Inherited Danger (The Dawning of Power, #2)

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Inherited Danger (The Dawning of Power #2)

by Brian Rathbone (Goodreads Author)

3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 · rating details · 417 ratings · 35 reviews

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Catrin leaves her homeland behind as she goes in search of knowledge and peace, unaware that she will face the greatest evil her world has ever known.

Kindle Edition, 278 pages

Published by Amazon Digital Services (first published January 1st 2008)

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Jun 16, 2012 John Champneys rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: skiffy

I keep on thinking that there must be different ways to write a review Of late I've been reading a slew of books, then taking a ½ day breather before moving onto the next one. Reading interests me much more than the chore of writing about what I've read and besides, I think a book's spell lasts better if you don't keep on about it too much. You want to bask and submit yourself without communicating it all. So I've been reading the first volume of trilogies, and then leaving them well alone. Afte...more I keep on thinking that there must be different ways to write a review Of late I've been reading a slew of books, then taking a ½ day breather before moving onto the next one. Reading interests me much more than the chore of writing about what I've read and besides, I think a book's spell lasts better if you don't keep on about it too much. You want to bask and submit yourself without communicating it all. So I've been reading the first volume of trilogies, and then leaving them well alone. After a while I'll recap on what I've read before asking myself what I thought about it all in retrospect, and whether I want to read further.
One such first volume was The Call of the Herald by Brian Rathbone.
After The Call of The Herald had been finished I thought well yes, It's OKay. The question for me, of course, is will it stay in mind? And that is something which only time can tell. Sometimes you really enjoy a volume "at the time", but in retrospect it can go flat. Sometimes it does well in holding itself together as time progresses, and sometimes is grows and grows, until the ineluctable force pulls you back to itself again.
The Call of the Herald didn't do that for me, but I did enjoy the character of Catrin, the dirty grubby farm-girl who got herself into trouble with the Mr Bumble of a teacher; a nasty boy makes trouble, and Catrin is blamed and expelled from school where she ends up getting herself into even more bother. Plastered in horse-shit, things are never Catrin's fault, but she always gets the blame. However her foot may always be planted in the squish of the barn yard, but her spirit connects with the stars when she finds that the presence of comets triggers magnificent powers within her being, slapping down injustice and righting wrongs.
In Inherited Danger, the story continues. It's taken new twists and turns and our fondness for most of the characters in the first volume usually deepens. One thing however which annoys me in Rathbone (or indeed any writer) is when a negative factor occurs at the beginning of a sentence and the problem is all wrapped up by the time it's reached the full stop. "He didn't appear happy about her outbursts, but he supported her nonetheless." is a good example of this. After all, at this stage we are used to wildcat Catrin's explosive bursts of temper, and we're used to the presence of moderating Benjin too. It could have been reworked a whole load better, I feel. Faux pas-ey things like "You're eyes are better than mine" show a sloppiness and lack of care, and I had the distinct feeling that the author was concentrating too much on the feedback from his audience and being wowed by people "liking" stuff than in attending to the material he was writing.
This, I feel, is the fork in the road for Mr Rathbone. To the left is the road which follows the fans, and to the right is the desire to devote himself to the characters in the story, and to let the narrative breathe through the pores of his skin. I feel the author has strolled a few yards into the left way and is being looked after well there. He's fed and rested and he has good company. On the other path the terrain is bleaker and full of loneliness if he selects the right-hand path, where the number of fickle fans has thinned out. This is where the ones remaining assess the situation, as they watch the writing mature and it's in this group that the author may have future supporters. The mettle of the readers is tested here, and the author needs to try to avoid sentences where a problem is introduced at the beginning and ended with the full stop. He also needs to develop some of his characters a little more before he throws them away, but I think and hope he can do it.

Having read volumes I and II for free, I'm very happy to go to pay for the third because I want to find out what happens through the actions of our heroine Catrin and I could easily fall in love with the newly-named spirit called Prios; whether her impulses land her back in horse manure she grew up shovelling, or if the same dung will be used to make enough bio-gas to mount her on her steed and gallop with authority into the fray remains to be seen.

NB: Under the old system, this book might have acquired four stars. Under the new it's three, and it's just about clambered up to that position. The reason for this is that it's been cast into shadow by another book, in the same genre which whispered its way onto my reading device, which towers like a colossus over my life. The more I enter its world, the more two-dimensional the present one seems to be. The Dawning of Power series needs to look to its laurels.(less)

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Mar 20, 2012 Lindsay rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well that was a surprise. This book did not go in the direction I thought it would.

But anyways here goes.

Free ebook: The price i would willingly pay for this: £0.99

The Bad:

1. The story took a little to long to get going, we journeyed for a long time before anything really happened.
2. Without wanting to say to much, the reconciliation between Ctrin and her Grandmother happened a little to quickly for my tastes (which i know is odd considering point number one, but if we had journeyed less then th...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-review-books

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Catrin Volker has departed from the Godfist aboard The Slippery Eel towards the next part of her journey to Greatland. She's been separated from Strom, Osbourne, Chase, and Benjin she doesn't know if they are alive or dead back on Godfist. Catrin is not sure how much more loss she can endure. Nat Dersinger and Vertook are Catrin's only companions on The Slippery Eel. Nat wants to talk to Catrin but is unsure how to approach her. He eventually gat...more Book exchanged for a review~Per se Goodreads rules

Catrin Volker has departed from the Godfist aboard The Slippery Eel towards the next part of her journey to Greatland. She's been separated from Strom, Osbourne, Chase, and Benjin she doesn't know if they are alive or dead back on Godfist. Catrin is not sure how much more loss she can endure. Nat Dersinger and Vertook are Catrin's only companions on The Slippery Eel. Nat wants to talk to Catrin but is unsure how to approach her. He eventually gathers his nerve to talk to her about things she needs to know about the past and future. Catrin is unsure of what Nat wants yet is curious about what he has to say. Captain Kenward says that the Shark is trailing behind The Slippery Eel yet can't understand why that is so because The Shark is in much better shape than The Eel is at the moment. The Shark comes along side The Eel where old friends become reaquainted with one another. Chase, Strom, Osbourne, and Benjin greet the crew of The Slippery Eel where Catrin sheds many happy tears caused by this reunion. The reach the Falcon Isles where another ship will take Catrin and company on a six month journey towards the Greatland where they must get other passage to complete their journey. All does not go as planned, Catrin and company are dumped off the ship closest to Greatland. Catrin and company must find a safe place for them to be on Greatland yet they need information that can only be attained by contacting Cathuran Monks in Ohmahold. Catrin learns a great deal about herself and her role as the Herald of Istra. Meanwhile Benjin, Chase, Strom, Osbourne,and Vertook decide to learn more, train more, and gather information that might help Catrin in her quest. What did Catrin learn about being a Herald of Istra? Can Catrin save the people of Greatland and Godfist? What are Chase, Strom, and Osbourne learning? What kind of role will Vertook and Benjin take? What can the Cathuran Monks tell Catrin? Can Greatland be saved? Your answers await you in Inherited Danger.(less)

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Jul 04, 2011 Christy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, book-series, young-adult

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Aug 28, 2011 Gerold Whittaker rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, ebook

Book 2 of a trilogy:
Catrin now believes she is the Herald and her destiny is to save her people from the Zjhon. To do that though, she needs to first recover her strength. In the mean time, the Zjhon have a secret weapon which she needs to destroy before it destroys her people. Will she have the strength to fulfil her destiny?

Some of the issues I commented on for book 1 (Call of the Herald) hold true for this book as well (story too slow, chapters protracted) but this one is better.

A free ebook...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-free

As with book #1 I found this to be a quick and enjoyable read. The plot kept my attention and I didn't really ever have the urge to skip boring paragraphs as tends to happen sometimes if the plot is too slow. But again, as with book #1 I kept having flashbacks to other popular book series. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, because I definitely enjoyed those books and this one, but it's just something to keep in mind. The plot is unique enough to keep my interest, sometimes even including some...more

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Jan 24, 2012 Ash rated it 3 of 5 stars

This series is driving me crazy. I read the first book because it was free on Kindle and, while it didn’t blow me away, I enjoyed the twisted storyline and the promise of great revelations to come. When the second book in the series became free on Kindle I of course had to snatch it up. Again it has a quiet and meandering story line but it feels like Rathbone is getting the hang of the characters and really forging a personal connection with our heroin. The plot is coming together a bit more and...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Ruth rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: spec-fic

C2009. Right – so I started off on the wrong foot as I soon discovered this was the second in the series which I usually do not even bother to start to read. I have tried to do this in the past but to no avail. However, the story started off really well and before I knew it, I was well into the story. But then I started to find it harder and harder to pick the book up and continue reading. I was muttering whilst reading it thinking that the main character should be called Saint Catrin and toward...more C2009. Right – so I started off on the wrong foot as I soon discovered this was the second in the series which I usually do not even bother to start to read. I have tried to do this in the past but to no avail. However, the story started off really well and before I knew it, I was well into the story. But then I started to find it harder and harder to pick the book up and continue reading. I was muttering whilst reading it thinking that the main character should be called Saint Catrin and towards the end started routing for the baddie! After suffering through the lengthy description of the purification rituals and then coming across the lengthy detail of a negotiation of the sale of an ox, which did nothing to move the story along or to illustrate or deepen a character, it was beginning to feel like fingernails on a blackboard. Some of the actions of the bit characters in order to move the story along were just so implausible that I just stopped reading at times. Some of the writing is really hackneyed such as “avian wonder” (say, what?), “li’l miss” (I thought I had strayed into a western here). “She was but a simple farm girl.” (I kid you not) and “self-righteous wench” (this said to her Grandmother! Definition of wench - A young woman or girl, especially a peasant girl). At the end of the book, I then found out that I did indeed have the first of the series but I will not be reading it. This book has some very good rating and reviews but I cannot agree with the majority of them. The PR has used the following: "Another great fantasy!"- Lynda Williams, author of the Okal Rel saga, and "...I was completely drawn into Brian's story. The characters were real people with honest feelings..."- Arlene Radasky, author of The Fox. Now, interestingly, the publisher is noted as White Wolf Press and the following is from the website: “White Wolf Press was originally formed in 2008 to publish the creative works of Brian Rathbone. Using his 20 years of technology experience, Rathbone tapped a worldwide digital market with his World of Godsland fantasy series. As he achieved success in print and ebooks, he also vastly increased his audience by producing free, serialized audio versions of his books and published them on Podiobooks.com. During this time, Rathbone evangalized digital publishing and urged many of his fellow authors to join the digital revolution. In the fall of 2009, new barriers of entry arose in the digital publishing industry, and Rathbone knew that many podcast novelists, independent authors, and even traditionally published authors would be missing out on great opportunities and distribution. White Wolf Press has changed its focus to provide digital publishing and distribution services for the worldwide digital market. Our mission remains to help authors build their audiences through broader market distribution.” FWFTB: Leaving, search, knowledge, peace, evil. FCN: Catrin Volker, Archmaster Belegra, Barabas, Strom, Benjin. “True success is nearly impossible to realize alone. Seek out those who are skilled where you are weak, and together you will prevail.”(less)

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Feb 01, 2013 Lisa Cox rated it 4 of 5 stars

I feel like the author really hit his stride as a storyteller in writing this book. The scattered passages that were so well-written from the first book were a good indication of what he is capable of. There were very few places in this 2nd in the series that didn't live up to those wonderful passages from the 1st. Some of his descriptions of events and feelings as Catrin goes about her adventures were very moving and brought tears to my eyes.

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Jan 11, 2012 Miriam rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Again, Rathbone kept my interest and eager for more. Rathnone doesn't seem to be an experienced writer as the story jumps around quite a bit with lots of characters lacking real debth. If you are a critical reader this may not be the series for you. I, however, like to read for entertainment and enjoyment and this book provided me with both. I e joyed the story and was glad I could start the next one right away!

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Dec 09, 2011 Ps rated it 5 of 5 stars

Catrin is now on a pirate ship and destined to a country that is unfriendly towards her. But, here is the only place that she can learn to control her powers. I’ll not write a great deal about this book except to say that I enjoyed it as much (if not more) as the first one, Call of the Herald (The Dawning of Power). Please see my review of that book. I will be reading more of Brian Rathbone’s books.

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Apr 15, 2012 David Self rated it 4 of 5 stars

Book Two of the Dawning of Power trilogy: Got caught up right away and read all three books in a week. Fast paced, good story line, good characters with flaws and doubts and courage to keep going. I enjoy books that give detailed insight into the motivations and thoughts of the characters. Good read. Highly recommend.

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Jul 21, 2011 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book draw me in so completely that I started the third one immediately upon the conclusion of this one. If you are a fan of the fantasy genre, you will enjoy this series. There is plenty of action without pure gore, magic without preachiness and an overall sense of the good of humanity contained within.

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Jun 29, 2011 Rachael rated it 1 of 5 stars

Ugh. I should know better than to buy all three books in a trilogy before reading any of it, but they were cheap and the reviews were good.

I don't know WHY the reviews were good, the writing is really undeveloped. Some things aren't picked up by a publisher for a reason. Sigh. I seriously doubt I'll be going back to finish the third book in this series...but the STORY is good, that's the weird thing, I like the STORY, I just can't stand the way it's written.

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Mar 06, 2013 Shalla rated it 5 of 5 stars

enjoyed the second book right after reading the first
i will take a break and read the others later
i dont want to burn out

i do enjoy the writing style and the long tale

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Mar 04, 2013 Keith Hughes rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle

Even though I gave the first book 4 stars I couldn't keep myself from reading the next installment since it was also free. I am also getting book 3 right away, even though it is not free. So there, five stars. I'm thoroughly enjoying this world.

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Mar 13, 2013 Bill Tillman rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, battle, dragons, fantasy, fiction, folklore, kindle, mage, magic, otherworlds, war, ya, young-adult

Another great book in this series. Rathbone has a unique way of making fantasy fresh and different, along with compelling characters that make for page turning magic.

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Aug 31, 2012 Evgeny rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Not as good as the first book with some very long descriptions, but still warrants 3 stars. The plot: a nobody suddenly becomes the most powerful mage destined to save the world. Bad guys interfere.

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Aug 15, 2012 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed the continuation of this series. Plenty of interesting things happen and the characters develop nicely. I'd like to see more of it.

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Apr 30, 2012 Kyle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Not one of those endings that you can actually stop at. I am going to pick up the next book as soon as I finish typing this up.

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Aug 03, 2012 Brad rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle

I found this book even more interesting then the first and I can't wait to get the next in the Godsland series.

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Jul 20, 2011 Susie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is better than the first. The characterization and world-creation is amazing.

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Feb 24, 2013 Lee rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm loving this trilogy! Can't wait to see how it ends.

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Sep 29, 2009 Jodi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: podiobook

Very good fiction/fantasy. Clean too, which is always nice.

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Mar 01, 2013 Sheilla Allen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Well, he's getting better... But not quite there.

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Apr 09, 2013 Brett rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I only gave two stars because I found the emotional reactions of the characters to be over the top. I kept finding myself rolling my eyes at how extreme they were for no reason.

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Jan 17, 2012 Patty Marion rated it 4 of 5 stars

See my review of Call of the Herald.

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Dec 13, 2012 The Flooze marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, owned

Nook freebie.

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Mar 25, 2012 Keliz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Loved it.

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Sep 03, 2011 Orla rated it 3 of 5 stars

Significantly more exciting than part one. Good read.

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A former horse trainer and computer programmer, Brian Rathbone used his old world knowledge and love of fantasy fiction to create The World of Godsland fantasy series, which begins with The Dawning of Power trilogy.

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