Articles of Faith

A fantastic romp of an adventure! The Black Hawks is first and foremost fun. There is nothing hugely original about the plot or the world, but the story is just great fun. It follows a squire like ‘sworn man' trying to protect a prince as they travel across an unstable country with many different factions trying to capture said prince. The band of mercenaries they end up travelling with are a foul mouthed but endearingly real feeling group of outcasts and misfits. I honestly think Lemon might be one of the most entertaining characters I have ever read. She lives up to her name in a brilliantly amusing way. The rest of the Black Hawk company are all well formed and interesting characters in their own right too.

Whilst the writing was incredibly fun, the plot was a bit of a mess in places, which holds me back from awarding the full 5 stars. The start sequence was somewhat hard to follow and some of the character motivations are somewhat opaque. The later twists are all clever though.

Very intrigued to see where this series ends up!