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MY ⭐️ RATING: 5/5
Format: Kindle eBook
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Set three years after A Clash of Fates, the first novella in the Verda universe begins here, with Asher and his intrepid dragon, Avandriell.
A new world is beginning to take shape in the aftermath of The Fated War, a world that must be brought together if it is to survive. As the king and queen of Illian, it falls on Vighon and Inara Draqaro to forge this future. As they did during the war, they have allies—old friends—to call upon, heroes all who fought and bled for Verda’s fragile era of peace.
Among those allies are the likes of a ranger and a dragon.
The world’s greatest monster requires the world’s greatest hunters. Between them, Asher and Avandriell possess the skills required to face an ancient beast that has long prevented mutual prosperity between Illian and Erador. If the two realms of man are to secure an everlasting peace, this creature of antiquity, this Leviathan, must finally be vanquished.
MY REVIEW
I’m always down for an Asher story, and now that he has Avandriell with him, I’m down for it even more. Thankfully since I just finished A Clash of Fates yesterday, so my time in Verda, all the events and characters are still fresh in my mind, but for those that haven’t been in this world for a bit, Quaintrell has done what all authors should do, and added a story so far refresher. So if you’re a fan of Asher, why wouldn’t you be? Then you’re going to enjoy this short novella of an action packed adventure with a few of our favorite rangers battling some orcs, a little warship battle with a pirate king and an incredible battle with the nightmarish leviathan.
“Think of the bards of the world, the dragon insisted, her tone mixed with excitement and amusement. They must tire of singing the same songs about us. Let’s give them some new material!”
Since this takes place a few years after the events of A Clash of Fates, I love the growth that Asher & Avandriell have had during that time since they have gone on many missions and are now, a lot better with their aerial battle tactics. On top of that, you can never go wrong with the addition of Galanör & Aenwyn to the mix as they help Asher and Avandriell defeat the Leviathan. But the addition of a few new characters, some that live, some that don’t, make for an interesting future. I think the part that makes me the happiest about all of this though, is the emotional reunion between all of the characters. Like Quaintrell did with A Clash of Fates, he ended this story with a somewhat happily ever after type of ending that gave me all the fuzzies.
Because this is a story about fighting a Leviathan, and there’s not a lot of movie depictions of that in film, I really wasn’t quite sure of what to expect when going into this, was it going to something like Jaws, Moby Dick or maybe Clash of the Titans? Instead of those, it actually reminded me a little more of the kraken scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which I thought was an excellent inspiration, if it was in fact, the inspiration. Quaintrell has a way about writing these battle scenes and he makes them so epic and wonderful to read, and that continues to be the case within these pages. This makes me excited to see what the future holds for all the original and new characters and the world of Verda.
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