(Yes, another fantasy series! There are too many out there to ignore them!)
In this book, there are wizards, warriors, enchanters, sorcerers, soothslayers, etc. But, the plot of this book is based solely around a Warrior who was supposed to be a Wizard.
When Jack was born, he was missing his Wizard crystal, so his Enchanter aunt called a Wizard heart surgeon to come and save his life. Only, the surgeon places a Warrior stone behind his heart instead of a Wizard stone. His aunt is devastated because that basically guarantees his death: he has become Weirlind. In the Weir world, the Wizards are the magical beings with the most magical power. And, they are continually fighting political wars amid themselves to take hold of the Council and all magical artifacts. They do this through the use of Warriors; who fight in tournaments to the death.
Jack's aunt convinces the surgeon to allow him to grow up hidden with his Anaweir parents (nonmagical persons) so that their enemy would not be able to find him and kill him before he can fight. Only, when he comes of age and starts to manifest his powers, he is attacked by Wizards from every side.
This was an excellent book. I loved reading it. It was relatively clean as well ... as fantasy books go. If there were sexual innuendos, they were extremely mild (my 11-year-old wouldn't pick up on them); the romance was there enough to notice it, but didn't smother the storyline (no kissing sessions); and the action was not gory (not like The Hunger Games ... although the story reminded me of it). The fantasy is pretty heavy though, so if you're not into fantasy, I wouldn't recommend it.
Rating: 5 Scoops ... with cinnamon sprinkled on top
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