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A review by paperbackmatt
The Conquering Dark: Crown & Key by Susan Griffith, Clay Griffith
4.0
The Crown and Key Trilogy - Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith
3.5 / 5 Stars Urban Fantasy (Period) / Steampunk (Science Fantasy) / Action
The Crown and Key Trilogy are full of werewolves, undead, and elementals for our heroes to overcome in these three action-packed books. These books have a great 19th Century setting with tastes of steampunk and comfortable use of magic for any fantasy readers. If you’re just looking for a well-paced action read and all of the above appeals to you, then I would recommend this trilogy to you!
This series follows the last Magical Scribe known to the world, Simon Archer, and a well accomplished Alchemist, the daughter of a renowned adventurer, Kate Anstruther. The two main protagonists' paths quickly cross and their ultimate goals align so they decide to work together. Each becoming more trusting of one another they slowly build up a solid group of equally talented friends to overcome the atrocities of werewolves (Book 1), The Undead (Book 2) and Elementals (Book 3).
I picked this book up off a ‘staff favorites’ section back in November and half-way through the first novel I had to go looking for the next two; I knew I would want to read them. They were easy reads, and they were just fun! I found there was a good mix of Strong female characters and male characters and they all contribute equally to the team’s success. In the first novel, I found the authors used a little too much description when introducing their characters which took me out of the novel, but I was quickly drawn back in with all the action. The characters that get introduced later in the book are added in more naturally and the books read a lot smoother.
Overall I was very happy with this series, and I would recommend it for someone looking for a fun action-packed, cozy/safe read. This is honestly one of the first novels I’ve read with any steampunk elements in it. I wish the authors embraced this a little more in the first novel because it was very enjoyable -nevertheless, they deliver in the following novels with just the right amount of steampunk.
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Books in this series:
The Shadow Revolution
The Undying Legion
The Conquering Dark
3.5 / 5 Stars Urban Fantasy (Period) / Steampunk (Science Fantasy) / Action
The Crown and Key Trilogy are full of werewolves, undead, and elementals for our heroes to overcome in these three action-packed books. These books have a great 19th Century setting with tastes of steampunk and comfortable use of magic for any fantasy readers. If you’re just looking for a well-paced action read and all of the above appeals to you, then I would recommend this trilogy to you!
This series follows the last Magical Scribe known to the world, Simon Archer, and a well accomplished Alchemist, the daughter of a renowned adventurer, Kate Anstruther. The two main protagonists' paths quickly cross and their ultimate goals align so they decide to work together. Each becoming more trusting of one another they slowly build up a solid group of equally talented friends to overcome the atrocities of werewolves (Book 1), The Undead (Book 2) and Elementals (Book 3).
I picked this book up off a ‘staff favorites’ section back in November and half-way through the first novel I had to go looking for the next two; I knew I would want to read them. They were easy reads, and they were just fun! I found there was a good mix of Strong female characters and male characters and they all contribute equally to the team’s success. In the first novel, I found the authors used a little too much description when introducing their characters which took me out of the novel, but I was quickly drawn back in with all the action. The characters that get introduced later in the book are added in more naturally and the books read a lot smoother.
Overall I was very happy with this series, and I would recommend it for someone looking for a fun action-packed, cozy/safe read. This is honestly one of the first novels I’ve read with any steampunk elements in it. I wish the authors embraced this a little more in the first novel because it was very enjoyable -nevertheless, they deliver in the following novels with just the right amount of steampunk.
https://paperbackmatt.wordpress.com/ <-- More reviews here : )
Books in this series:
The Shadow Revolution
The Undying Legion
The Conquering Dark