THE DARK GRIFFIN is the first book in the Fallen Moon
trilogy, a fantasy tale that stars griffins instead of the
usual dragons or unicorns, and the story definitely has a
dark edge to it. Arren Cardockson, member of the despised
race of Northerners, rose to a position of distinction
when a griffin selected him. But he loses his griffin when
he tries to capture a wild griffin. Thus begins his
downward spiral as he loses his place in society and tries
to evade those who want to eliminate him once and for all.
His friends think he is suffering only from depression and
don't believe the tale he tells of treachery.
Arren isn't the only outcast in Cymria. Darkheart, as the
captured griffin is known, lives in a cage near the arena
where wild griffins fight each other and devour human
prisoners for the entertainment of an audience. The
destinies of these two who are unwanted by their kinds are
linked, but can they escape death long enough to find each
other?
K.J. Taylor spins a complex tale in THE DARK GRIFFIN and,
while some tropes exist such as Arren rising to a level
unknown to his race, the story has enough unique elements
to hold its own. Many tales pit good versus evil at their
hearts, but this story has a lot of gray areas for many of
its characters which make for unlikely heroes and good
reading. In this work, griffins have nearly the
intelligence of humans and advise and seem to rule them in
many ways. They tend to pick the rich and popular noble
class, too, and I'm curious to find out if there is a
reason for this other than sharing a human case of greed.
I look forward to reading books 2 and 3, The Griffin's
Flight and The Griffin's War, to find out more
about Arren and Darkheart.
Being chosen as a griffin's companion has allowed Arren
Cardockson to gain a place of status within the land of
Cymria. But Arren can never escape the prejudice that
comes with his Northerner slave origins.
For chained within the Arena where rogue griffins battle
to entertain the crowds, there lies another soul crying
out to be freed-a kindred spirit that will allow Arren to
fulfill his destiny and release the darkness in his heart.
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