THE SEVEN ISLES OF AMEULAS by Casey Fahey
Writers Club Press - July 2001
ISBN: 0595191614 - Paperback
Fantasy
Some graphic language, violence, with mild sexual content

Reviewed by Jo Rogers, MyShelf.com
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Trinadol Ghelderon is being taken home by the magical ship he created, the Stargazer. He had ordered the ship elsewhere, but she disobeyed him, and he knew there was only one reason for it - his father was dying. Trenadol was just seventeen, very young for the magical and long-lived Cirilen rulers of Ameulas, and he was not ready to rule. It seemed he had no choice.

When he arrived, Trinadol found his father dead, but his spirit had remained in the rotting corpse long enough to give Trinadol this warning: "Beware the Crimson." But he didn't tell him what crimson he should avoid. So, when Trinadol took the scepter, and the huge diamond called the Cronus Star changed to the color that would define his reign, it turned a blood red. Not knowing an ancient enemy was at work here, Trinadol assumed it meant he would destroy Ameulas and his beloved bride, Neuvia, unless he separated himself from his people. Using his magical scepter, he creates the seven isles south of Ameulas, with near disastrous results.

THE SEVEN ISLES OF AMEULAS is the story of the kind of self doubt that can lead to complete self destruction. It shows in stark detail that no one can do anything, not even to themselves, without hurting someone else.

If you love fantasy that strains the imagination and stretches the bounds of credibility, this is indeed the book for you. The reader will never forget the strange scenes of magical islands, beasts, ships, and towers. Nor will you easily forget the love between Trinadol and Neuvia. Read and enjoy.