The Telling Pool
by David Clement-Davies

Rhodri Falcon is the son of a falconer and dreams to some day follow in his father's footsteps and become master falconer. But then destiny intervenes when a fortune teller tells him of strange things to come, and his father goes off to war. And when Owen, Rhodri's father, returns from the war broken and bitter, it is up to Rhodri to set things right. Can he find the answers he seeks in the mysterious Telling Pool?
This was a very good book. I'm a big fan of the author, who also wrote Firebringer and The Sight(highly recommend those!). The only downside of this book was its slight predictability, and it was a little juvenile for my taste. But it was a very good story with good, well developed characters. It kept me interested and I had to know what happened.
Recommended for guys and girls 12+. 4 out of 5 stars.