Kingdom's Reign Book

Kingdom's Reign is the final book in the Kingdom Series by Chuck Black. I couldn't wait to read this book because I loved the entire series and was looking forward to finding out how the story finished. This series is by far the most enthralling series I have read to date and one of my favourites of all time! The author continued to maintain the momentum and values set out in Kingdom's Dawn. I love the way that it represents loyalty and truthfulness. I particularly enjoyed the action sequences as they made me feel like I was on the side line watching two masters duel.

The story continues in the land of Arrethtrae, but the main character is now Cedric, whom was befriended by Leinad as a young child. This story is about the re-taking and the re-affirming of the kingdom in Arrethtrae, which is the major theme of the series.

Cedric's life is filled with adventure as he faithfully serves as the King's ambassador. A new character in this story is Talea, daughter of Leinad and Tess. She was co-raised by silent warriors and in the absence of her father they trained her to become a skilled warrior.

An interesting twist in the story is when Talea is injured during a daring attempt someone makes to kill Cedric and he realises what is going on. "I was torn between staying with Talea and searching for the wretch who had done this. Suddenly it dawned on me that the arrow had been meant for me, not Talea." (page 123). What I found interesting about this was that Cedric had to make a big decision between stopping whoever that was or staying and looking after Talea.

If you want to find out what Cedric does and what happens to the kingdom of Arrethtrae, you should read the book.