Merlin's Blade by Robert Treskillard

This is definitely not my typical choice in reading material so I was a little skeptical at first, but I wanted to try something different. I can positively say I was not disappointed in venturing out of my reading comfort zone. Merlin’s Blade takes the reader into a time a few centuries after the death of Christ. We become part of the story of a small village and what happens when the threat of evil comes to them through the hands of Druids who want to see the old ways of life restored.

It took a while to keep up with all the characters as their names are common for the setting, but not so common in today’s culture. The author did a great job of describing the village setting, mindsets, and practices of the time. As I continued reading I found it was hard to stop since I wanted to find out what was going to happen next in the story. The boldness and faith of the title character is inspiring and caused me to question my own boldness in living for Christ in the face of an evil threat. Would I be willing to stand up in the same way as Merlin? My teenage daughter anxiously awaited me to finish because she wanted to read it next. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

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