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In the Wake of the Winged Guardians
Water. Wind. Fire. The three Arts. Folk can manipulate the Arts for good or ill. Ever since folk began to ride falcons, finding honor in the defense of their homeland, they have striven to provide peace and prosperity to the Realm. Surrounded by tall mountains and sitting by the sea, the Aeonian Realm is home to an isolated community. The Arts have guided the Winged Guardians for ages, helping keep the Aeonian Realm protected from all manner of outside threats and beasts. But now things are changing for the worse, and not even the Arts are enough to keep the wild animals at bay. As time passes, the Falcon Riders are forced to change their tactics. Animals that were once gentle and calm are turning wild. The ones that were already ferocious become savage and move against Realmfolk on the offensive. Kindric, Ember, and Glacier confront these problems in their own way as they try to understand who they really are, what they are meant to do, and who to trust. Seven folk must turn the tides of this spreading wildness and find the key to saving their homeland. They must leave all that they know to discover the truth—even when that means they may lose everything. Even themselves.
From foundations of fathomless seamounts flow
Water rising forth from deep below.
With passionate heat scorching each living heart,
Fire burns wild like a work of art.
The heavens and all whorling tempests transform
Wind blasting into an endless storm.
From foundations of fathomless seamounts flow
Water rising forth from deep below.
With passionate heat scorching each living heart,
Fire burns wild like a work of art.
The heavens and all whorling tempests transform
Wind blasting into an endless storm.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 21, 2022
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August 4, 2024
An easy read with a unique feel. In a world where people depend on their bonds with giant falcons to survive, animals are suddenly changing, becoming hostile and attacking humans. To save the status quo - and the people they love - Kindric, Ember, and Glacier must use their training in mystical Arts, their falcons, and their wits to do the unthinkable.
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I like this series so far because it feels original. The way the books are divided in half, with half of each book from a different character’s POV, is really interesting and keeps me engaged with multiple MCs without requiring me to switch perspectives every chapter. The worldbuilding is very elaborate and airtight, with a lot of focus on culture, geography, and biology. The emphasis in particular on characters needing to know intricate details about how the animals in their world work so they can defend their land is pretty cool, I haven’t seen that kind of integration of care for animals into an adventure story before. I also like how wise this book is. The characters learn things at a young age, through experience, that I had to learn much later in my life, through people *telling* me. It’s great, too, that these characters speak their deepest thoughts out loud. They also all have pretty normal and very healthy family situations!! We love healthy family representation!! I can’t wait to read the next book because I’m rooting for these guys. An emotion-based magic system is also cool, obviously it’s been done before but the costs and benefits of the magic system make logical AND emotional sense and it works great for the age group this series is geared to (10-14 if I had to guess)
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This book could also use work. It’s pretty clear that it’s self-published (I totally wasn’t marking up the book as I read because the grammatical errors bothered me so much…Nope, totally not me freaking out about grammar.) The diction is wordy and can be tough to wade through in places; I am definitely going to gripe to the author at some point about avoiding -ly adjectives in writing and showing, not telling. Also it’s clear that the author is still learning some nuances - mostly in conversations (why are people only having super deep convos all the time?) But I’m aware that this is the first in a series and I’m excited to see these things improve as I read the next two books. I have faith in this writer as an author and a person ;)
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fyi my boyfriend wrote this series so you probably shouldn’t trust anything i say in this review. well, you can trust as much as you want. i’m just saying bias is real
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I like this series so far because it feels original. The way the books are divided in half, with half of each book from a different character’s POV, is really interesting and keeps me engaged with multiple MCs without requiring me to switch perspectives every chapter. The worldbuilding is very elaborate and airtight, with a lot of focus on culture, geography, and biology. The emphasis in particular on characters needing to know intricate details about how the animals in their world work so they can defend their land is pretty cool, I haven’t seen that kind of integration of care for animals into an adventure story before. I also like how wise this book is. The characters learn things at a young age, through experience, that I had to learn much later in my life, through people *telling* me. It’s great, too, that these characters speak their deepest thoughts out loud. They also all have pretty normal and very healthy family situations!! We love healthy family representation!! I can’t wait to read the next book because I’m rooting for these guys. An emotion-based magic system is also cool, obviously it’s been done before but the costs and benefits of the magic system make logical AND emotional sense and it works great for the age group this series is geared to (10-14 if I had to guess)
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This book could also use work. It’s pretty clear that it’s self-published (I totally wasn’t marking up the book as I read because the grammatical errors bothered me so much…Nope, totally not me freaking out about grammar.) The diction is wordy and can be tough to wade through in places; I am definitely going to gripe to the author at some point about avoiding -ly adjectives in writing and showing, not telling. Also it’s clear that the author is still learning some nuances - mostly in conversations (why are people only having super deep convos all the time?) But I’m aware that this is the first in a series and I’m excited to see these things improve as I read the next two books. I have faith in this writer as an author and a person ;)
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fyi my boyfriend wrote this series so you probably shouldn’t trust anything i say in this review. well, you can trust as much as you want. i’m just saying bias is real
January 30, 2023
It's really well written and has a unique feel. The illustrations are well done and are beautiful (don't worry, it's not a picture book.)
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