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Silverdawn possesses the key to an object of such evil that it could destroy the world. She just doesn't know it yet. She has no idea why it is so easy for her to translate dead languages and why the odd crystal paperweight on her desk projects a feeling of evil. Nor does she have any notion of how the statues of a lion and a griffon could awake from their stony slumber and attack her on her way home from the museum where she works. She also hasn't an inkling of how the man that she has dreamed about for years could come to her rescue. She only knows that these things are so - or else she is going mad.
Faren, the most trusted and noble Paladian Knight of Rastehm, has been charged with an important task. He must travel through time and dimension to the place where the daughter of the King of Rastehm now resides. The Princess Silverdawn was exiled when she was but a babe because she possessed illegal magic. Now, the most feared evil in Rastehm has found the time in which Silverdawn abides and threatens her safety. It is this evil, Iraj of Istani, from which Faren must protect her.
Arriving just in time to save Silverdawn from being mauled by a griffon, Faren is immediately aware that danger has truly found the royal daughter. Having always taken his duties seriously, Faren sets about insinuating himself into Silverdawn's life in order to guard her closely.
Silverdawn is no fool, although she is ignorant of her lineage, and she soon discovers Faren's true identity. Together, despite their forbidden attraction, the two must work together to keep the key from falling into Iraj's hands. Along the way, Silverdawn discovers the existence of miraculous magics and characters from her own medieval world of Rastehm.
Julie D'Arcy has successfully intertwined romance with otherworldly adventure in SILVERDAWN. With a dungeons and dragons flavor sprinkled liberally throughout the pages of the novel and fantastical creatures inhabiting the storyline, D'Arcy's novel is one that will surely interest fantasy fans.
Reviewed by Janean Nusz
for The Road to Romance
January 20, 2004
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