Men voicing for women are not usually very good, but this was particularly bad. The bad: the narrator does a bad job with female voices.
When the action is getting fast and furious you can really feel the tension. The narrator does a good job keeping tone and rate of speaking consistent with the tone of the book. The magic system is interesting, but is not fleshed out too much. Each character has their own motivation and didn't seem to do things just so the author can move the plot along. Going into the book, I was cynical about the character tropes based on the publisher summary however, I found every character reasonable and believable (even the antagonists). About every quarter of the book you learn something important to change how you view the world. There is a fair amount of mystery about what the real motivation is for everybody. The good: The narrative is great, certainly a lot better than I was expecting. In short, this is a well-written book that is worth your time and money. Making a great book: Mystery, magic, and mayhem The insurrection that threatens Landfall must be purged with guile and force, a task that falls on the shoulders of a spy named Michel Bravis, convicted war hero Mad Ben Styke, and Lady Vlora Flint, a mercenary general with a past as turbulent as Landfall's present.Īs loyalties are tested, revealed, and destroyed, a grim specter as old as time has been unearthed in this wild land, and the people of Landfall will soon discover that rebellion is the least of their worries. Only the iron will of the lady chancellor and her secret police holds the capital city of Landfall together against the unrest of an oppressed population and the machinations of powerful empires. The young nation of Fatrasta is a turbulent place - a frontier destination for criminals, fortune hunters, brave settlers, and sorcerers seeking relics of the past. A new epic fantasy series from highly acclaimed fantasy author Brian McClellan, set in the same world as the Powder Mage trilogy.
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