(while we readers know that this time, the Keshi have quite a few battle magi of their own, not to speak of modern weaponry like gnosis powered aircraft.) "The biggest risk is their God-awful food."
There may be a bit of looting and pillaging thrown in, if we’re lucky. There’ll be no fighting, only endless days of marching around from ruin to empty ruin. "A fight? Dear Kore, this is a Crusade, lad, not a war. " Can we count on them in a fight?’ Ramon asked.
#MOONTIDE QUARTET NATIONS SERIES#
Alaron, a failed mage, the gypsy Cymbellea and Ramita, once just a lowly market-girl, have pledged to end the cycle of war and restore peace to Urte.Įast and West have clashed before, but this time, as secret factions and cabals emerge from the shadows, the world is about to discover that love, loyalty and truth can be forged into weapons as strong as swords and magic.ĪNALYSIS (Liviu): I expected to enjoy The Scarlet Tides as Mage's Blood grew on me quite a lot as time passed, but I did not expect the awesome novel it was, so much so that at least temporarily it jumped to my #1 SFF spot of the year - of course time will tell if it will stay there, but The Scarlet Tides has really everything one wants in fantasy: excellent world building, superb adventures, hair rising escapes, great characters, very intriguing storylines, narrative momentum, an almost perfect place to end all the 4 main arcs, while there were some pages that were so funny that I couldn't stop laughing out loud for a few minutes - overall the book stands more on the adventure side of the genre than on the "new gritty" one, though it blends the two aspects quite well.įor a proper review of the universe and of the main characters of the series I refer to the review of Mage's Blood linked above.Īll the main characters shine in The Scarlet Tides, though I would say that Ramon's war mage persona - so the view of the crusade from the ground up, as of course he is assigned as supporting mage to the worst legion of the army and there to the lowest of the low company, namely the supply one, where he corrupts the commanding tribune and they start running a perfect Ponzi scheme with all the army's gold and much more, while he gets as fellow mages, the incompetent, the stupid, the vain and the ones that annoyed powerful people so: But the emperor’s greatest treasure, the Scytale of Corineus, has slipped through his fingers and his ruthless Inquisitors must scour two continents for the artefact, the source of all magical power.Īgainst them are the unlikeliest of heroes. They are slaughtering and pillaging their way across Antiopia in the name of Emperor Constant. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB: The Moontide has come and the Leviathan Bridge stands open: now thrones will shake and hearts will be torn apart in a world at war.Ī scarlet tide of Rondian legions is flooding into the East, led by the Inquisition’s windships flying the Sacred Heart, bright banner of the Church’s darkest sons.
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He was raised in New Zealand, and after living in Britain and India and travelling the world, he now lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Mage’s Blood, his first work of adult fantasy, is the first in his brand new quartet which draws upon both these subjects. He likes mythology and history, both of which he studied at the university level. Read Inner Selves, and Writing What You Know by David Hair (guest post)ĪUTHOR INFORMATION: David Hair is an award-winning writer with two YA fiction series, The Aotearoa (set in New Zealand), and The Return of Ravana (based upon the Indian epic The Ramayana). Read Fantasy Book Critic interview with David Hair Read Fantasy Book Critic's review of Mage's Blood Cover and Blurb Reveal: The Labyrinth Of Flame (Th.The Young Elites by Marie Lu (Reviewed by Mihir Wa.Agency Rules by Khalid Muhammad (Reviewed by Mihir."The Abyss Beyond Dreams" by Peter Hamilton (Revie.
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