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Weapons of Disharmony
Two small kingdoms sit on the brink of war, unaware of the dangers gathering outside their borders. Elite mages and boorish monarchs feud and argue within the palaces of Brunta and Ta-Veer.
The Bone Knight, a notorious swordsman, reappears after years on the run. Trouble follows the Bone Knight as forces work in the shadows, attempting to resurrect a long-forgotten titan.
Powers collide in Weapons of Disharmony as legendary weapons, titans, and powerful mages clash over the fate of the kingdoms.
The Bone Knight, a notorious swordsman, reappears after years on the run. Trouble follows the Bone Knight as forces work in the shadows, attempting to resurrect a long-forgotten titan.
Powers collide in Weapons of Disharmony as legendary weapons, titans, and powerful mages clash over the fate of the kingdoms.
393 pages, Paperback
Published July 28, 2020
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November 1, 2022
I'm giving this a neutral 3-star eating, but I did not finish this book. I got 100 pages in, and legitimately could not tell you the major plot line of this book. There are also many characters to keep track of, and after 100 pages, it was hard to see how some of them were relevant, because there was no indication of their part in the plot. I normally don't put a book down, but I did after getting about a third of the way through this book because I really couldn't/hadn't gained an attachment to any character, and their purpose was very unclear.
February 21, 2023
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Solid book held back by some very serious pacing issues. Chad Retterath does a wonderful job at presenting a compelling fantasy world with legends, politics, and layers to it while keeping a really tight focus on just two kingdoms within this larger world. This tight focus helps really develop some characters that I came to like quite a lot, as well as introduce us to some of the players in the larger world such as titans, who are literal gods that may or may not intervene in human affairs.
The pacing, however, is quite off. Multiple perspectives are often followed, which would be fine and dandy if there was rhyme or reason to the order of some of these. Nevertheless, this is where it stumbles the most as reading can feel quite choppy at times. Despite these issues, I enjoyed this book enough that I've read subsequent books in the series/universe, and I consider these 3 stars a slight rounding down from my part.
Solid book held back by some very serious pacing issues. Chad Retterath does a wonderful job at presenting a compelling fantasy world with legends, politics, and layers to it while keeping a really tight focus on just two kingdoms within this larger world. This tight focus helps really develop some characters that I came to like quite a lot, as well as introduce us to some of the players in the larger world such as titans, who are literal gods that may or may not intervene in human affairs.
The pacing, however, is quite off. Multiple perspectives are often followed, which would be fine and dandy if there was rhyme or reason to the order of some of these. Nevertheless, this is where it stumbles the most as reading can feel quite choppy at times. Despite these issues, I enjoyed this book enough that I've read subsequent books in the series/universe, and I consider these 3 stars a slight rounding down from my part.
October 19, 2023
Picked this up at the Twin Cities Book Festival and it may just be the best book I've read this year! I was intrigued by the description, as the idea of Titans roaming an earth alongside humans was not something I've come across before. It definitely avoids the rather stale tropes that a lot of high fantasy suffers from.
Some people have mentioned they feel the pacing is off or that there are too many characters to keep track of. Everyone has their own preferences, but I will say as someone who reads a lot of long epic fantasy and space opera series I did not find that to be the case for me personally. The story was engaging from the start and I enjoyed the entire journey. Yes, there are a lot of characters, but there's a map and character reference at the beginning of the book, so I didn't struggle to keep track of them.
This book exceeded my expectations. I found myself looking forward to reading it every night and having a hard time putting it down. I'll definitely be reading the next one in the series!
Some people have mentioned they feel the pacing is off or that there are too many characters to keep track of. Everyone has their own preferences, but I will say as someone who reads a lot of long epic fantasy and space opera series I did not find that to be the case for me personally. The story was engaging from the start and I enjoyed the entire journey. Yes, there are a lot of characters, but there's a map and character reference at the beginning of the book, so I didn't struggle to keep track of them.
This book exceeded my expectations. I found myself looking forward to reading it every night and having a hard time putting it down. I'll definitely be reading the next one in the series!
December 14, 2020
This book was ok for being an independently published work. It does suffer from some pacing issues and random typos. Some of the dialog and PoV skipping could be jarring at times. But the story itself has promise just could use a bit more polish.
I give it 2.5 / 5 starts.
I give it 2.5 / 5 starts.
December 24, 2020
Weapons of Disharmony by Chad Retterath is a story I found both wide and small. It has it all: amazing swords and frightening magic, epic battles, tense politics, and a world full of titans, powers, and mystery. The unique elements of this story make it shine... without spoilers, I can say that the Bone Knight is awesome, and certain travelers and characters and Titans are unique and well-thought out. The pieces are there for an epic tale. Does Weapons of Disharmony succeed?
More or less.
The epic battle that concludes this twisted tale is worthy of the end of a trilogy, or a series years in the making. But that's just the problem, in a way. This isn't a series six years in the making, or a tale about a war that wages for years. It is an intimate story about a secret plot and long-held grudges formed in the shell of a war that doesn't start for most of the book.
I struggled to relate to this book in the way the characters were presented. Chapter One spanned nearly a fifth of the book, followed nearly a dozen characters who had sometimes no relation to each other, and almost nothing happened. Just introductions. I nearly put the book down there. I had no idea what the story was about, beyond the cover blurb, at that point.
The book gets better about connecting things as it goes, but not about getting intimate with the characters. By the end of the tale the narrative hops from head to head every two paragraphs, or even two sentences! It's hard not to get lost in it. Only about half a dozen of those characters really mattered to the main plot, and the book might have benefited from paring it down to focus on them.
That said, if the reader can handle the way the book is presented, and the many twists and turns of the meandering tale, there are some ideas and confrontations and battles here that will bring sweat to the palms and fire to the gut. If the above doesn't sound like a dealbreaker, give it a go!
More or less.
The epic battle that concludes this twisted tale is worthy of the end of a trilogy, or a series years in the making. But that's just the problem, in a way. This isn't a series six years in the making, or a tale about a war that wages for years. It is an intimate story about a secret plot and long-held grudges formed in the shell of a war that doesn't start for most of the book.
I struggled to relate to this book in the way the characters were presented. Chapter One spanned nearly a fifth of the book, followed nearly a dozen characters who had sometimes no relation to each other, and almost nothing happened. Just introductions. I nearly put the book down there. I had no idea what the story was about, beyond the cover blurb, at that point.
The book gets better about connecting things as it goes, but not about getting intimate with the characters. By the end of the tale the narrative hops from head to head every two paragraphs, or even two sentences! It's hard not to get lost in it. Only about half a dozen of those characters really mattered to the main plot, and the book might have benefited from paring it down to focus on them.
That said, if the reader can handle the way the book is presented, and the many twists and turns of the meandering tale, there are some ideas and confrontations and battles here that will bring sweat to the palms and fire to the gut. If the above doesn't sound like a dealbreaker, give it a go!
May 5, 2021
I really liked this book and I am 100% buying next one in series when it will be published. This book has interesting world and I would love to know more about titans and about other nations. Magic system was good but I would like if it was more explained how it works. Story was interesting and really engaging. But I have three things that I don't like about this book.
First thing is beginning was really chaotic for me with so many characters thrown at you at once and constant jumping from people to people. And I would love if there was some kind of indicator that you are changing people because I read it on Kindle and there was space between paragraphs but at beginning it was still confusing.
Second thing is lack of time. I try to explain. Like in one chapter Grayson and Gerin leaves Brunta and two chapters later is Toes send to get them and they says it was only couple of days and in the mean time we got two meetings with Marv, Yortia, Dohns and Pettrin. But it's not a really big deal but I would like to get better sense of time passing.
And last thing I don't like is end. I don't like that Lafe who killed and took magic of his subordinates and was in rage. In split second did 180 and no he is calm and tries to help. Like sure he helped to defeat Pettrin. I know lots of people fear him and don't want to have anything with him and still Brenna whom he tries to kill her like two pages ago. Now she wants to build university together and she even looks like she trusts him. He should in my opinion be outcast or even imprisoned but no he will be head of university with Brenna.
But anyway I really liked this story and characters in it and I hope there will be more soon.
First thing is beginning was really chaotic for me with so many characters thrown at you at once and constant jumping from people to people. And I would love if there was some kind of indicator that you are changing people because I read it on Kindle and there was space between paragraphs but at beginning it was still confusing.
Second thing is lack of time. I try to explain. Like in one chapter Grayson and Gerin leaves Brunta and two chapters later is Toes send to get them and they says it was only couple of days and in the mean time we got two meetings with Marv, Yortia, Dohns and Pettrin. But it's not a really big deal but I would like to get better sense of time passing.
And last thing I don't like is end. I don't like that Lafe who killed and took magic of his subordinates and was in rage. In split second did 180 and no he is calm and tries to help. Like sure he helped to defeat Pettrin. I know lots of people fear him and don't want to have anything with him and still Brenna whom he tries to kill her like two pages ago. Now she wants to build university together and she even looks like she trusts him. He should in my opinion be outcast or even imprisoned but no he will be head of university with Brenna.
But anyway I really liked this story and characters in it and I hope there will be more soon.
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January 13, 2021
Agree with other reviews that this book does indeed suffer from pacing issues. It is unnecessarily slow in early chapters and then all of a sudden we're in the action with very little warning. There are also characters that are unnecessary to the plot line although they may enter the story in future books. Overall a good start for independent author. 3.5/5
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