Awakening By: D.E. Morris

I know that fantasy novels are veiled religious takes on good and evil-but I prefer it to be very veiled; there are several moments in this story where it's a little too blatant for my personal taste.  With that said, Awakening is a GREAT continuation in the Age of Valor series.  While it stands on it's own, I do highly recommend reading the first book in the series, as it add such richness to this one.  As in the first book, this one ends with a spectacular showdown, wraps up several storylines, but leaves enough dangling threads to keep the reader engaged and thirsting for book 3!