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Fast action and great characters.
I looks like Brian McClellan had a lot of fun writing this, and I had just as much fun reading it. A welcome entry to the UF scene. A surprisingly fleshed out world for a short first novel. I would highly recommend this to fans of Butcher, Silvers, and Massey, and am looking forward to the next in the series.
Not only am I excited for my upcoming Ireland trip, I'm also thrilled to announce the programmers are allowing me to serve on a number of panels at each. WorldCon is also letting me deliver an academic paper!
Very much looking forward to hanging out with old author and reader friends, and meeting new ones :D
You can see my full schedule here. If you are attending, please don’t hesitate to say ‘hello.’
Okay folks, listen up. For all the readers who had complaints about the last two books in The Raven's Shadow Trilogy—this book has none of those problems. Put that out of your mind and dive into this. I loved it. Vaelin is older, more grizzled, and he's lost his song. He can still wield a blade though, and boy does he. I love this Vaelin, and the group he travels with on a crazy rescue mission that leads to a pending war even more frightening than those from Raven's Shadow are fantastic. This is fun, fast-moving epic fantasy at its best!
Truly astounding battles. Warlord puts 'epic' and 'fantastic' back in epic fantasy.
Though it's all damn good, there are a few things that really stood out for me. I found the deep forest, grassland, and highland locations unique and incredibly well described. And the cavalry battles were amazing. I don't think I've ever read them quite like McArdle does it. And if you like castle sieges, oh boy. Really great stuff. The characters are also a great strength of the book, and their actions, interactions, and inner thoughts great fun to witness. Oh, and nature spirits!
All in all, I'd say this is a must read for fans of epic fantasy with brilliant characters and amazing battles.
Six authors (including yours truly) talk about mythology, mythological creatures, and fantasy.
See the full cover, art, and read my article here!
