Her purpose is unknown but it was compelling enough for her to abandon those she loved, risk her existence and flee. Her purpose is different from her rescuers and in the interest of her mission she does not confide in anyone. Although you are unaware if anyone is left alive in the country she seems to have temporarily abandoned, Shanti stands alone, found by young soldiers who are the seeming dregs of a traditionally male dominated culture that has yet to be tried by ruthless opponents. Shanti is a powerful character who begins the book almost dead from fleeing a magically and physically powerful invasion force within her home country that destroyed her community. Breene is a writer who is adept at allowing her characters to evolve within the context of their storyline.

Breene's Chosen, Warrior Chronicles Book 1. Let me tell you why I love the character of Shanti in K. I hope the author continues with this story for a few more books, as I want to see some of the others in the book flushed out more and learn their stories. What can I say, I like romance with my fantasy. There is a tiny hint of a possible developing romance, which I would like to see happen and be in the next book. The plot is thick by the end of the book. Her interaction with the other characters and the story unfolding the way it did, helped set up my interest in knowing more about all of them. The heroine was burden with so many responsibilities but still has a great sarcastic wit and strong in body. I completed it in one day, reading part of it when I downloaded it in the afternoon and being drawn back to it in the evening to complete. The kick butt heroine added to the humor and action, made it hard to put the book down. The complexity of the story unraveled at just the right pace and was really well done. I loved both the main characters, Shanti and the Captain, Cayan. Breene knocked it out of the ball park with 'Chosen', the new Warrior Chronicles.

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