3.5
A Fading Sun
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In this new paranormal fantasy series, a powerful woman who can see the dead must choose whether to forge a new path for herself and her family….
“The problem with ghosts is that they don’t quite realize that they’re dead.”
Voada Paorach can see the dead. It is a family trait, but one that has had to remain hidden since the Mundoan Empire conquered her people’s land three generations ago. But this ghost isn’t the same as the others she has glimpsed, the lost souls she has helped to find their way to the land beyond life. This ghost demands that Voada follow a new path, one that will mean leaving behind everything and everyone she has known and loved.
Voada will come to understand the power that her people possess, but she will also learn the steep price that must be paid for such a gift.
Fast-moving and intense, A Fading Sun explores grief, sacrifice, ambition, and the forging of personality in the crucible of war.
“The problem with ghosts is that they don’t quite realize that they’re dead.”
Voada Paorach can see the dead. It is a family trait, but one that has had to remain hidden since the Mundoan Empire conquered her people’s land three generations ago. But this ghost isn’t the same as the others she has glimpsed, the lost souls she has helped to find their way to the land beyond life. This ghost demands that Voada follow a new path, one that will mean leaving behind everything and everyone she has known and loved.
Voada will come to understand the power that her people possess, but she will also learn the steep price that must be paid for such a gift.
Fast-moving and intense, A Fading Sun explores grief, sacrifice, ambition, and the forging of personality in the crucible of war.
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Whiteraven13
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“Part of my "Reading the Lowest-Rated Books on my TBR List" Challenge
Average rating as of writing this review: 2.88
Actual rating 2.75 rounded up to 3
So I actually kind of liked this book? Based on the average rating, it's entirely possible I've just lost my mind, so take my review with a grain of salt. This is a fantasy retelling of the story of the historical figure Boadicea. I thought the setting was interesting and the magic system was really unique and cool. The only problem I had was how the gay characters were handled. We have two: the enemy general and his lover/chariot-driver. The driver gets fridged pretty quickly. It's always disappointing to see the Bury Your Gays trope, but this is hardly the most offensive case I've seen (*cough* https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2359946743 *cough*). Weirdly, I seem to be the only reviewer bothered by that. Everyone else either complained that this book had apparently been marketed as paranormal when it's more like high fantasy (a valid issue) or that there was too much world building exposition. I didn't really have that problem. Maybe I have a higher tolerance for that than most people? *shrug* Regardless, I don't think this book deserves to have quite so low a rating.”
“Surprisingly GOOD! I loved the characters especially Savas and Orla. Voada was a great strong protagonist.
Review: https://chapterswelove.com/2017/07/04/a-fading-sun-book-1-of-the-sunpath-cycle-by-stephen-leigh/”
About Stephen Leigh
Stephen Leigh is a Cincinnati-based, award-winning author with nineteen science fiction novels and over forty short stories published. He has been a frequent contributor to the Hugo-nominated shared world series Wild Cards, edited by George R. R. Martin. He teaches creative writing at Northern Kentucky University. Stephen Leigh has written Immortal Muse, The Crow of Connemara, and the fantasy trilogy Assassin's Dawn. He can be found at farrelworlds.com.
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