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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Who here is a fan of Game of Thrones…the BOOK series?
Ever feel like it’s been 68 years for that epic conclusion we’ve all been eagerly anticipating?
Well, stand aside GRRM because Jonathan Maberry has crafted this newly released first novel in a brand new epic adult fantasy series that is going to knock your socks off.
Kagen the Damned is just so much damn(ed) fun to read.
Kagen Vale, captain of the palace guard and protector of the royal children of the Silver Empire, wakes one night to discover his empire in ruins and everyone he was sworn to protect slaughtered by the usurping army of the once-fallen empire Hakkia.
Damned forever, Kagen wanders the strange lands, killing enemies he can while plotting an assassination of the Witch-king of Hakkia.
It’s gory. It’s fierce. It’s not for the faint of heart. The first 100 pages is an action packed thrill ride that will make your heart pound. The world building is phenomenal—it’s vast and Maberry has created chapters that are the best “travel guides”, encapsulating voices of many from all over the map that only add to the dynamic world he’s constructed.
Multiple perspectives and short chapters easily make this almost 600 page book a pleasure to read. Allies and enemies, politics, religion, monsters and maidens, witty dialogue, twists and turns that you won’t see coming. This book has it all.
Kagen the Damned had me laughing out loud, my mouth gaping open in shock, goosebumps (the joyous kind), and filled with just so much damn(ed) excitement.
And I only have to wait six months for book two.
If you love fast-paced adult fantasy series with characters you give a damn(ed) about, then be sure to check out Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry.
Thank you very much to @stmartinspress for the opportunity to read and review this book. It’s easily a 5⭐️ read for me.
Ever feel like it’s been 68 years for that epic conclusion we’ve all been eagerly anticipating?
Well, stand aside GRRM because Jonathan Maberry has crafted this newly released first novel in a brand new epic adult fantasy series that is going to knock your socks off.
Kagen the Damned is just so much damn(ed) fun to read.
Kagen Vale, captain of the palace guard and protector of the royal children of the Silver Empire, wakes one night to discover his empire in ruins and everyone he was sworn to protect slaughtered by the usurping army of the once-fallen empire Hakkia.
Damned forever, Kagen wanders the strange lands, killing enemies he can while plotting an assassination of the Witch-king of Hakkia.
It’s gory. It’s fierce. It’s not for the faint of heart. The first 100 pages is an action packed thrill ride that will make your heart pound. The world building is phenomenal—it’s vast and Maberry has created chapters that are the best “travel guides”, encapsulating voices of many from all over the map that only add to the dynamic world he’s constructed.
Multiple perspectives and short chapters easily make this almost 600 page book a pleasure to read. Allies and enemies, politics, religion, monsters and maidens, witty dialogue, twists and turns that you won’t see coming. This book has it all.
Kagen the Damned had me laughing out loud, my mouth gaping open in shock, goosebumps (the joyous kind), and filled with just so much damn(ed) excitement.
And I only have to wait six months for book two.
If you love fast-paced adult fantasy series with characters you give a damn(ed) about, then be sure to check out Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry.
Thank you very much to @stmartinspress for the opportunity to read and review this book. It’s easily a 5⭐️ read for me.
This was my first read by this author. There is a lot of drama and intense world building in this novel. I must warn that it is graphic which I was not completely prepared for and very dark. It took a while to get going for me. Kagen is very morally grey and you will find yourself both rooting for him and not liking him.
medium-paced
adventurous
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I am deciding to DNF this. There is not much that will trigger me especially if there are warnings in the beginning. I don’t think I will be going back to give it another try before it is release but maybe at a later date when I’m mentally prepared. But till then. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to read this and hope later to be able to try again and leave an honest review.
fast-paced
Listen, I get it, it’s a book about the authorities of war/invaders, etc etc but there was way too much rape.
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Religious bigotry, Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Colonisation