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A review by talestoldtall
Blackwing by Ed McDonald
4.0
“Stay long enough, and you’ll find morality doesn’t survive sandstorms, clouds of arrows, or Darling magic any better than flesh.”
“You’ve a hard soul, Captain.”
“I do.”
“Do you ever wish you were different?”
“I wish everything was different.”
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Blackwing is a grimdark fantasy written in the first person. It's a story about loss, love, leadership in desperate times and has an element of mystery to the narrative. It's all well paced with some really nice bits of prose throughout, mainly via the protagonist waxing poetic.
I loved the characters by the end, especially Nenn whom I hope gets more spotlight in the second book. The world was built up well. I can't recall any moments where the exposition seemed heavy-handed. Even though the rules governing the world, its magic and warring gods seems like a lot in retrospect, it was easy to digest as it came up.
I enjoyed this book immensely and definitely recommend it.
“You’ve a hard soul, Captain.”
“I do.”
“Do you ever wish you were different?”
“I wish everything was different.”
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Blackwing is a grimdark fantasy written in the first person. It's a story about loss, love, leadership in desperate times and has an element of mystery to the narrative. It's all well paced with some really nice bits of prose throughout, mainly via the protagonist waxing poetic.
I loved the characters by the end, especially Nenn whom I hope gets more spotlight in the second book. The world was built up well. I can't recall any moments where the exposition seemed heavy-handed. Even though the rules governing the world, its magic and warring gods seems like a lot in retrospect, it was easy to digest as it came up.
I enjoyed this book immensely and definitely recommend it.