The Great Hunter by Kel Paisley
This book starts with the character names and how they are all related.
The story starts at the winter gathering of the tribes. The many traditions , customs and new alliances are discussed. Love how they all share things with e ach of the tribes. There are unspoken things also that come to light. Love story as it's also about different generations of people and how they live and survive yearly. The young ones are now old enough to become warriors after training and maybe find a woman to marry.
Garetto's story focuses on the main part of this book. The struggles he faces when he wants to wed and can't understand why her father doesn't like him at all. He finally gets a challenge, to take down the big stag in the woods. He must travel far away and is up against foraging for food and fighting dark magic demons.
Had a hard time putting my chores down to read this one and want to find out what else the author has for me to read.
Descriptions are so precise and detailed, *I* was there with Garetto, seeing what he saw, smells, sounds and touching things.
Myths, legends, customs and traditions made this such a worthwhile read. it's the top book out of 200 I've read this year and will remain at very top for this year. I think about it often during daily tasks and just sitting listening to the birds, remembering what type of birds he saw that talked to him. World builder top of the list for me also.
Glossary of words are listed at the end. Very helpful!
Something for everyone in this book, travel, action, adventure, quest, romance, traditions, etc You won’t be disappointed.
