#1 in a NEW EPIC FANTASY SERIES by 28-times New York Times and international best seller David Weber, set within his Bahzell Bahnakson/War God universe. A swordsman who has been robbed of his past must confront an evil wizard with a world at stake.
Know thyself. Its always good to know who you are, but sometimes thats a little difficult.
Kenhodan has no last name, because he has no past . . . or not one he remembers, anyway. What he does have are a lot of scars and a lot of skills some exhilarating and some terrifying and a purpose. Now if he only knew where he'd gotten them and what that purpose was . . . .
Wencit of Rūm, the most powerful wizard in the world, knows the answers to Kenhodan's questions, but he can't or won't share them with him. Except to inform him that he's a critical part of Wencit's millennium-long battle to protect Norfressa from conquest by dark sorcery.
Bahzell Bahnakson, champion of Tomank, doesn't know those answers and the War God isn't sharing them with him. Except to inform Bahzell that the final confrontation with the Dark Lords of fallen Kontovar is about to begin, and that somehow Kenhodan is one of the keys to its final outcome.
Wulfra of Torfo doesn't know those answers, either, but she does know Wencit of Rūm is her implacable foe and that somehow Kenhodan is one of the weapons he intends to use against her . . . assuming she can't kill both of them first.
But in the far northern port city of Belhadan, an eleven-year-old girl with a heart of harp music knows the answers to all of Kenhodan's questions. . . and dares not share them with anyone, even the ancient wild wizard who loves her more dearly than life itself.
It's not easy to face the future when you can't even remember your own past, but if saving an entire world from evil sorcerers, demons, devils, and dark gods was easy, anyone could do it.
Listen to the author discuss the book here on the Baen Free Radio Hour.
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betterDisagree with some of the other reviewers. I think that the previous volume dwelt FAR too long on battles-with-ghouls-in-the-fog and this was a pleasant move back towards the standard of the earlier volumes in the series. Weber has succeeded in creating a world vividly enough that one can see it in the mind's eye, his characterisation and story lines are both strong points. But the battles - its a bit like the Quiddich scenes in Harry Potter or the battles in the recently released Justice LEague where the producers are in love with their grasp of technology.
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Almost MehFor a series that has always felt like an afterthought compared to Weber's 'larger' works, its developed fairly well.
Unfortunately, like the Honorverse, Mr. Weber has fallen in love with the serial novel format, without learning that that style only really works if you publish regularly and frequently. This book definitely feeds into the metastory of the series more than it stands as an independent story.
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Good book, if a little jarringThere are authors who can expand the worlds they create and focus on different characters inside of them. Throw some names in to create continuity, while working completely different story arcs.
It is a much more difficult, I think, to take the established primary character of one story and turn them into a secondary character in another story. I think Mr. Webber did a damn good job of that, even if it does make the story a little difficult to process.
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Product Reviewiam happy for the part 4 but i would have had more explanations about the covered time gwynna and ... but i am glad i got this even if ist clear for me who will gwynna marry and .... i cant wait for the next one even i will not learn stories about bahzells and leeanas families and the next ghoul morr campaing and the steam Trains? the railroads ? so in sum a normal thanks mr weber for this book dunkelzahnjr
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Product ReviewI read the less than flattering comments on th e-arc version, but bought the book because I like the series. I agree it isn't up to the standard of previous volumes (no where near in fact), but if you want to know what's going on in Bahzell's world, suck it up and hope for the best on the next installment.
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