Seeker

by Arwen Dayton
Hennepin County Library hardcover 429 pages
genre: YA fantasy, action

This was a little too violent and dark for me. An interesting story, with unique characters in the Dreads and the Seekers. Also a strong sense of history, with more to be unveiled in future books. The main teen characters, Quin, Shinobu, John, (and to a certain degree Maud, the Young Dread) weren't as fully developed as I would have liked. The athame stones, lightning rods, whipswords, and other out-of-time items were creatively written. But the ugliness in the story of what these Seekers are being trained for was a complete turnoff. I won't read book two or buy this one for my collection.