TOUR – Sacred Band Trinity

Hello! Welcome to Infinite Pages, or welcome back if this isn’t your first time. Either way, I am glad you’re here. Today I bring to you a blog tour post – a review of an entire trilogy called the Sacred Band Trinity by James MacTavish.

Let’s have a bit of a serious moment. I know we try to keep it kind of light around here, and so I haven’t been all that open about big gaps in time that I haven’t been here with you folks. Currently, it’s been a while since I brought you a review, the last one being a month ago now when I reviewed The Orchid and the Lion. My mental and physical health both have not been the best lately, and they’ve caused me to let you down quite a bit this year. However, I am slowly getting better and recovering from all the mess that COVID left behind for me, and I hope to see you here a lot more.

Now, on to the books, which is really what you’re here for instead of hearing all about me, isn’t it? Of course it is. Don’t lie to me, you know better.

The legendary myths of Ancient Greece and Arthurian Britain are brought together in the search for a prized relic of limitless power born from the love and grief of the goddess Pallas Athena herself. The descendants of the Sacred Band of Thebes – one hundred and fifty male lovers and the bravest of warriors – have sworn an oath to defend the relic and protect it from falling into the wrong hands…an honour shared by Six of the direct descendants of King Arthur’s Round Table of Knights. Challenge comes from the Knights’ own former brethren, the Six that believe in an alternative vision of control and order for the world. Both factions have been at war over the centuries…and now comes the opportunity for each to realise their destinies.

Following the events of ‘Palladium’ – the sacred statue born of ancient Greece, has been found. The knights of the White Dragon wield both the Palladium and the Necklace of Harmonia once again, a power strong enough to both create and topple empires. The world however, remains largely unchanged since the Red Dragon encountered their foes at Tintagel, leaving them to wonder exactly what their former brethren of the Round Table have planned. Meantime, a legendary relic entwined to both factions has had its own calling, with one Knight in particular having to rise to the challenge.

The Sacred Band Trinity concludes with the remaining Red Dragon members in a race against time to prevent Lady Morgan Worthington and her White Dragon acolytes fulfilling an ancient prophecy that would reshape the world. Luke Allen possesses the fabled blade of Excalibur, but must understand its true nature in order to wield it, whereas younger brother Adam conflicted by grief and duty as a Sacred Band warrior. The mysteries of King Arthur and the Round Table unfold before them both, and to prevent centuries worth of history repeating once more, they and their allies must stand and confront the power of the Trinity – the foundation of many faiths – and be prepared to do whatever is necessary to protect those they love. Even if this means making the ultimate sacrifices.

First, let me start by saying for my new folks, a four star rating is really good for me. It’s reserved for books that I really enjoyed reading while I was in their world. My favorite things included the blending of the legends of King Arthur with Greek mythology and the overall length of the books. I started reading these books with no idea really what to expect past the descriptions. There weren’t other reviews or much more information out there. I usually don’t do this with King Arthur books, but I am so glad I gave these a chance.

Greek mythology has been a hot thing lately, take a look at how many authors like Rick Riordan have gone and made series featuring the gods like Ares, Zeus, Athena, and Hades. Even Disney got in on it ages ago with the Hercules movie. King Arthur has been almost as big a thing, but usually just retellings of the same stories.

These books blend together these two big topics, without it coming across as just a retelling of the same old stories. I don’t think you could possibly combine these two topics without coming up with a whole new story, for good or bad. I am happy to say that these are for the good, definitely. And each book is pretty short. I found that they were over quickly, each coming to a close at a good time to move on. Sometimes Arthurian tales can drag on and on, which is why I don’t usually go for them, but these were each short and easy to read. If you’re looking for something new with Greek myths or King Arthur, I certainly recommend you check out this trilogy.