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Sagas of Irth #3
The Night’s Violin
Fiss’Q, swordswoman and senator of the Republic of Arokhnai, becomes embroiled in a plot to steal the fabled Night’s Violin, a magical Sylvanni musical instrument of great power. On the run since using it against the Manticore’s minions, the Black Bard of Valdikan turns to Fiss’Q for help. Little does she know that she’s being stalked by a sinister, silver-eyed Shadowmancer, a sorceress in the employ of the slavelords of the Obsidian Island. Will Fiss’Q be able to protect the troublesome troubadour, survive against the sorceress, and navigate the romantic and perilous path of heroism in the face of all but certain death?
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Published June 1, 2025
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June 2, 2021
Rating: B
“I have a quarrel with you, Obsidiander,” Lyra said, softly to herself. “Or a quarrel for you, if you prefer.”
Not sure that I really was vibing with this one. Fiss'Q is around again as our protagonist in the 3rd (out of 6) books in the Sagas of Irth. Fiss'Q is approached by the Black Bard of Valdikan for protection from people who are coming to kidnap her from a rival nation to Arokhnai. She is a precious commodity due to her skill as a bard and the fact that she wields that Night's Violin, a magical instrument crafted by the Sylvanni some years prior.
I did enjoy, again, learning more about the Sylvanni and having (yet another) named "weapon", with a deep and interesting ability - the violin allows the user's desires to come true in the form of magic, yet a single wrong note played leads to death. It is such a powerful weapon, one that could be used in the future against the Manticore, yet we don't get to learn that much about it, it's just really incredibly too powerful - it has the potential to be the world-saving weapon.
“The world is more my home more than sweet Arokhnai.”
I liked the interactions between the characters in this book, but I did overall find that Fiss'Q's further developed personality is different than I expected it to be. I was tired of Lyra's flightiness and wanderlust (which is typical of a bard, but just doesn't mesh with the danger in the story). She was just so naive and immature. I didn't buy the
I think what really brought this down for me is that there were a few sentences that didn't make sense to me (particularly "But only if was able to play it." - but only if she? was able to play it) - the book needed a once over before publishing.
But look...I'm still going to read the rest of the books lmao.
“I have a quarrel with you, Obsidiander,” Lyra said, softly to herself. “Or a quarrel for you, if you prefer.”
Not sure that I really was vibing with this one. Fiss'Q is around again as our protagonist in the 3rd (out of 6) books in the Sagas of Irth. Fiss'Q is approached by the Black Bard of Valdikan for protection from people who are coming to kidnap her from a rival nation to Arokhnai. She is a precious commodity due to her skill as a bard and the fact that she wields that Night's Violin, a magical instrument crafted by the Sylvanni some years prior.
I did enjoy, again, learning more about the Sylvanni and having (yet another) named "weapon", with a deep and interesting ability - the violin allows the user's desires to come true in the form of magic, yet a single wrong note played leads to death. It is such a powerful weapon, one that could be used in the future against the Manticore, yet we don't get to learn that much about it, it's just really incredibly too powerful - it has the potential to be the world-saving weapon.
“The world is more my home more than sweet Arokhnai.”
I liked the interactions between the characters in this book, but I did overall find that Fiss'Q's further developed personality is different than I expected it to be. I was tired of Lyra's flightiness and wanderlust (which is typical of a bard, but just doesn't mesh with the danger in the story). She was just so naive and immature. I didn't buy the
I think what really brought this down for me is that there were a few sentences that didn't make sense to me (particularly "But only if was able to play it." - but only if she? was able to play it) - the book needed a once over before publishing.
But look...I'm still going to read the rest of the books lmao.
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