Synopses & Reviews
Reiffen, true heir to the kingdoms of Banking and Wayland, had lived his entire life quietly with his mother and best friends, Ferris and Avender. His days were filled with sailing, fishing with the talking seals, and trying to swipe as many extra maple candies as he could.
All that changed when the three Wizards snatched Reiffen away to their fortress in the north. There they offered Reiffen the twin gifts of power and immortality--if he helped them wrest control of Banking and Wayland away from his uncle, the usurper.
Although Reiffen's friends rescue him at great peril, Reiffen now decides to return to the Wizards knowing that he would never again be trusted in this old life--even his best friends would fear that the Wizards had “turned” him. He intends to fool the Wizards--gain their knowledge, find their weaknesses, and defeat them with their own weapons and regain the throne that is rightfully his. But Reiffen is forced to do terrible things to gain the Wizards' trust. Has he become as greedy, ambitious, and avaricious as the three Wizard brothers?
Review
Praise for Reiffens Choice, Book One of the Stoneways Trilogy:
"In his smoothly written debut novel, Reiffens Choice, S. C. Butler launches a high fantasy trilogy that will appeal to readers from 10 to 110. Butler has created an imaginative, well-wrought world that is very much his own, from its unusual origins and its egalitarian town of Valing to the submerged home of the seal-like nokken and the strange underworld of the Dwarves. Readers will marvel upon arriving at the bottom of the world, where water falls off the edges in beautiful Veils, and the Dwarves underground city of Issinlough hangs, upside down, over the black Abyss.”
—Sci Fi Weekly
“Reiffens Choice and its sequels have great potential to be in the ranks of some of the best fantasy books ever.”
—Flammingnet“This book has enough action, imagination, and witty repartee between characters to hold the interest of readers.”
—Library Journal
“The wonders of Issinlough are particularly well imagined, and the characters mesh well together as the action builds to a page-turning crescendo. With a little patience, readers who like Terry Brooks or Angie Sage will be more than content to see this story to its end and await its companions with anticipation. Readers should look forward to following Butlers development as an author.”
—VOYA
Synopsis
A stunning novel in the tradition of "Eragon" and "Artemis Fowl"
Synopsis
"A high fantasy trilogy that will appeal to readers from 10 to 110."
--SciFi Weekly
Synopsis
After his rescue from the three Wizards, Reiffen knows that he will never again be trusted in his old life. He returns to fool the Wizards--gain their knowledge, find their weaknesses, and defeat them with their own weapons and regain the throne that is rightfully his.
About the Author
S. C. Butler lives in Brooklyn, New York.