![]() Draven's Krael Empire is not too different to periods of our own history, just with a little more magic. Phoenix Unbound is set in, what best can be described, in a time period similar to the Roman Empire where the pagan gods are worshipped and the rich rule by controlling the populace through blood sport and ritual killing. Azarion and Gilene's memories of their treatment is not too graphic and Draven successfully uses these scenes for character development, possibly also as a backdrop for other books of the series. ![]() Before you start to this think that this story is something completely different to Draven romance let me reassure you as Draven doesn't focus unduly on what Azarion or Gilene have experienced as captives of the Empire. Sure, her characters have endured hardship or isolation but never anything to this extreme, especially for the story's hero Azarion. The Krael Empire is not a typical setting for a Draven novel and most certainly, the systematic rape and torture is not typical of what happens to her characters. ![]() ![]() Gilene and Azarion are both victims who had endured rape and torture at the hands of the Empire. Had Grace Draven's name not been on the front cover I would not have guessed this is one of her novels.well at least not for the first few chapters. ![]()
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