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The Price of Power by Michael Michel
4.0
The Price of Power is a debut by Michael Michel leaves us wanting more from this series.
Prince Barodane could not hold back the darkness. Not even in himself. He laid an innocent city in its grave and then died a hero.
In his absence, war whispers across the land.
Power-hungry highborn dispatch spies and assassins to the shadows as they maneuver for the throne, while an even greater threat rises in the South. Monsters and cultists flock to the banners of a mad prophet determined to control reality…and then shatter it.
Destiny stalks three to the brink of oblivion.
A dead prince that isn’t actually dead. Barodane buried his shameful past in a stupor of drugs, drink, and crime, and now, he’d rather watch the world fall apart than wear a crown again.
An orphan with hero’s blood who is forced to make a harrowing choice: betray her country or sacrifice her first love.
And a powerful seer who has no choice at all–her grandson must die.
If any of them fails to pay the price…
The cost will be the world’s complete annihilation.
This book was a breath of fresh air and had such massive scope that was filled with tons of history, plot and characters. The world felt so alive and that can be hard to achieve with a fantasy novel. I like how Michel dealt with burden and grief. These are real struggles that were highlighted fantastically. The novel hopefully sets up future story points and really quenched my grimdark fascination. The worldbuilding was complete and highlights Michel's skill as a writer and I really enjoyed the magic system that was used. I like when things are limited and full of struggle because there's this sense of achievement and Michel handled that brilliantly.
I'm impatient for a second novel but this is really a story for fantasy readers that don't want things handed to them and want to be kept on their toes
Prince Barodane could not hold back the darkness. Not even in himself. He laid an innocent city in its grave and then died a hero.
In his absence, war whispers across the land.
Power-hungry highborn dispatch spies and assassins to the shadows as they maneuver for the throne, while an even greater threat rises in the South. Monsters and cultists flock to the banners of a mad prophet determined to control reality…and then shatter it.
Destiny stalks three to the brink of oblivion.
A dead prince that isn’t actually dead. Barodane buried his shameful past in a stupor of drugs, drink, and crime, and now, he’d rather watch the world fall apart than wear a crown again.
An orphan with hero’s blood who is forced to make a harrowing choice: betray her country or sacrifice her first love.
And a powerful seer who has no choice at all–her grandson must die.
If any of them fails to pay the price…
The cost will be the world’s complete annihilation.
This book was a breath of fresh air and had such massive scope that was filled with tons of history, plot and characters. The world felt so alive and that can be hard to achieve with a fantasy novel. I like how Michel dealt with burden and grief. These are real struggles that were highlighted fantastically. The novel hopefully sets up future story points and really quenched my grimdark fascination. The worldbuilding was complete and highlights Michel's skill as a writer and I really enjoyed the magic system that was used. I like when things are limited and full of struggle because there's this sense of achievement and Michel handled that brilliantly.
I'm impatient for a second novel but this is really a story for fantasy readers that don't want things handed to them and want to be kept on their toes