Volume 1 (The Narrow Escapes of Ves Asirin)
by Matt Xell
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Published: 2011
Genre: Fantasy
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Rating: 4
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Ves Asirin, an orphaned and introverted boy with a complicated memory loss disorder, wins a trip to the TOWER OF PARLEN MIN, the home of the wealthiest inventor of the time, Jacobius Trent. There, with 19 other children, he must compete in the Sword Challenge--a series of intricate puzzles and daring tasks--for a prize of $12 million.
As dazzling, glorious and liberating as the Tower seems to be for him, Ves finds that it keeps a dark and secret history that he has been unknowingly connected to for over 150 years, a secret that will define his future and destiny ... if he can escape the shadow: a powerful and seemingly unstoppable supernatural serial killer.
Series:
Tower of Parlen Min The Narrow Escapes of Ves Asirin
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): challenge
I liked this action packed story that made me root for an unlikely hero.
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