Legacy of Morevi
The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana
by:  Tee Morris
Review by Valerie Griswold-Ford

One-and-Thirty is an elementary card game, provided that its players possess an elementary grasp of mathematics.  The rules are simple: Try to reach thirty-one or get as close to thirty-one without going over.  Cards begin at two and go as high as ten.  Face cards are equal to ten.  The Aces are either worth one or eleven, depending on the player’s need.  
                                                    -       Legacy of Morevi

With these words, Tee Morris draws aside a curtain and ushers the reader back into the magical kingdom of Morevi that he and Lisa Lee first introduced in “Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana” nearly three years ago.  This time, Morris is flying solo, but it’s hard to tell – the story fits seamlessly onto the end of the last novel, and continues to dazzle and delight.

It’s been a year since Captain Rafe Rafton accompanied Askana Moldarin back across the Rift to Morevi, to meet his daughter Ashtari for the first time and assume the role of Consort to the Queen.  A year in which he had hoped to spend in the warm embrace of a family that he hadn’t known he’d missed until Askana had found him again.

But this is Morevi, and nothing is EVER as it seems.

Ashtari treats him like a second class citizen, the Council of a Hundred Turi regards him as a trained seal at best and a threat at worst, and his beloved Askana refuses to marry him.  What’s a privateer to do?

To make matters worse, neighboring Arathelle is going through some upheavals of its own, and the turmoil in the lands of the Elves is about to spill over all of Naruihm.  It will take all of Rafe and Askana’s cunning to bring their land out of the chaos that is spreading across this side of the Rift.

It will also separate them from their daughter, and take them back to the court of King Henry VIII, who helped them before.  However, even Henry’s court is an unfriendly place.

In order to survive the coming troubles, Rafe turns to an old friend in Barcelona.  But as the sands of time continue to fall, will their allies turn against them?

Morris has done a fine job of continuing the storyline of Morevi solo, and leads the reader on a merry chase through the pages, not taking a break until the final line.  This, unlike many sequels, is worthy of its predecessor, and promises to make even more of an impression.  This reviewer is looking forward to many, many more stories from Morevi, and from Morris.

Legacy of Morevi earns five stars * * * * *

Rating Guide:
* * * * * = Un-put-downable, excellent reading!
* * * * = Good value, interesting reading.
* * * = Had potential, but could have been better.
* * = Slow, difficult to read, could have been improved.
* = Imminently forgettable.