Lita Burke
Auteur de Tredan's Bane
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Wrath, Prequel to Tredan's Bane par Lita Burke
This short story does an excellent job of setting the background for Tredan's Bane, giving us a window into events that happen just moments before the book begins. A decent bite of what to expect from the book itself, and a fun snippet for those who have already read the book.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
(Spoilers within)
This is just a prologue for a series, so it's not very long at all. It's about three chapters worth of a story.
It might be a little bit too short. I haven't read the rest of the series, only this, and at times it felt rushed. There was often little description of their surroundings, so I could get lost. Sometimes descriptions didn't actually give me a picture of what to see. For example, when Tredan is in his shop and summons a ghost, it says this:
He wore a Sciomancer's old-fashioned Church vestments and had empty eyes.
I could see the empty eyes, but I have absolutely no idea what that outfit looks like in this fantasy world.
There's also the issue of those fantasy names. Like "Arnl'jhott". I have no idea how to pronounce that.
Besides that, it's a good setup. It's in what looks like a high fantasy world. While so much was happening in these chapters, sometimes without much explanation, but the time I finished the third chapter I had an idea of what kind of world this was and some basic overall premises. There's some sort of Church. It's evil and manipulative. The main character used to be part of it and has left. There's constant magic, etc.
I could see this being a prologue for a good book. Maybe if you want to see if you're interested in reading the series but you aren't sure, pick this up and see if it appeals to you. It's short, it gets a decent amount of information out in a long time, and it's not riddled with errors or anything. If you're looking for a high fantasy, or if you've read the story this is related to, I'd say go ahead and buy it.
I give it a 8/10.
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(Spoilers within)
This is just a prologue for a series, so it's not very long at all. It's about three chapters worth of a story.
It might be a little bit too short. I haven't read the rest of the series, only this, and at times it felt rushed. There was often little description of their surroundings, so I could get lost. Sometimes descriptions didn't actually give me a picture of what to see. For example, when Tredan is in his shop and summons a ghost, it says this:
He wore a Sciomancer's old-fashioned Church vestments and had empty eyes.
I could see the empty eyes, but I have absolutely no idea what that outfit looks like in this fantasy world.
There's also the issue of those fantasy names. Like "Arnl'jhott". I have no idea how to pronounce that.
Besides that, it's a good setup. It's in what looks like a high fantasy world. While so much was happening in these chapters, sometimes without much explanation, but the time I finished the third chapter I had an idea of what kind of world this was and some basic overall premises. There's some sort of Church. It's evil and manipulative. The main character used to be part of it and has left. There's constant magic, etc.
I could see this being a prologue for a good book. Maybe if you want to see if you're interested in reading the series but you aren't sure, pick this up and see if it appeals to you. It's short, it gets a decent amount of information out in a long time, and it's not riddled with errors or anything. If you're looking for a high fantasy, or if you've read the story this is related to, I'd say go ahead and buy it.
I give it a 8/10.
Read more reviews here.… (plus d'informations)
Derigibles, demon-inhabitated clockwork automatons, and dragons!
This second installment in the Clockpunk Wizard books focuses on Bright and Kadmeion, while Fergo, unfortunately, languishes in a dungeon. With magically constructed goons fueled by demons, harpies, dragons, faeries, and more, this immersive fantasy is an wonderful, epic adventure. I enjoyed reading it immensely. Lita Burke is one of the best new authors today.
This second installment in the Clockpunk Wizard books focuses on Bright and Kadmeion, while Fergo, unfortunately, languishes in a dungeon. With magically constructed goons fueled by demons, harpies, dragons, faeries, and more, this immersive fantasy is an wonderful, epic adventure. I enjoyed reading it immensely. Lita Burke is one of the best new authors today.
Interesting book with a unique magic system. The characters were interesting and the story was well written.
> I did struggle with the main characters interactions with many of the other characters given that she'd lost her husband so recently. Even allowing for the nature of the interactions and the magic it jarred a little. >
The story slowed down around the middle but it more than made up for that with a great, tension filled build up to the climax.
Overall a very enjoyable story and worth checking out.
… (plus d'informations)
> I did struggle with the main characters interactions with many of the other characters given that she'd lost her husband so recently. Even allowing for the nature of the interactions and the magic it jarred a little. >
The story slowed down around the middle but it more than made up for that with a great, tension filled build up to the climax.
Overall a very enjoyable story and worth checking out.
… (plus d'informations)
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 16
- Popularité
- #679,947
- Évaluation
- 4.6
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 2