Rise of the Ranger
Rise of the Ranger
Rise of the Ranger
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Average rating3.5
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Rise of the Ranger
Rise of the Ranger
Ratings2
Average rating3.5
A brand new trilogy from Philip C. Quaintrell, author of The Terran Cycle.The Echoes of Fate, a prophesy uttered unto the world a thousand years ago, cannot be denied...Mankind has lorded over the land of Illian for a thousand years, enjoying what was left to them by the elves, as if it were their birthright. A thousand years is a long time for an immortal race to see the error of their ways and realise a truth that has remained unsaid for a millennia - elves are superior! They are faster, stronger and connected to the magical world in a way that man could never grasp. Illian is their birthright. The six kingdoms of man are fractured, unallied and always clawing at each other's doors for more power.War is coming... Thrown into the heart of this war is an Outlander of the wilds, an assassin, a ranger. Asher was born a thousand years ago, but he doesn't remember. Forty years of brutal training and killing for money has beaten the earliest years of his life away, leaving his ties to the oldest of evils a mystery to all.
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The cover alone made me purchase this book. Well, I mean, I also did check out some of the reviews it was getting, but that cover was what sold me. While the cover is awesome, it's the contents within the book that is even better!
Rise of the Ranger is the first book (in a series of nine) in The Echoes Saga by Philip C. Quaintrell. This is an indie and self-published author and frankly, I'm surprised no major publishing company has picked this up yet. This book is basically a love letter to the fantasy genre. It combines classic and modern fantasy and has a little of everything.
The story follows a large cast and I can honestly say, there wasn't one character or story that I didn't like. In fact, I enjoyed all of the characters. It may seem a little bit of a stretch for some characters to instantly like each other but considering how I pretty much love everything about this book, I'm willing to forgive that.
While reading this, I told myself that when I finished I was going to start reading something else. However, I enjoyed it so much, I decided to go ahead and immediately jump into the next one to finish the first trilogy.
I can only hope that someday we will get nice leather-bound special editions of this series. I'd immediately snatch those up!
