The Archcrusade: Tome One (The Archcrusade Series) by K. M. Hogenson – Review by Ayla Phipps

The Archcrusade: Tome One: The Archspawn – Pilgrimage & Prophecies by K.M. Hogenson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Details. Complexity. Intrigue. Before this book I had never heard of the incredibly talented K.M. Hogenson, but I now hold them in the same category as Tolkien. Told from over thirty perspectives, this book will pull you into its realm and hold you captive from beginning to end.
Watercress is a healing mage and initially didn’t know there was a difference between knowing a spawn from and Archspawn, until he saw one for himself. He has dedicated his life to raising the Archspawn Basil and protecting his secret from everyone including the boys’ own parents, all to protect him from the High King and those that would only use him for what he was. When a rogue band of rhysic raid the birthplace of the first archangel the crusade begins. For his own protection from the dangers of the front-line Basil is tasked with being the healing mage for an elite group with a mission from their Low King to find the oracle in hopes of learning helpful information about the events to come and the fate of the kingdoms. Over time things shift Basil begins to learn the truth of not only who he is but what he is and what it means to be an Archspawn.
Will the crusade be a success? Can Watercress and Basil survive to be reunited? What will come of the realm if the humans go to war with the rhysic? Everything about this book builds an incredible world. While so many perspectives could seem overwhelming or confusing the incredible character index and maps in the book help keep everything understandable and easy to follow as the perspectives build on each other. What begins in one perspective will pick up in another with more information and details that weren’t included in the previous. Honestly felt like I was watching a movie with how many details and information is included and I cannot wait to see what happens next.

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