Enter a world where EVERYONE has control over one of the five elements: Earth, Fire, Air, Water, and Spirit. There are three levels of power; High, Middle, and Low, and no matter of training can bring you past your natural barrier. Decades ago, when the evil Four ruled, a talent group of Five blended together and defeated the Four, freeing the land and bringing a peace. Ever since then, there has been foretold of a time when the Four will return and conquer the land, once again ruling with an iron fist.
Ever since the Blending of Five defeated the Four, there has always been a group of Five who rules the country. Every twenty-five years, there are competitions between the High level Blendings as to who will be the next Five to rule the country. Every talented individual who has a ranking of Middle to a High must be tested in order to determine if they are just a Middle, or if they are a High level, for if they are they must train their talent to their utmost, and then be put into a Blending group to battle the other groups for the right to rule. But not all who compete do so fairly.
The five main characters are: Lorand, a country hayseed type of fellow who is an Earth practitioner, and splits with his father because of his summons to the capital to test for High; Tamrissa, a merchant-class lady who was forced into an abusive marriage by her parents, but now that her husband has died, she sees a chance to start over, after the annoying tests for High, with the Fire inside her just beginning to burn true; Jovvi, the ex-courtesan Spirit practitioner who desires a new life, a safer life that is happy, after the tests for High; Vallant, a sailor with a love for the sea, helped by his Water talent, who does not wish to test for High, but to remain on the seas; and Lord Clarion, an Airy, spoiled Noble who's shrew of a mother has made him think that he's above having friends, and is confused as to why he's in a house with commoners and merchants.
These five have to test to see if they are High levels (spoilers... they are!), and then work on gaining control over their powers to see if they will be able to participate in a Blending, and then compete for the chance to rule the land.
While the book is a little hard to get into, once you do it is very interesting and exciting. All of the main characters are ones that you can grow attached to, and even understand their plights and misfortunes. Convergence is book 1 of a 5 book series, and overall one of my favorite book series' that I've ever read. At times the pacing does falter, but when it does it's usually to impart information that is necessary for the reader, and that will help the pacing of the series in the long run.
The cheapest way to purchase the books is through Thrift books, because you can find all 5 there for cheap (especially if you get them from the same distributer, there is a discount!), and there is NO SHIPPING in the United States! After that, I'd suggest buying them as ebooks through Amazon (sadly Barnes and Noble does not have them as ebooks!) Buying the physical books on Amazon or Barnes and Noble is possible, and they are really cheap, but the shipping is KILLER!
If you're looking for a great series that you can read and re-read, this is it!
Ever since the Blending of Five defeated the Four, there has always been a group of Five who rules the country. Every twenty-five years, there are competitions between the High level Blendings as to who will be the next Five to rule the country. Every talented individual who has a ranking of Middle to a High must be tested in order to determine if they are just a Middle, or if they are a High level, for if they are they must train their talent to their utmost, and then be put into a Blending group to battle the other groups for the right to rule. But not all who compete do so fairly.
The five main characters are: Lorand, a country hayseed type of fellow who is an Earth practitioner, and splits with his father because of his summons to the capital to test for High; Tamrissa, a merchant-class lady who was forced into an abusive marriage by her parents, but now that her husband has died, she sees a chance to start over, after the annoying tests for High, with the Fire inside her just beginning to burn true; Jovvi, the ex-courtesan Spirit practitioner who desires a new life, a safer life that is happy, after the tests for High; Vallant, a sailor with a love for the sea, helped by his Water talent, who does not wish to test for High, but to remain on the seas; and Lord Clarion, an Airy, spoiled Noble who's shrew of a mother has made him think that he's above having friends, and is confused as to why he's in a house with commoners and merchants.
These five have to test to see if they are High levels (spoilers... they are!), and then work on gaining control over their powers to see if they will be able to participate in a Blending, and then compete for the chance to rule the land.
While the book is a little hard to get into, once you do it is very interesting and exciting. All of the main characters are ones that you can grow attached to, and even understand their plights and misfortunes. Convergence is book 1 of a 5 book series, and overall one of my favorite book series' that I've ever read. At times the pacing does falter, but when it does it's usually to impart information that is necessary for the reader, and that will help the pacing of the series in the long run.
The cheapest way to purchase the books is through Thrift books, because you can find all 5 there for cheap (especially if you get them from the same distributer, there is a discount!), and there is NO SHIPPING in the United States! After that, I'd suggest buying them as ebooks through Amazon (sadly Barnes and Noble does not have them as ebooks!) Buying the physical books on Amazon or Barnes and Noble is possible, and they are really cheap, but the shipping is KILLER!
If you're looking for a great series that you can read and re-read, this is it!
Final Report:
Convergence by Sharon Green
448 pages
$3.99 - ?? (paperback)
10/10
Sadly unavailable at your local Barnes and Noble, but can be found on the online store at: BarnesandNoble.com - Convergence or at Amazon.com - Convergence
or at Thrift Books
or at Thrift Books
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