Tales from Kaltheria

Imagine waking up dead with no clue who you are only to find out you have to save the universe.

A man wakes up in a different place than he went to sleep (he thinks), but has no memory of his name, his past, or how he got there. He is quickly assigned a guide, Levin, and then assigned a name: Neviq. It is quickly determined what species he has woken up as: a Husk who is one of the low people on the totem pole as he has no powers like the sorcerers or witches, he cannot turn into a dragon, he is not a shadow with no form, or any of the number of creatures which flood the universe he is now living in. He manages to stumble into new pathways and finds himself fighting battles he is ill equipped for while his subconscious deals with his death and what issues he has left behind. He is also new to this land of subterfuge and fighting that has been going on for longer than the Earth has existed and he has no clue who to believe or who to trust as everyone seems to have their own agenda.

Sylvia Correnaro has written an ambitious fantasy sci-fi tale in Tales from Kaltheria. The story is full of twists and turns and treachery is everywhere. Overall, the story is good. I think where it can get confusing is that there are a lot of the names that are very similar such as Naviq and Neviq for example. The editing is off too and sometimes Neviq is called another name by mistake, so you have to go back and make sure you are with the right character. There are a lot of characters to keep track of, I think an appendix at the back would be helpful especially since some characters have multiple names. The layout of the book is atrocious, but once you get used to it you can get past it. There is a good story here and die-hard fantasy readers will enjoy it.

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