The following review of From Mountains of Ice appeared this week on Goodreads, by author Steven Buechler.

This stave of yew was something he knew. This he could coerce, cajole into something of beauty and value to his village and himself. Once he had encompassed more, shouldered more, had the weight of command and government and actions that dealt in very real human lives, and very real human deaths. Once. Not so long ago. With a different prince, in another life.



Again he returned to the stave, his finger lingering over the pale slivers of bone he’d laminated between layers of yew. Not just any bone there. The tibia of Vincenze’s sister. He felt like a ghoul, despite the respect he’d gained as one of the rare few bowyers who could make the legendary acrossi. This was a skill he didn’t seek. It sought him. And still he didn’t understand how it was the dead could whisper to him, sigh in the background of his mind like whispers lost in he chatter of fall leaves.


He traced the lie of her bone, like a pale silver thread gleaming between layers of yew, feeling her spirit stir, aware of his reverence for the ancestors that watched over them all and hoping they knew it was out of love for the and this land he plied his trade.


Beware!

-pg 7 From Mountains of Ice

It has been a while since I have read any fantasy novels. This one is well researched and a powerful read.

From Mountains of Ice is available through online retailers globally in both print and digital formats.