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Insurrection
An evil empire. An offer of vengeance. A terrible price.
The Rodeam Kingdom has become a tyranny, rewriting their dark history and experimenting with vile magics on their own subjects.
When a woman is taken by the tyrant’s agents, the monarch doesn’t comprehend the grave mistake he’s just made. To rescue her sister from a terrible fate, Arionna agrees to learn the ancient arts under a potent wielder, the mysterious and manipulative Temporer, Melchior.
Her power comes with strings attached. When Arionna is given a task that leaves her badly injured, she is found by a man who vows to keep her Galil. Unfortunately for him, when Arionna wakes, keeping her alive–let alone safe–might prove to be too difficult.
The Rodeam Kingdom has become a tyranny, rewriting their dark history and experimenting with vile magics on their own subjects.
When a woman is taken by the tyrant’s agents, the monarch doesn’t comprehend the grave mistake he’s just made. To rescue her sister from a terrible fate, Arionna agrees to learn the ancient arts under a potent wielder, the mysterious and manipulative Temporer, Melchior.
Her power comes with strings attached. When Arionna is given a task that leaves her badly injured, she is found by a man who vows to keep her Galil. Unfortunately for him, when Arionna wakes, keeping her alive–let alone safe–might prove to be too difficult.
325 pages, Paperback
Published May 10, 2019
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June 1, 2019
Some open threads for the next book
Several story threads link together in this fantasy story and the end comes with the threads seeming to fall apart and go in VERY different (fantastical) directions. There is a lot of mythology here that is unspoken and will likely show itself in subsequent books.
Several story threads link together in this fantasy story and the end comes with the threads seeming to fall apart and go in VERY different (fantastical) directions. There is a lot of mythology here that is unspoken and will likely show itself in subsequent books.
May 11, 2019
In depth
Uses a good multipoint narrative to bring you in to the world and to build a strong base narrative to tell you about the world
Uses a good multipoint narrative to bring you in to the world and to build a strong base narrative to tell you about the world
August 1, 2022
Interesting story with a good sense of humor
I don’t mean to say that it’s a funny story but there are funny remarks, and unlike some fantasies, in this book, the remarks of characters that are meant to be funny are actually funny. Main characters are sympathetic enough that I get upset when something bad is about to happen, rather than just ‘oh goodness this is another fantasy where bad things happen. Ho hum.’
On the other hand, some of the descriptions grossed me out and make me wonder how such a creature could function. I will wait a little bit before I decide whether to read the next book so, obviously, I’m not hooked. On the other, other hand, there’s no sex and the violence is not horrendous. So there’s that…
I don’t mean to say that it’s a funny story but there are funny remarks, and unlike some fantasies, in this book, the remarks of characters that are meant to be funny are actually funny. Main characters are sympathetic enough that I get upset when something bad is about to happen, rather than just ‘oh goodness this is another fantasy where bad things happen. Ho hum.’
On the other hand, some of the descriptions grossed me out and make me wonder how such a creature could function. I will wait a little bit before I decide whether to read the next book so, obviously, I’m not hooked. On the other, other hand, there’s no sex and the violence is not horrendous. So there’s that…
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