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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Read as an audiobook. I read Amazonia by James Rollins and enjoyed it, so was pleased to find this one, that's in a genre I really like. As often happens when there are multiple point of view characters, I really enjoyed some (Nyx), and was bored to tears for others (Rhaif).
Rollins also heavily borrowed from Amazonia, which was amusing/annoying. Both books had killer piranas that were defeated by native peoples who had special powder they could spread in the river. And both books had the main characters avoid perishing from bombs by escaping through the roots of huge trees.
Overall this was just an OK reading experience for me. I likely won't pick up the 2nd book unless I hear really great things about it.
Rollins also heavily borrowed from Amazonia, which was amusing/annoying. Both books had killer piranas that were defeated by native peoples who had special powder they could spread in the river. And both books had the main characters avoid perishing from bombs by escaping through the roots of huge trees.
Overall this was just an OK reading experience for me. I likely won't pick up the 2nd book unless I hear really great things about it.
This book is phenomenal! If you like The Witcher and The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K Jeminsin then you will fall in love with this new adult sci-fi fantasy. The format of this book strongly reminds me of The Broken Earth Trilogy because throughout the book they say praise the mother below and the father above, but this book is also its own entity that I enjoyed tremendously. In this book will follow many great characters throughout this story, but all the characters have in common and is trying to get answers when it comes to the mysterious moon. The main character that will follow is Nyches. She was found in the swamp and was adopted by her dad. As a young girl she wanted to know why her family abandoned her and her conclusion was that she was blind. Yes! She is blind but the kicker is that she is the child of prophecy that the King wanted dead. Also just to let you know that all this is taking place where the planet stopped rotating and so on one side the planet is scorched by the sun and the other side is in complete darkness. As the story follows Nyches is the girl who will be responsible for ending the world. As she is the girl of prophecy there are other things the she possess and many people not only want her but to know more about moon fall and how the moon is getting closer to the planet as it looks like its getting bigger. There are so many mysteries when it comes to Nyches and her family history. As we follow Nyches you will follow:
Canth > The drunken Prince
Frell> The Alchemist
Jace> Nyches best friend
Rafe
Sheia > The Bronzed Woman
The King, and many more
Every character in this book has its role when it comes to the mystery of Moon Fall.
This book is very complex with amazing world building. I am definitely going to be continuing on with this series to find out what happens next. Overall this book is a must read and is so very interesting and intriguing.
Canth > The drunken Prince
Frell> The Alchemist
Jace> Nyches best friend
Rafe
Sheia > The Bronzed Woman
The King, and many more
Every character in this book has its role when it comes to the mystery of Moon Fall.
This book is very complex with amazing world building. I am definitely going to be continuing on with this series to find out what happens next. Overall this book is a must read and is so very interesting and intriguing.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Pregnancy
Not interesting? Too slow paced? Not sure what it was but I don’t want to finish
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-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:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think it’s a bit of “I don’t know I’m gorgeous and so important” fmc trope that throw me off but the world building is kinda interesting, I love the minor characters’ journey more? I like the MC and slow pace story, in my opinion. It left with a pretty good cliffhanger that made me want to read the second book, but kind of hesitant if I can look past the FMC
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
The Starless Crown is the first book in a new high fantasy series by James Rollins. Released 4th Jan 2022 by Macmillan, it's 560 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats.
This is a very well written epic adventure featuring a group of misfits from wildly disparate backgrounds, thrust together in a desperate attempt to prevent the destruction of their world and all life on it. It's full of complex magic and a well built up background system and peopled by genuinely three dimensional characters who live and breathe. Rollins is a masterful writer and having turned his pen back to writing fantasy (he discusses this in the introductory author's foreword) it's apparent that he still has a flair with the genre.
This is a *dense* novel. It's got a lot of gravitas. Although there is a lot of action (and pathos, and some humor along the way), it reads like what it is: a deeply written first volume in an epic high fantasy series. It moves slowly and comprehensively, building up layer by layer. There are foreshadowings and doom-laden nightmares aplenty, evil cultish magician necro-priests, ancient artifacts, prophecies, a magical blind foundling baby, and all the good ingredients one would expect from solid "doorstop" fantasies.
Sensitive readers should be aware that there are some quite graphic depictions of violence and murder. The evil necro-priest cultists especially are quite evil and necro-ish. There's a death early on in the book which was quite explicit and made me briefly consider whether I should continue or not, but I'm glad I did.
This one will likely be a great fit for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss. It's absolutely not derivative, there are a lot of fascinating and worthy originalities which I'm quite looking forward to exploring, but it does definitely have the same sense of scope and endless horizons which both of the aforementioned authors are well known for.
The unabridged audiobook version has a run-time of 22 hours and 5 minutes and is capably narrated by Nicola Barber, with an appearance by the author himself. The sound and recording quality and production values are high throughout.
Four stars. I'm looking forward to finding out what comes next.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
The Starless Crown is the first book in a new high fantasy series by James Rollins. Released 4th Jan 2022 by Macmillan, it's 560 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats.
This is a very well written epic adventure featuring a group of misfits from wildly disparate backgrounds, thrust together in a desperate attempt to prevent the destruction of their world and all life on it. It's full of complex magic and a well built up background system and peopled by genuinely three dimensional characters who live and breathe. Rollins is a masterful writer and having turned his pen back to writing fantasy (he discusses this in the introductory author's foreword) it's apparent that he still has a flair with the genre.
This is a *dense* novel. It's got a lot of gravitas. Although there is a lot of action (and pathos, and some humor along the way), it reads like what it is: a deeply written first volume in an epic high fantasy series. It moves slowly and comprehensively, building up layer by layer. There are foreshadowings and doom-laden nightmares aplenty, evil cultish magician necro-priests, ancient artifacts, prophecies, a magical blind foundling baby, and all the good ingredients one would expect from solid "doorstop" fantasies.
Sensitive readers should be aware that there are some quite graphic depictions of violence and murder. The evil necro-priest cultists especially are quite evil and necro-ish. There's a death early on in the book which was quite explicit and made me briefly consider whether I should continue or not, but I'm glad I did.
This one will likely be a great fit for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss. It's absolutely not derivative, there are a lot of fascinating and worthy originalities which I'm quite looking forward to exploring, but it does definitely have the same sense of scope and endless horizons which both of the aforementioned authors are well known for.
The unabridged audiobook version has a run-time of 22 hours and 5 minutes and is capably narrated by Nicola Barber, with an appearance by the author himself. The sound and recording quality and production values are high throughout.
Four stars. I'm looking forward to finding out what comes next.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.