One Great Year tells the story of lovers Marcus and Theron and spurned suitor Helghul who are from the lost world of Atitala (Atlantis). Marcus and Theron take on the role of Emissary, spiritual guide and leader to guide the world through One Great Year, the countless millennia while the world moves from a dark Iron Age to turn once again to a Golden Age. Helghul acts as the counterbalance to this goal. After the initial setup, for a good three quarters of this book I became increasingly frustrated and disengaged. My biggest issue was that I really, really didn’t like the protagonist, Marcus. He starts off the book as whiny and self absorbed, unable to look beyond the separation from his love. Several millennia and several cyclical regenerations later, the book finds him still whiny, still self absorbed and still obsessed with Theron. What made it worse for me was his neglect of his sacred duty as Emissary – I had the impression that, as far as he was concerned, the world could turn to custard if he could be with his Theron. I became really frustrated at the lack of character development for Marcus. In terms…