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Airship Eagle #1
Airship Eagle
Discover a dark tale of secrets, deception, and the ultimate battle for freedom.
In the history of magic, no man has ever controlled the spirit of the eagle. Until now. On the day his father dies, Coast Guard Ensign Karl Drechsler develops the ability to detect the currents of magic and manipulate the spells of the Airshipmen Elite. Victor Van Horn, President Easton Roald's airship fleet commander in the Pines District, seems to know more about the connection between Karl's new talent and his father's death than Karl himself knows. While Karl discovers the secrets of his own family's past, those close to him begin to disappear, and he suspects Victor Van Horn is responsible for the disappearances and the rogue sorcerers who are turning towns into graveyards.
President Easton Roald and his Airshipmen Elite govern from Zeppelin Hall, which controls a complex web of offices, departments and bureaus that infiltrate every aspect of daily life in a new America. Science is the enemy of magic and the sorcerers' greatest fear, so technology is being systematically reversed. Inventors, teachers and scientists disappear, while the landscape of America is transformed into a haven for the creatures that give Easton Roald his power.
Karl learns about himself and his family's secrets, and in time he understands what he must do to inspire a defeated nation and stop the wave of dark magic that keeps most people at home, frightened, behind drawn shades and locked doors. As Karl's confrontations with the Airshipmen become more and more dangerous, he must come to terms with his growing affinity with the eagle as he realizes just how powerful it could become. Can he use his new talent against the most cunning sorcerers in the world without destroying his own family?
In the history of magic, no man has ever controlled the spirit of the eagle. Until now. On the day his father dies, Coast Guard Ensign Karl Drechsler develops the ability to detect the currents of magic and manipulate the spells of the Airshipmen Elite. Victor Van Horn, President Easton Roald's airship fleet commander in the Pines District, seems to know more about the connection between Karl's new talent and his father's death than Karl himself knows. While Karl discovers the secrets of his own family's past, those close to him begin to disappear, and he suspects Victor Van Horn is responsible for the disappearances and the rogue sorcerers who are turning towns into graveyards.
President Easton Roald and his Airshipmen Elite govern from Zeppelin Hall, which controls a complex web of offices, departments and bureaus that infiltrate every aspect of daily life in a new America. Science is the enemy of magic and the sorcerers' greatest fear, so technology is being systematically reversed. Inventors, teachers and scientists disappear, while the landscape of America is transformed into a haven for the creatures that give Easton Roald his power.
Karl learns about himself and his family's secrets, and in time he understands what he must do to inspire a defeated nation and stop the wave of dark magic that keeps most people at home, frightened, behind drawn shades and locked doors. As Karl's confrontations with the Airshipmen become more and more dangerous, he must come to terms with his growing affinity with the eagle as he realizes just how powerful it could become. Can he use his new talent against the most cunning sorcerers in the world without destroying his own family?
412 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2010
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July 8, 2010
Fantasy isn't my favorite reading genre, but I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I had some minor problems keeping track of who was who in the story line, and wished I had a book and not a kindle more than once so I could flip back and forth easier, but I have the same problems with names in real life, so it's probably just me. The story kept me interested although it did slow in a few places. Nevertheless, I couldn't put the book down for long. Great character development, wonderful descriptions. I'll keep my eye out for the sequel and hope to see it soon.
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