"Complex SF"

Seyonne is an Ezzarian, a race of people who acknowledge that some of them possess mylydda or sorcery and those who do are obligated to fight the demons. Those that have the magic are called Wardens but Seyonne is outlawed from his own kind because he allowed the demon Denas into his own body, for he senses the demon war his people have been fighting is wrong.

As a slave for sixteen years in the Derzhi Empire, Seyonne became acquainted and saved the life of Prince Aleksander, heir to the throne. As a result of his actions, the Prince freed Seyonne from his bondage and a friendship was struck. He now learns of a threat to unseat the Prince and rushes to his side to save him even though Aleksander lost his kingdom. While the Prince seeks to regain what he has lost, Seyonne must make a long physical and spiritual journey to confront what he fears most.

RESTORATION answers all the questions from the first two books in the series (TRANSFORMATION and REVELATION) to the readers' satisfaction. The protagonist is a true hero, one who does what is right even when he is very scared that he will come to great harm. The world Carol Berg has invented is a very complex orb that fans will enjoy visiting.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 20, 2002

Summary

Seyonne, the slave-turned-savior of the acclaimed Revelation and Transformation, returns to fight evil and tame the demons within him-in the third novel in this "thoroughly original" (Starburst) epic saga.