By Josh Poole and Travis Wellman

It’s been a while since I last wrote a review, but when Josh and Travis asked for a review I couldn’t refuse.

The Shards of Acrilon is a fantasy adventure story set in a world where people can’t remember their dead. Not only do they forget the person, they forget what they learned from them. It leaves a society broken and unable to progress filled with gaps left by the death of people who might improve it.

Quinn and Ivan are joined by Constance who inherited her father’s armour without being able to remember his name. Their journey is to collect shards of the stone of Acrilon. That stone being the cause of the curse the world labours under.

The world is well drawn with interesting characters and plenty of challenges for our heroes. Many of those challenges are shardbeasts, animals corrupted by contact with a shard. It gives the beast immense power and immortality until the shard is removed. Quinn is unique in that he can touch a shard without being corrupted. He plans to reassemble the stone and return memory to the world.

One of the best parts of the story is how each fight is unique. I was pleasantly surprised at how many different ways the authors found to create battles against the shardbeasts and other enemies.

You can buy the book through Amazon here.