The White Tree
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4.0 • 78 Ratings
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Publisher Description
THE WHITE TREE is the first book in The Cycle of Arawn, a USA Today bestselling series and Audie-award nominee for Best Fantasy Novel.
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Sixteen-year-old Dante is obsessed with learning to wield the nether, the powerful magic of the death god Arawn. But a century ago, Arawn's followers were scoured from the kingdom of Mallon. Their temples smashed. Their secrets lost.
When Dante tracks down a copy of their holiest book, he throws himself into its study—and finds himself under siege in the city streets. Arawn's believers aren't dead. They're in hiding, and they want back their book. With the help of the nether and a loudmouthed bodyguard named Blays, Dante escapes into the wilds. But Arawn's army is ready to march from the shadows. As they move against Mallon, they hunt Dante relentlessly, in search of the book.
And with his powers growing by the day, Dante finds himself used as a tool in the war against them. He and Blays are dispatched on a thousand-mile journey to assassinate the Arawnites' leader. If they fail, their homeland will fall.
Customer Reviews
Good Start to a Series
Got the book for free as part of a promotion and was not sure if I was going to continue to read after the first three pages. However, I'm glad that I persisted as I slowly grew to like the main character, despite his many faults. The story took some time to build and progress, but once it did, I was hooked. I ended up buying the rest of the series, loving the witty banter between characters(kind of reminded me the the banter in David Eddings Belgariad series). It was worth it.
Very well written
This book was such a great read. I couldn't put it down! The way the author uses language and metaphor is amazing. Well done!