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Master of Poisons
by Andrea Hairston
"As long as sweet water fell from the sky every afternoon and mist rolled in on night wind, everybody promised to change -tomorrow or next week. Then crops failed and rivers turned to dust. Good citizens now feared change would make no difference or was in fact impossible. Who could fight the wind?"
The land is drying up, crops will not grow, and poisoned tornados are destroying cities. Djola is Master of Poisons and second to the Arkhysian emperor Azizi. Determined to find a spell to cure his adopted land and save his family Djola sets sail.
Awa is a young sprite who has been sold to the Green Elders by her family. She is a smoke-walker who can travel to other lands in a dream like state. "Awa discovered under water river forests undulating to the melodies of golden behemoths who sported white speckled fins. She swam beside creatures twice the size of elephants against the currents..."
I have written and rewritten my review.
This book has beautiful writing. Every line is magical and flows wonderfully, but maybe to a fault.
Master of Poisons takes place in an African inspired world which is refreshing in a fantasy. It has a diverse cast of characters and an intriguing magic system. It discusses climate change and searches for a magical solution.
The pacing was slow at times.
The writing is descriptive but I would have liked more from the characters and the world. This is a beautiful story, but for me not very immersive.
The land is drying up, crops will not grow, and poisoned tornados are destroying cities. Djola is Master of Poisons and second to the Arkhysian emperor Azizi. Determined to find a spell to cure his adopted land and save his family Djola sets sail.
Awa is a young sprite who has been sold to the Green Elders by her family. She is a smoke-walker who can travel to other lands in a dream like state. "Awa discovered under water river forests undulating to the melodies of golden behemoths who sported white speckled fins. She swam beside creatures twice the size of elephants against the currents..."
I have written and rewritten my review.
This book has beautiful writing. Every line is magical and flows wonderfully, but maybe to a fault.
Master of Poisons takes place in an African inspired world which is refreshing in a fantasy. It has a diverse cast of characters and an intriguing magic system. It discusses climate change and searches for a magical solution.
The pacing was slow at times.
The writing is descriptive but I would have liked more from the characters and the world. This is a beautiful story, but for me not very immersive.