A review by danreadsitall
The Starless Crown by James Rollins

adventurous mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

 Finished the first book in James Rollins' Moon Fall series "The Starless Crown." Basic premise, the planet is locked with the sun and moon in fixed positions so half the planet is burning and half is freezing. Along the strip that is habitable people live, but there are numerous Kingdoms, cults, and wheels in motion. I enjoyed the reveals and the little pieces that go together so I won't touch on the plot too much.

Nicola Barber narrated and she did a fantastic job. Terrific work.

Reasons to read:
-The timeline for future events in the book are on a more sensible scale, hope that means that the entire cast can age in the story
-Decent number of the cast are not the traditional MC archetypes
-Story does not sugar coat things and carries the brutality of combat on the characters
-Different take on magic in this setting
-Math showed the true threat, cursed math
-Lots of cool creatures

Cons:
-Worse spiders and wasps
-Bit rough on the animals 
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