10-25-07 Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn - Fiction

5 - Well written, "Mystic and Rider," the first in the Twelve Houses series, draws you in to a land on the brink of war and introduces you to very likable characters. The story of a group's travel through Gillangaria, the reader is sent to a world where mystics live and are, in turns, feared and accepted. Senneth, the main character and a mystic, leads the group which is made up of four mystics and two King's Riders, members of the King's elite guard. They are traveling at the behest of the King to the Twelve Houses of Gillangaria to discover if war is on the horizon. A quick and entertaining read.