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This 1st book in a new fantasy series from the author of the acclaimed Song of the Shattered Sands series follows an unlikely pair as they expose the secrets at the heart of the mountain city of Ancris.
Lorelei Aurelius is the smartest inquisitor in the mountain city of Ancris. When a mysterious tip leads her to a clandestine meeting between the Church and the hated Red Knives, she uncovers a plot that threatens not only her home but the empire itself.
The trail leads her to Rylan Holbrooke, a notorious thief posing as a dragon singer. Rylan came to Ancris to solve the very same mystery she stumbled onto. Knowing his incarceration could lead to the Red Knives’ achieving their goals, Lorelei makes a fateful decision: she frees him.
Now branded as traitors, the two flee the city on dragonback. In the massive forest known as the Holt, they discover something terrible. The Red Knives are planning to awaken a powerful demigod in the holiest shrine in Ancris, and for some reason the Church is willing to allow it. It forces their return to Ancris, where the unlikely allies must rally the very people who’ve vowed to capture them before it’s too late.
Explore the mountain city of Ancris, where fast-paced adventure and intrigue abound. in this new offering from the author of the acclaimed Song of the Shattered Sands series.
Lorelei Aurelius is the smartest inquisitor in the mountain city of Ancris. When a mysterious tip leads her to a clandestine meeting between the Church and the hated Red Knives, she uncovers a plot that threatens not only her home but the empire itself.
The trail leads her to Rylan Holbrooke, a notorious thief posing as a dragon singer. Rylan came to Ancris to solve the very same mystery she stumbled onto. Knowing his incarceration could lead to the Red Knives’ achieving their goals, Lorelei makes a fateful decision: she frees him.
Now branded as traitors, the two flee the city on dragonback. In the massive forest known as the Holt, they discover something terrible. The Red Knives are planning to awaken a powerful demigod in the holiest shrine in Ancris, and for some reason the Church is willing to allow it. It forces their return to Ancris, where the unlikely allies must rally the very people who’ve vowed to capture them before it’s too late.
Explore the mountain city of Ancris, where fast-paced adventure and intrigue abound. in this new offering from the author of the acclaimed Song of the Shattered Sands series.
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Mair
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“This book marks the beginning of an epic tale and leaves you hanging and waiting for the next book. The story is told in various voices and has a large cast of characters. Primarily, the main leads are Rylan, who is a good hearted thief, and Lorelei, who is a very smart police detective type. They realize separately that all is not as it seems in their world. There are religious and political powers shifting and moving in the shadows and an uprising is brewing.
Old truths have been hidden, lost, or changed to serve a purpose for those in power. Dragons can help their search for answers but it will require bravery and rule breaking on Lorelei's part.
I enjoyed this tale once I got into the story which took at least a third of the book for me. The book is densely packed with fleshed out characters and a well constructed religious and political system. I had to construct my own glossary in order to keep all the details straight.
I had a few struggles with the book. It's very hefty at 487 pages with small margins and smallish print. Although the story left me hanging with little resolved at the end, I am interested in reading the next one in the series. I found many pronoun, word reversal, and missing article mistakes. I also wish a glossary had been included. All in all, I give this book a solid 3.5 stars.”
Vera Nyx
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“I liked the magic system of the book. The dragon scales giving a person who consumes it specific temporary abilities I found to be most interesting. The pacing was slow and though I started to care for the characters by the end I found that I really didn't.”Reviewed in:Caffeine & Legends Book Club
Unsatisfying endingUnsatisfying plot
MB Martin
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“The blurb promised a fast paced adventure, and intrigue. While there was plenty of political and religious intrigue, I found the pacing to be very slow. This book ended up feeling twice as long and was at times hard for me to want to pick up. There were 6 POVs and lots of threads to untangle but it did start making sense and coming together about 1/3 of the way in but the “good guys” were just as slow if not slower than me to catch up and by the end all was for naught as the “evil plan” was followed though. I will say that I did really enjoy the magic system and how it worked within the world as well as how much of a role the dragons actually played in their everyday life, and for the most part I did enjoy this cast of characters. However, I’m on the fence about continuing this series.”Reviewed in:Caffeine & Legends Book Club
Diverse charactersMagical setting
About Bradley P. Beaulieu
Bradley P. Beaulieu is the author of the Lays of Anuskaya trilogy and The Song of the Shattered Sands series, beginning with the acclaimed Twelve Kings in Sharakhai. His writing has garnered many accolades, including a Gemmell Morningstar Award nomination and the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award.
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