Now having returned to the unusual world of Allyra, the renowned Seven Elven Lords struggle to meet up with the expectations of their fellow Elves. They must train to fight in the elite Vexbane form while they can. Meanwhile, the Spider King’s forces rally to locate and exterminate the elves. Whe... more

Now having returned to the unusual world of Allyra, the renowned Seven Elven Lords struggle to meet up with the expectations of their fellow Elves. They must train to fight in the elite Vexbane form while they can. Meanwhile, the Spider King’s forces rally to locate and exterminate the elves. When bad turns to worse, the Lords must be ready to thwart the Spider King’s plans and end his reign of terror. But who knows what horrors the Spider King has kept locked away. This fantasy fiction novel definitely has a feel of its own. It has a unique combination of story styles: medieval, other-worldly, and contemporary. It even throws in a little harmless romance. It’s plot was well thought-out, despite a few minute details missed. Different from the previous novel, Curse of the Spider King, there were less main characters. What Mr. Batson and Mr. Hopper pulled off is that each of the 9 main characters’ individual characters were shown and developed well throughout. Most important were the story’s themes, such as trusting God at all times and fellowshiping with believers. I recommend this book to anyone who sees it on a shelf.

After narrowly escaping the Spider King and fleeing to their homeland of Allyra, the seven young elfin lords struggle to master their powerful gifts and recover the fabled Keystone before the Spider King and his legions of monsters succeed in performing the largest genocide the world has ever seen. ... more

After narrowly escaping the Spider King and fleeing to their homeland of Allyra, the seven young elfin lords struggle to master their powerful gifts and recover the fabled Keystone before the Spider King and his legions of monsters succeed in performing the largest genocide the world has ever seen. After a perfect five star record six books running, Wayne Thomas Batson has finally written a mediocre novel. To their credit, he and Christopher Hopper handle the many protagonists very well, developing each as well as could be expected, but the stiff dialogue, slow action scenes and out-of-the-blue ending will keep this one off my reread list. Don’t get me wrong, Venom and Song is definitely a good read, I was just expecting more from such incredible authors.