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A review by cjeanette90
By Sea & Sky: An Esowon Story by Antoine Bandele
5.0
You like pirates? You like magic? You'll love this book! With a well-crafted setting and compelling characters, this is truly a great fantasy book. Bandele is excellent at creating relatable characters who you want to see succeed—even when their goals oppose one another!
This is a book that tells the tandem stories of Karim, a determined military officer trying to make a name for himself, and Zala, an intelligent and newly-minted pirate desperate to ensure the safety of her husband Jelani. However, Karim needs Jelani's knowledge of his home island, and is hunting him down. Zala and Karim must face off against one another to protect their own worlds at every cost.
The setting is a real jewel—interesting cultures built on the research of real-world geography, with a compelling magic system. This short book is packed full of enough details in the prose alone that the included maps, diagram of Karim's ship, and a glossary at the back are an added bonus.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series!
This is a book that tells the tandem stories of Karim, a determined military officer trying to make a name for himself, and Zala, an intelligent and newly-minted pirate desperate to ensure the safety of her husband Jelani. However, Karim needs Jelani's knowledge of his home island, and is hunting him down. Zala and Karim must face off against one another to protect their own worlds at every cost.
The setting is a real jewel—interesting cultures built on the research of real-world geography, with a compelling magic system. This short book is packed full of enough details in the prose alone that the included maps, diagram of Karim's ship, and a glossary at the back are an added bonus.
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series!