fighting the many forms that this evil takes so they can arrive at their destiny.

Alan es el heredero de la casa de Laureoc, uno de los señoríos más influyentes de Isla, sobre cuya estirpe ha caído la ira de la corona. Hal es el príncipe del trono de Isla, por cuyas venas late la sangre de los elfos y a quien su padre persigue y tortura. Ambos jóvenes, nacidos el mismo día y unidos por la leyenda, luchan por liberar a su pueblo de la opresión y la miseria, el primero con el corazón y el segundo con la fuerza.

Engaging in parts, derivative in others, this is a fairly standard fantasy quest whose main interest lies in its dual heroes (and their horses). ( )

Goodreads says this is #2, but it was published first. Fantastic Fiction says aka The Book of Suns, btw.I thought I'd read this because it was on a glbt list, or a gender list.. but darned if I know why even after having read it. Brotherly love is a big part of it, but.. it doesn't even have a big slashy vibe to it for me.So at first I was rolling my eyes at it. It seemed like a bad fantasy. But then I started getting into it. And it is a typical sort of.. muster the troops and the support of various lords and peoples and take back the kingdom thing.The only.. and not even really a twist.. thing is the guy has the help of another lord's son along the way. And they're really close. Except I believe the narrator was third person omniscient, so while they might be close, we're not very close to them. And it takes place over a good deal of time, which also seems to have a distancing effect.Still, it was good.. somehow. I wouldn't mind reading the others in the series. I'd rather get my hands on Larque on the Wing though! It has been elusive. ( )

Two men meet and become friends and then discover more about themselves and their world. Interesting, engaging and one of my favourite books of all times. ( )