Ten years ago, Kell was a 17-year-old desperate to prove himself on a quest with a dozen tried-and-true heroes. The party accomplished their mission, traversing the frozen north to defeat the Ice Lich, but at a cost: Kell was the only one to survive. Now Kell is a farmer living quietly in a small town, avoiding any place where minstrels might sing the saga of his heroic journey. But when the king summons Kell to once again head north and seek the source of the encroaching winter, Kell is more than a bit reluctant to make the journey again, seeing as how the last one left him scarred mentally and physically.
For the bulk of this book, Kell's story, and that of the people who end up traveling with him, is an excellent fantasy-based examination of the military experience and the PTSD that all-too-often accompanies combat experience. There are a few things that distract from that, however, and I'm hoping that those elements play a big role in future books in this series. Otherwise, I'd highly recommend this book.
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