The reader is presented with dynamic dialogue, powerful action and potent predicaments.

Reviewed first for author Title: . Eyes of Truth Fantasy Author: . Linda Suzanne www.lindasuzane.com LindaSuzane.harborside.com Line/Publisher: . Twilight Times Books Lida.twilighttimesbooks.com Release Date: . 2002 ISBN: 1-931201-36-6 Paper Good Read: Highly Recommended The Review The Insu-ha, a dynasty of divine descent rulers in the Kingdom of Naj are blessed with metaphysical insight. The eyes tattooed to their foreheads attest to the power the Insu-ha possess. Playing cards with an Insu-ha probably means you will lose. Not so when Insu-ha Zomo plays nu with former assassin Waulo. Insu-ha Dar is sent as Dyamu Hand for his brother to check out a recent strange murder in Funara Province. Dyamu Cojii tells Dar to take Waulo along. Not so much because her specialty is needed as he hopes to protect his people from her card playing skills. Dar who is known as a champion of the poor and oppressed along with the again Waulo soon are embroiled in a wild rollicking adventure in Dak-moon in the border province of Fanara. Dar’s old nemesis Magistrate Insu-ha Shoki rules Dak-moon with an iron hand. Waulo’s second specialty, the ability to lie undetected to the Insu-ha will prove to have great value as Dar and Waulo unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a servant. The esoteric Dolzi, Shoki who sleeps by day and is seen only at night, ghost sickness no one can explain all figure in the enigma Dar must untangle. The answers he discovers horrify and nearly kill him. Bugling watch dragons are kept busy as their sensitive natures realize impending dangers. Writer Linda Suzane has again produced a work of monumental facility. The mythical world Suzane has created in Eyes of Truth is filled with a broad spectrum of characters, localities, morés and situations. All are designed to carry the reader along on a wild ride of excitement. From the opening line when Insu-ha Zomo confronts Waulo right down to that last paragraph as Raku the young clerk for Funara province reads through his report of activity in the region the reader is presented with dynamic dialogue, powerful action and potent predicaments. Writer Suzane wisely offers a list of characters, along with explanation of the various localities found in her created world. The morés of the land are interwoven within the well wrought tale author Suzane has crafted. Eyes of Truth is sure to hold enormous appeal for those who enjoy thrilling adventure interwoven against a well developed fantasy background. Good Read: Highly Recommended. Reviewed by: molly martin http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mollymartin