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A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians
by H.G. Parry
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Welcome to another book that I cannot give an objective rating to because it happens to appeal to my very niche interests: political debate surrounding British abolition.
This book emphasizes the historical in historical fantasy, repeating historical debates and events with a slight magical twist. The question is never WHAT is going to happen, but WHY. What is driving things behind the scenes in this magical version of history.
The novel gets top marks from me for its excellent banter between William Pitt and William Wilberforce (the historical characters I know best) and because it starts, not with anyone famous or recognizable, but from the point of view of a slave in Jamaica. The book immediately centers a usually ignored perspective in history as the most important and an ignored character as the person upon whom the entire plot might hinge.
Points taken away because of the dark ending to the book where things seem to be driven by one person, leading to a head-to-head show-down. There is much more complexity in history, in this magic system, and in this world than that. I hope the sequel does not let me down.
Are there dragons? No, but you should know that there are vampires and that this is a major plot point.
This book emphasizes the historical in historical fantasy, repeating historical debates and events with a slight magical twist. The question is never WHAT is going to happen, but WHY. What is driving things behind the scenes in this magical version of history.
The novel gets top marks from me for its excellent banter between William Pitt and William Wilberforce (the historical characters I know best) and because it starts, not with anyone famous or recognizable, but from the point of view of a slave in Jamaica. The book immediately centers a usually ignored perspective in history as the most important and an ignored character as the person upon whom the entire plot might hinge.
Points taken away because of the dark ending to the book where things seem to be driven by one person, leading to a head-to-head show-down. There is much more complexity in history, in this magic system, and in this world than that. I hope the sequel does not let me down.
Are there dragons? No, but you should know that there are vampires and that this is a major plot point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence