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Tales of Aerothos: Kingsblade

Robert F. Nugent (Goodreads Author)

3.43 · Rating details · 7 ratings · 2 reviews

Fifteen years ago, the Kingdom of Orastus suffered defeat at the hands of the Union armies. For Sir Markard Greystone, it ended his pride and glory. Despondent and forlorn, the knight disappeared into obscurity, his honor and vows only a fading memory.

When the newly knighted Sir Ryan Stalgard comes bearing a proposal, Markard finds himself once again in the world of poli ...more

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Published June 24th 2018

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Jan 27, 2019 Caleb rated it liked it

This book had a lot of potential, but unfortunately it didn't live up to most of it. I think it could have benefited from being longer, as most aspects were underdeveloped, with much of the already limited page time being dedicated to worldbuilding. (The worldbuilding was nice, served the story well, and didn't generally feel unnecessary or like an infodump, but there was rather a lot in comparison to everything else.)

The two leads, Markard and Ryan, had potential to be really good characters wi This book had a lot of potential, but unfortunately it didn't live up to most of it. I think it could have benefited from being longer, as most aspects were underdeveloped, with much of the already limited page time being dedicated to worldbuilding. (The worldbuilding was nice, served the story well, and didn't generally feel unnecessary or like an infodump, but there was rather a lot in comparison to everything else.)

The two leads, Markard and Ryan, had potential to be really good characters with a nuanced, interesting relationship, but the book moved to fast to allow them to meet that potential. More scenes, greater development, and more crafted character arcs could have done wonders for these two and improved my enjoyment of the book immensely. All the other characters were boring and felt more like setpieces than anything else. Which is a shame, because several of them could have fulfilled cool roles within the story.

The plot... wasn't great. Everything happened so quickly without much development or building of conflict. It was all underwhelming and a tad confusing at times too. In addition, the main bulk of the plot just sorta happened to the main characters (or worse, was merely observed by them), without them having much agency or any impact on what was going on.

This was somewhat redeemed for me by the end as, once I had the full context of the book, I realized that what had seemed like the main plot (i.e. the political intrigue and such going on in Tarys) was more a vehicle to tell the actual story rather than being the story itself. While it's a shame that everything in Tarys was such a mess, it's less damning since it isn't the main story.

Kingsblade isn't a terrible book by any means - the prose is clean and sounds nice, the world was interesting and well established, and the dialogue between Markard and Ryan was good - but overall I came away disappointed. The underdeveloped story, dull supporting characters, and mess of a plot really brought the book down. After reading the first chapter I had high hopes for Kingsblade, but ultimately those hopes were not met. ...more

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Jun 06, 2019 Cynthia rated it did not like it

Shelves: indie-books, dnf-ed

I dnf'ed around the 50% mark. Maybe I was getting this book mixed up with another, but I picked it up thinking it was a comedy? Like a parody of King Author? I kept waiting for the funny and there was no funny, so I'm thinking I was getting it mixed up. I honestly had a hard time paying attention to what was going on. The jousting scene was interesting, but then it was over. ...more

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Rob Nugent is a fantasy author from the American Midwest. An avid researcher of European medieval history, Nugent blends historical aesthetic and realism into his works, aiming to create a believable, gritty, low-fantasy setting. His stories revolve around Aerothos, a continent with a rich lore, where various kingdoms vie for power in both their courts and the battlefield.