A Touch of Light
Ratings5
Average rating3.6
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Ratings5
Average rating3.6
The dead shall not be mourned or remembered, for death is the enemy and will only drive the Seraph away.
The Domain is the bastion of life. The Seraph blesses her faithful with endless years, and they keep death away in hope for Her return, but The Domain nations are not the only ones in Avarin. They have managed only a tenuous peace with the clans to the south, who believe life must be returned to the Earth to keep it whole.
Yet the world of Avarin is changing.In the clanlands, parts of the Earth seem to be withering away, while in the Domain, a deadly frenzy spreads among the people. It brings darkness to the minds of men and bloodlust to their hearts.
This sickness threatens more than just the peace in the realm. It imperils its very heart.
Now the people of Avarin must fight to save it. Before death comes for them all.
Dive into this sweeping epic fantasy saga of a world where religion and politics are one, magic brings terror into the hearts of men, and a looming blight threatens to tear everything down.
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1 primary bookThe Ashes Of Avarin is a 1-book series first released in 2022 with contributions by Thiago Abdalla.
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A solid debut, well written and easy to read with an intricate worldbuilding. Perfect for fans of Malice and Malazan.
2.5
A really cool concept, but it took me a while to even understand what was going on, and once I did, I just felt bored for most of the story. Might try the next one later down the road.
DNF
I'm not even 100pgs in and I'm calling it. While the writing is really good and easy to read, the format and story itself is too confusing with little-to-no explanation.
Beings like the Seraph, are glanced over without explaining who or what they are. They seem to be important as they are mentioned over and over again but I have no idea why.
People are popping up left and right the same way. No idea how they fit in anywhere, and there are so many. I think clans are even mentioned but I honestly have no idea as names are just thrown around.
Then we go from one character's story to the next without any cohesion between the chapters, so at one point I seriously thought I missed something and had to go back and skim what I already finished.
I think this definitely could have been a great read but there is WAY too much happening and too many people, places and clans/tribes popping up. More explanation of what things are, who is who, and maybe even a map of where all these locations and people are would have been helpful.
I do appreciate being provided a review copy. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.
