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The Red Wolf Conspiracy (Chathrand Voyages #1)

by Robert V.S. Redick (Goodreads Author)

3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 · rating details · 2,353 ratings · 187 reviews

Told with infectious joy and enthusiasm by an immensely talented new writer this is a landmark fantasy debut. The Chathrand - The Great Ship, The Wind-Palace, His Supremacy's First Fancy - is the last of her kind - built 600 years ago she dwarves all the ships around her. The secrets of her construction are long lost. She was the pride of the Empire. The natural choice for...more

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Published February 1st 2008 by Gollancz

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Jul 20, 2009 edifanob rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Normally I write reading impressions.
But this time I wrote a review. A new experience. And I'm proud to tell that the review has been post on a blog.

"The Red Wolf Conspiracy is like a gorgeous gown. Colorful, beads, frills, buttons, ribbons, feathers, hidden pockets, scented sachets, several layers of cloth. Every detail is like a person with her own history, thoughts and plans. All bent together by a golden thread whose stich is anything but random. So far, we have discovered the surface and t...more

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Apr 24, 2009 This Is Not The Michael You're Looking For rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, own, high-fantasy

The first novel by a new fantasy author, The Red Wolf Conspiracy is both interesting and exasperating. Redick has woven together a complicated narrative with characters, plots, and intrigue coming from all directions. In some sense it's a fascinating world with a mad mix of unexpected elements. (Ships and pirates must be in vogue; I've read a number of fantasy/SF novels with a very large focus on ships and sailing in the last couple of years, yet have no memory of having read any with such focus...more The first novel by a new fantasy author, The Red Wolf Conspiracy is both interesting and exasperating. Redick has woven together a complicated narrative with characters, plots, and intrigue coming from all directions. In some sense it's a fascinating world with a mad mix of unexpected elements. (Ships and pirates must be in vogue; I've read a number of fantasy/SF novels with a very large focus on ships and sailing in the last couple of years, yet have no memory of having read any with such focus previous to that...must be the Pirates of the Caribbean effect)

The pacing of the book is strange, however. It reads fairly easily and quickly, but there are huge time segments that are just missing. Some of these can be written off as "riding on a ship can be monotonous and boring so nothing interesting happened in the last few weeks" but the jumps in time often felt rather forced and weren't always transitioned well. This also led to some rather hearty exposition in the later parts of the book where some characters would be describing to other characters about all of the events that had happened while they were gone...many such being critical events that do not appear in the book other than as exposition. Events that probably should have been appeared in the natural narrative. I don't know if this was done to keep the length of the book down, to improve the pacing, or just because it felt right to the author, but I found it frustrating to be hearing about major pieces of the plot rather than seeing it (if that makes sense).

Beyond the choppy narrative, other plot devices sometimes seemed to fall out of nowhere, or at least, seemed more forced instead of growing naturally from the world which had been described. Like the extended exposition, this was particularly common in the last quarter of the book. The ending was particularly sudden, with everything falling together in a rather quick burst; something of a letdown after all of the build-up and serving more to set up the next book rather than complete this one.

Overall, this is not a bad book, but neither is it a great one. It's an interesting new fantasy world with a complicated story but an overly simplified timeline and world-building elements that don't appear to have meshed as organically as one would prefer. Perhaps the sequel (this is the first book in a planned series; probably a trilogy but maybe more?) will be smoother.(less)

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Nov 14, 2012 Dianne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

THE RED WOLF CONSPIRACY by Robert Redick is a intricate fantasy revolving around a young cabin boy aboard a ship named Pavel who has the ability to 'understand' different languages. The attention to detail almost slows the story down, especially when trying to remember different kingdoms, peoples, characters, customs, and whose on who's side at what time!

The author's imagination is amazing as he weaves his tale. The twists and turns, number of characters, places and events-astounding! We have ti...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Dragana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: from-netgalley, fantasy, tower-teams-read-2013, favorites, magic, mermaids, adventure, page-turner

I first noticed The Red Wolf Conspiracy on Top 25 Best Fantasy Books and immediately added it to my tbr. Sadly, it stayed there forgotten until I spotted review copy on Netgalley and remembered all the praise about it. So, with renewed interested, I sailed into an epic adventure.

To be honest, the start was a bit rough. Don't get me wrong - book is beautifully written from start to finish. But chapters jump from one character to another and it is hard to connect: Who is the main character here? A...more

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Jan 31, 2009 Mark rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V. S. Redick
Published by Gollancz UK
Published February 2008
539 pages (ARC); 384 pages (Hardback) (ARC copy received for review.)
ISBN: 978- 0575081765 (Hardback) 9780575081772 (Trade Paperback)

Argh.

Or should that be ‘Arrrgh’?

For The Red Wolf Conspiracy is an enthusiastic novel that combines tales of pirates with legends of imprisoned Lovecraftian gods, hidden treasure and general skulduggery. Part Master and Commander, part On Stranger Tides, this fantasy debut...more

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Dec 25, 2011 Jason rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books, read-2011

4.5 Stars

This was a very enjoyable novel and a fun read. It is a pirate type novel, but not in the swashbuckling typical way. Although I liked many of the characters, and Pazel is an interesting main protagonist, this is not a character study. This book works by giving us a riptide roaring fun adventure.

This book is filled with action, suspense, mystery, a bit of magic, and a whole lot of sea going fun. The world is painted vividly and it gives it a great fantastical feel. The book takes you awa...more

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Mar 22, 2010 Jon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, read-in-my-40s

3.5-3.75 stars

Although I didn't come to love many or any one character in this tale, I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the world building, the creatures and Pazel's gift of languages. While epic in scope, I wasn't sickened by the political intrigue and appreciated the efforts of the counter conspiracy.

Most of the action takes place on the high seas and there are some pirates, but not in the traditional sense. Following the exploits of Pazel as a 'tarboy' made the sailing jargon more palatable.

St...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Jen rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The Red Wolf Conspiracy a Net Galley e-book from Random House - Del Ray Spectra.

Book Description: Six hundred years old, the Imperial Merchant Ship Chathrand is a massive floating outpost of the Empire of Arqual. And it is on its most vital mission yet: to deliver a young woman whose marriage will seal the peace between Arqual and its mortal enemy, the Mzithrin Empire. But Thasha, the young noblewoman in question, may be bringing her swords to the altar.

For the ship’s true mission is not peace...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Geo H. rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Wow, this book blew me away.

I loved how varied the characters were, ranging from an ambassador sent to a hostile nation, to a lowly indentured servant, to the more unusual characters, such as rats and a race of tiny stowaways. This is, in my opinion, one of the reasons why this book works so well. The cast offers so many different perspectives that the buildup of plots and schemes seems natural.

The characters came across to me as fleshed out and believable. I loved the fact that none of the side...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Stephen Ormsby rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a big, interesting book which opens up a trilogy for Robert Redick. The world building in this novel is close to sensational and very well imagined. The amount of different stories or threads of stories reminds me of Harry Turtledove in which they all have their own view that may or may not agree with everybody else’s. The us and them mentality is lost with a cast this big. That I like, as it is never that simple in the real world.

Many characters in this book are quite good, though I fou...more

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Sep 08, 2012 Doc Opp rated it 2 of 5 stars

There's an old trope in children's literature where the child protagonist has identified the villain, and the villains' scheme, and no adults will listen to them. Rather than helping solve the problem, the adults typically get in the way of resolution by grounding the children, or tipping off the villain, etc. This trope works really well in children's literature, but not nearly as well in adult fantasy novels, where it's just annoying.

Add to that a set of protagonists who are impulsive and not...more

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May 09, 2011 Jordan Steinhoff rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I really wanted to like this book.

The blurb was good and it received many good reviews It had all the character types to make a good story. The young person unexpectedly on the hero's quest. The love interest. The shadowy villain. The real villain. The various teachers.

It just got very frustrating. Other than Pazel and Thasha there seemed to be no redeeming characters. Everybody just seemed to be stupid, evil or both. As if the author had no ability to do middle of the road. No grey. No neutral...more

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Oct 05, 2010 Rick Spilman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I recently had recommended to me Robert Redick’s The Red Wolf Conspiracy, a fantasy epic which is almost exclusively set aboard the Imperial Merchant Ship Chathard, a 600 year old sailing ship of immerse proportions and age that sets out on a mission of mystery and intrigue with a huge crew and equally large and varied cast of characters.

The Red Wolf Conspiracy is an engaging and simply fun fantasy romp set on another world with a complex history of imperial warfare and contentious religious dis...more I recently had recommended to me Robert Redick’s The Red Wolf Conspiracy, a fantasy epic which is almost exclusively set aboard the Imperial Merchant Ship Chathard, a 600 year old sailing ship of immerse proportions and age that sets out on a mission of mystery and intrigue with a huge crew and equally large and varied cast of characters.

The Red Wolf Conspiracy is an engaging and simply fun fantasy romp set on another world with a complex history of imperial warfare and contentious religious disputes as well as mages, magic, tiny creatures and “woken” animals who can think and talk. And at the heart of it all is the IMS Chathard, over six hundred years old and by far the largest ship in the empire of Arqual, and for that matter the world. The Red Wolf Conspiracy is far grittier and much more nautical than most fantasy tales I have read. I still wouldn’t quite call it nautical fiction, but it is close.

The good news for readers of nautical fiction is that Robert Redick gets it largely right when writing about ships sailing these other-worldy seas. The characters and language used aboard ship will be completely natural to readers of Georgian naval fiction. The IMS Chathard has all the rigging one might expect, – masts, yards, topsails, t’gallants, halyards, ratlines, buntlines and so on and everything seems to be in the right place. Aside from the occasional and very rare reference to hauling on “ropes” and a few other nit-picky sorts of things that caught my eye, there is very little to set a reader of nautical fiction’s teeth on edge or otherwise detract from the telling of the story.
And what a story it is. It is epic. It is sweeping. It is told from multiple points of view primarily from an omniscient vantage point but also using diaries, letters and newspaper accounts. The writing is crisp, vivid and and moves well.

All that being said, is this a story that readers of nautical fiction would appreciate? I am reminded of the quote from Lincoln whee he said, “If this is the sort of book you like, you will like this book.” It is definitely firmly planted in the fantasy genre and lovers of the genre should immediately take to it. If there is a single book that I would compare it to it would be Frank Herbert’s Dune (which is more science fiction than fantasy.) The books are obviously very different. Dune is set on a desert planet while Red Wolf takes place primarily at sea. Dune is more footnote laden and intricate, nevertheless, they both had the same tendancy to envelop me as a reader.

Not surprisingly The Red Wolf Conspiracy is relatively long in addition to being complicated, which is not necessarily a problem except that when I reached page 520 or thereabout, there was the following message:

HERE ENDS THE The Red Wold Conspiracy,
BOOK ONE OF THE CHATHRAND VOYAGES.
THE STORY IS CONTINUED IN
The Rats and the Ruling Sea

The book just ended, except that it didn’t end. The plot was unresolved. The heroine was still in peril. The crisis continued unabated. Apparently, the story continues in the next book. The Red Wolf Conspiracy, appears to be only about third of the story.
The publisher has changed the title of the next book, aware that many readers would not buy a book with the words “rats” as the first word of the title. The second book is now available titled, The Ruling Sea.
Would I recommend The Red Wolf Conspiracy to readers of nautical fiction? Yes, I would, with the caveat that it is still far more fantasy than nautical fiction. They should also be warned that the The Red Wolf Conspiracy appears to be one third of a very long single novel, the third portion of which has not yet been published. A fun read all the same.(less)

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Jun 13, 2010 D.w. rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Almost a Five star book but there are problems, specifically with resolution. This book is crying out to have some of our heroes know victory. We have heroes and people we like as well as enemies we don't throughout, but we also have a plot that just as you think it has become twisted enough, gets even more twisted.

Perhaps that is a formula for the best books in fantasy but we are generally thrown a lifeline to give us some closure, if not in everything as we have a trilogy or series, at least o...more

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Apr 29, 2010 Clay rated it 3 of 5 stars

Time in fantasy moves slowly. It seemed like readers would never be able to move past the pre-industrial world, where bows and swords and daggers were the only weapons, and mechanical complexity stopped at the clock.

Thanks in great part to China Mieville, though, we have now advanced to the industrial age, and writers now routinely place their imaginations in an early 19th century mode. We have guns and cannons and machines, but not too much of any of them, and we still have plenty of room for m...more

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Apr 14, 2010 Mike rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fantasy/adventure epic buffs

This is not a bad book. Possibly It rates closer to a "3.5" than a "3", but it's not a "4". The story is well-written, but even if they hadn't "announced" that it was to be the first of a series (Trilogy perhaps), you'd know it even before the ending. Not even a cliff-hanger one at that.

Mix together a bunch of formulaic story elements:

(a) underdog struggling on his own is cutoff from his family, but has mysterious friend/sponsor,

(b) girl has old and ill father whom she adores, but evil step-moth...more

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May 03, 2009 Cendri rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this book, but I wanted to like it more. This is apparently Redick's first published novel, and it shows. The world he builds is imaginative, and the story has potential, even if it does fall into a lot of the well-worn plucky-band-of-somewhat-unlikely-heroes-does-battle-against-great-evil-attempting-to-retrieve-object-of-unspeakable-evil-power tropes. The characters are likable, and some are quite interesting and creatively drawn. The biggest problem is in the plotting, where a number o...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Kiel Van Horn rated it 4 of 5 stars

First-time author. This one was great, prolly the best of the first-time author set. The world relies on mostly water-based transportation, so this was heavy with nautical terminology. There was also this concept of "woken" animals, animals that had attained a human level of consciousness. Magic was sketchy and not super well-developed in this book. The main character has a strange ability to understand any language he hears, but it comes with some sort of weakness where he then loses his mind a...more

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Feb 15, 2013 David rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I have been reading this series as a diversion while being immersed in Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Dead. I read a few of the reviews posted here and they complained of the complexity of The Red Wolf Conspiracy. Well once you’ve done the Erikson workout the RWC is a light warm-up.
I’m a sucker for stories that are about children developing in to adults. Instead of meeting a finished product, like a Conan or a Elric, we are introduced to immature children. They have to grow not just physic...more

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Feb 02, 2013 Jacey rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Pazel Pethkendle's mother gifted him with the magical ability to instantly learn languages, but after his country was invaded and his mother and sister disappeared, he ends up as a 'tar boy', the lowest of the low, on a sailing ship, living life from day to day. Abandoned in a strange port he ends up as tar boy aboard the Chathrand, the massive, seven deck leviathan sailing ship heading out on a diplomatic mission with an ambassador and his daughter, Thasha, a treaty bride.

But the mission isn't...more Pazel Pethkendle's mother gifted him with the magical ability to instantly learn languages, but after his country was invaded and his mother and sister disappeared, he ends up as a 'tar boy', the lowest of the low, on a sailing ship, living life from day to day. Abandoned in a strange port he ends up as tar boy aboard the Chathrand, the massive, seven deck leviathan sailing ship heading out on a diplomatic mission with an ambassador and his daughter, Thasha, a treaty bride.

But the mission isn't all that it seems. There's more than one nefarious plan about to disrupt the voyage and plenty of people who are not what they seem to be, including 'woken' (sentient) animals, ixchels (tiny humanoid creatures trying to stay out of sight) and at least two sorcerers, one from another dimension who comes and goes via a clock and one who's supposed to be dead.

The world-building is detailed and thoughtful with many imaginative touches that work really well. This first part of a trilogy is a sprawling complex book focusing mainly on Pazel and his talent for languages and Thasha who does not go to her wedding willingly. If it were just those two viewpoints I think I'd get on well with this book, but one person's 'luxuriant detail' is another person's 'bloat' and I find that there are too many side trips into viewpoints that don't really drive the story forward (though they may add the occasional significant detail).

While I enjoyed reading this on one level I chafed at the time taken for (for instance) letters from the sadistic Chathrand captain, Nilus Rose, to his parents (who turn out to be dead anyway), or the arrival of the ixchel on to the Chathrand, or the several adventures of the 'woken' rat who, granted, helps to unravel part of the conspiracy, but in a very long-winded way. I'd have liked to read a more pared down version of the story concentrating on the two main characters.

Admittedly I'm curious to see were the story goes from here, because, this being the first book in a trilogy it reaches an ending but sadly not a satisfactory conclusion. On balance, however, I'm not sure I want to read on if the next two books are more of the same. I've got them on the Kindle. I may change my mind if this stays in my mind beyond the next book or two that I read.
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Nov 03, 2012 Taztic rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One for the all the sea dogs out there! The Red Wolf Conspiracy is a little slow off the blocks, but it's worth hanging in there because once Redick finds his stride he serves up a fast-paced nautical fantasy adventure that's full of entertainment and promise.

Pazel is our protagonist here, and he's a lot of fun to read, although he admittedly brings nothing new to the genre. An orphan with surprising skills and a pivotal role to play...etc...you've read it a hundred times or more. He's a hugely...more One for the all the sea dogs out there! The Red Wolf Conspiracy is a little slow off the blocks, but it's worth hanging in there because once Redick finds his stride he serves up a fast-paced nautical fantasy adventure that's full of entertainment and promise.

Pazel is our protagonist here, and he's a lot of fun to read, although he admittedly brings nothing new to the genre. An orphan with surprising skills and a pivotal role to play...etc...you've read it a hundred times or more. He's a hugely likeable character though, and I've got to admit I'm a firm believer in the old "if it 'aint broke" way of thinking. Yes it's old hat, but it works. None of the characters here break any new ground, but the setting is fresh and fascinating, and there are some absolutely beautiful touches sprinkled throughout. The concept and the sheer vastness of Chathrand is compelling, and the notion of "woken" animals was a real winner for me. I don't like to include spoilers of any shape or form if I can possibly avoid it, but I've got to say..the rats! I bloody loved the rats!

Redick is a writer who's new to me. He has a hint of Pullman about him, and there's even a tiny spark of a Lynch-like sharpness. Both aspects are clearly visible, but inconsistent. You can't help but notice them, but you shouldn't go into this one expecting another Locke Lamora.

I enjoyed this, it's a solid fantasy read, and is quite unique in that it's one that has something of a family feel to it. I'd happily both read this along with my young son, and lend it to my Mum. And with a lot of current fantasy that's pretty impressively rare. Redick demonstrates that's it doesn't have to be all about the shock factor, and that was a breath of fresh air for me. This is probably the love it/hate it aspect of the novel. You could argue that many elements of the plot are really quite childish in some respects, and that isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. Whatever you think of the plot though, there's some wonderful world building in here that absolutely cannot be denied.

Things felt a little flat to me towards the end, there's a lot of grunt work being done to set up the second book in the series, and it went out with a bit of a damp fizzle rather than a bang. But on the whole, it's a well-written and entertaining novel that shows lot of potential for a genuinely fascinating series. And for me the family read aspect makes it a real winner.

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Apr 25, 2009 Shari Mulluane rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It did not work for me. Straight away, I was annoyed by the amount of telling and the slow start. I tend to really enjoy books where I can live in the story. It is not the characters experiencing events; it is me experiencing things through them. I never got that degree of immersion from this tale. Now telling can work, I have seen it done, but this time it kept me on the outside of things instead of pulling me in. I felt that the novel could have been so much more then it was. However, there ar...more

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Jan 29, 2011 Luke Van Wegen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A truly enjoyable romp through a unique fantasy world. Filled with intrigue, espionage, and plots within plots, The Red Wolf Conspiracy is set almost exclusively at sea aboard an ancient magical ship whose empire is a thallassocracy. So a brushing up of ship terms may be useful. Redick has created a highly original world with a explosive political and religious environment, unique races like the Ixchel and the Flickerman, and a cataclysmic history with left over relics including the great ship C...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Ciaran rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thought that this was a pretty good book once it picked up. The beginning was so slow and confusing because it was being told from I believe at least six different people's point of view. And I thought that this was a more of a challenging book because it could be very slow at some parts but also extremely fast paced at others. And the names of the people, places and things! Not trying to rip on the author with the stereotype that fantasy authors just mash out words on their keyboard and see...more

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May 30, 2009 Jeffrey rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fantasy fans of new worlds and sailing stories

Shelves: fantasy, read-in-2009

I generally liked this book, although I am not a fan of fantasy novels that end mid story so you have to wait for the second book.

The main character is Pazel, a tarboy ,who gets aboard a mighty ship carrying the daughter of an Ambassador, who is supposed to marry the Prince of their mortal enemies to stop an ongoing war between their people. Pazel, has a magical gift of languages, which enables him to speak any language. The ancient ship is full of interesting characters, the Ambassador's beauti...more

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Sep 27, 2009 brian dean rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a big, dense book that I fear might be part of a long, dense series. The number of factions to follow and keep track of are almost Dune-like. They are different kingdoms and groups of humans, flikkermen ( who occasionally flash and can deliver electrical shocks), Murths (mermaids) and Ixchel - tiny people, about 15 centimetres tall. There are also 'woken' animals who have about human intelligence.

There is also the greatship - the Chanthrand, which is a character in it's own right. Most o...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Ashley rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really wanted to like this, the concept of having most of the action and plot at sea was interesting and fresh. However the characters just didn't live up to the plot.
I don't expect half the main characters to die but I also think if you are making out your bad characters to be super evil and willing to kill millions they better actual come off as halfway scary, which wasn't the case here. I also felt as though our "heroes" were way too nice, if someone is going to destroy the world as you kno...more

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Feb 16, 2013 ♥ Unaeve ♥ Olga rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The Red Wolf Conspiracy the first book of a trilogy destined to take its place on my all time favorite shelve:)

Robert V. S. Redick has been compared to Philip Pullman, George R. R. Martin, and China Miéville, among others and indeed if you liked them - you will like him as well!

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Many years after a terrible war that shook empires, a 600-year-old ship sails for enemy lands and must deal with deadly assassins, treacherous mermaids, and monstrous slavers.

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Apr 30, 2012 Mike rated it 3 of 5 stars

Loved the setting of this book. Picked it up for a trip with a total of 12 hours on a plane or in an airport so I got a bunch of it covered at once. Liked the details of the ship and crew. There were definitely some characters I liked. Others however I think could have been presented differently. Things were going along pretty well until what I guess was 75% of the way through the book when the pacing got all screwed up for me. It was like we will just skip this part with all these characters an...more

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Oct 26, 2010 Emily rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: faves-from-all-genres, fantasy

This was a super first novel, up in my top 5 favorites for the year so far. I love discovering new authors, especially since one or two of my favorites have not been delivering the goods lately (George RR Martin-write the book already and stop messing around and taunting your readers! Robin Hobb, write something else, preferably set in the Six Duchies!) Anyway, Robert V.S. Redick has satisfied my hunger for a fantasy world to match that of Martin's or Hobb's and it's populated with wonderful cha...more

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Robert V.S. Redick is in his thirties and works as the editor for the Spanish and French websites of Oxfam America and as an instructor in the International Development and Social Change program at Clark University. Born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, he lives in rural western Massachusetts. While his unpublished novel Conquistadors was a finalist for the 2002 AWP/Thomas Dunne Novel Awar...more

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