Valerie R. Comer
Majai's Fury
Valerie Comer has done a remarkable job in creating a fantasy world complete with different counties, cultures and religions. Although her fantasy world parallels our world , it is different enough to create interest, yet remain - for the most part - believable.
This story is, at heart, a search for truth. Comer uses a forbidden romance to help the readers discover that truth.
Taifa and Shanh must overcome the obstacles set in the way of any two people who fall in love, especially those of differing cultures and religions. Add to that mystery, plot twists, dangers, and betrayals and you have something much more intriguing than your average romance novel.
Although Comer is a writer who is Christian, this story is not the sweet, overdone ‘Christian conversion’ story which often gives Christian literature a bad name. It makes a good read for all.
Those who are familiar with the Old Testament will notice many parallels between Shan’s god and the Old Testament God. Taifa’s journey to trust that god as well as Shanh’s struggle to understand him remind one of the struggles many believers have faced.
Although I am not a fantasy fan, I did enjoy this story. I did find that some of the scenes, especially near the end, were a hard to believe, hence my comment above about being ‘for the most part - believable’.
This story is, at heart, a search for truth. Comer uses a forbidden romance to help the readers discover that truth.
Taifa and Shanh must overcome the obstacles set in the way of any two people who fall in love, especially those of differing cultures and religions. Add to that mystery, plot twists, dangers, and betrayals and you have something much more intriguing than your average romance novel.
Although Comer is a writer who is Christian, this story is not the sweet, overdone ‘Christian conversion’ story which often gives Christian literature a bad name. It makes a good read for all.
Those who are familiar with the Old Testament will notice many parallels between Shan’s god and the Old Testament God. Taifa’s journey to trust that god as well as Shanh’s struggle to understand him remind one of the struggles many believers have faced.
Although I am not a fantasy fan, I did enjoy this story. I did find that some of the scenes, especially near the end, were a hard to believe, hence my comment above about being ‘for the most part - believable’.