Each character has their own prejudices, grudges and reasons for vengeance, thus, their motivations and desires conflict with other characters in the book, even those that should be aligned.īecause the various characters are spread throughout the empires, and the action is occurring simultaneously, the story jumps around a lot to check in with what is happening with each of the separate groups. The characters are scattered throughout the kingdom and across the sea, and are having very different experiences that influence their thoughts and actions. The chapters are short and are told in alternating points of views from several main characters. Reading worldbuilding in the first books of fantasy series is never fun, but at least the author spread some of it throughout the book so it wasn't concentrated in just one section. This book is 528 pages and contains a fair amount of worldbuilding. I listened to the audible book and felt the narrator did a great job. When an outside threat arises-the reawakening of a powerful ancient race that wants to remake the world-the two warring nations must somehow set aside generational hatreds and form an alliance to fight their true enemy. Two continents at war, the Three Kingdoms and Ishara, are divided by past bloodshed. C'mon, what more could you want in an epic fantasy? It has it all - Kings and Queens, swords and fire, fighting, court intrigue, heroes, villains, dragons, magic, ancient beings, and a fickle god. This is a very good first book in a new fantasy series. You can read all of my reviews at Nerd Girl Loves Books. We currently reside near Monument, Colorado. I serve as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. I have also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps. My original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. I have written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and I'm the co-author of the Dune prequels. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. ![]() ![]() My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS and CLOCKWORK LIVES, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are two of my very favorite novels ever. series, humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming.
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