The Key to Creation

The Key to Creation by Kevin J Anderson, 682 pages.


The war between the two countries of Tierra and Uraba continues with Solden Shah cementing his hold of the remnants of Ishalem. Meanwhile the Tierran army refuses to give up and begins to finally sees an undisputed victory for their side leading them to form an even more ambitious plan to retake Ishalem from their enemy. Across the world after encountering storms, dangerous islands, and sea monsters Criston Vora of Tierra and Saan of Uraba are closing in on the legendary promise land of Terravitae. Vora wishes to find the island to bring divine aide to Tierra, and to take his vengeance on the leviathan, whom he blames for ruining his life. Saan is looking for the  key to creation, to use as a weapon to defeat Uraba's enemies. With both countries unleashing their hatred at each other in an escalating war the could end both civilizations their best chance of survival could be the return of their gods.

The conclusion of this series takes a little bit of time to fully build its momentum, but once it starts it remains just as good as the other two books in the series. If you enjoy adventure and action then this series is definitely worth reading. You also shouldn't be to intimidated by the size of this series either as the books are actually fairly quick reads.