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Prophecy by Elizabeth Haydon


This is book two of the Symphony of Ages series.  There are some possible spoilers ahead for those who haven't read book one.  You have been warned.

The evil F'dor's host identity still eludes the three travelers.  Rhapsody struggles with her increasing importance in the politics of the realm while Achmed settles in as King of Ylorc, the ancestral home of the Borg.  All is not grim and hopeless, however, as Rhapsody deepens her relationship with the mysterious dragonkin Ashe and makes new friends in her travels across the globe.  When she learns of a conspiracy to kill the Patriarch, one of the two major heads of religion, she must embrace her destiny as a warrior to protect him.

Book two does feel like a stepping stone to book three and I can't lie, I find the character Jo to be extremely irritating.  Achmed remains (for me) the most relatable character in the series.  Good and evil are very clearly drawn here, which might be a negative for people used to more morally gray characters.  This is a straightforward sword-and-sorcery novel with a musical twist.  Personally, I think it's kind of refreshing.
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