Goodreads: The Fall of Vaasar

Author: Rosalyn Kelly

Published: 31st January 2018 (NValters)

Source: Free from Author’s site

Rating: 4/5 (Really liked it)

Official Summary: “Everyone loves a festival in Vaasar. The town is peaceful and the townsfolk relish a good show. But shy Tamza is not enjoying herself. Her father, a celebrated bear tamer, is stepping down and the time has come for Tamza to take his place and perform on her own.

Tamza is determined to make her father proud. Before she can reach the stage, the crowd’s cheers turn to screams as Vaasar is brutally invaded by a bloodthirsty force hellbent on destroying everyone and everything in its path.

Only Tamza has the magic powerful enough to save her people and her beloved bears – but first she must find the courage to use it.

Set 2,000 years before the epic fantasy novel Melokai, Book One of the In the Heart of the Mountains trilogy, prequel novella The Fall of Vaasar tells of the event that sparked a bitter, bloody feud between two countries – a deep wound which, thousands of years later, is still festering.” – Goodreads

Review: I like the more I read in this world built by the Author, the more she expands on a really great fantasy world. She keeps adding new elements I did not expect. You don’t have to read any of her short stories but I highly recommend that you do. It just adds more texture and more layers to an already unique world. You don’t have to read them in any kind of order. They all work as standalones.

The Author really knows how to build unique characters, with flaws, with dreams, with everything. I haven’t come across any character in any of her books that aren’t multi-layered. Can’t wait for more from the Author.