![]() ![]() He's spent his entire childhood being treated like shit, even by his family, who protect him but still consider him to be basically a useless cripple. Lindon "failed" the test and was declared "Unsouled," meaning essentially that he was considered to have no magic. ![]() Everyone in the Sacred Valley has a Path, determined at a young age by a Hogwarts-like sorting ceremony (minus the singing hat). In Unsouled, we are introduced to Wei Shi Lindon, an "Unsouled" member of the Wei Clan of the Sacred Valley. It's brain candy, but I was not terribly impressed and I am not sure I will continue the series, even though I got the first three books for free. Pure power fantasy wish-fulfillment, and very appealing to RPG grinders. It's part of a "new" genre called "progression fantasy," which is basically about the main character getting steadily more powerful, leveling up and facing ever-greater Big Bads. ![]() The Cradle series by Will Wight is up to ten books now, and it's acquired quite a fandom. When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he's ever known.and forge his own Path. Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan. Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. ![]()
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![]() It’s a time of transition, and on her way from the New World accompanied by her blonde Native American servant, Rojhaz (the colonists assume one of the Vikings left some of his genes behind with the indigenous people), is Virginia Dare. The Fantastic Four are lost to legend, presumed dead, and Victor von Doom conspires to take power. James I of Scotland is heir to the throne, and all mutants (called witchbreed, here) are in serious trouble if the Queen dies. ![]() We’ve also got the Inquisition running around, and familiar faces using it as a cover, as well as Carlos Javier and his school for select gentleman aka mutants, in hiding from the Inquisition. Stephen Strange is a magician, and the Queen relies on him for advice and other various magical tasks. The basic premise here is: What if Marvel Superheroes, but in late Elizabethan England? Nick Fury is the Queen’s spymaster, and Peter Parquah (un-superpowered) his errand boy. I definitely liked it more this time, and got more out of it, but there was some stuff that was sort of perplexing and things that bothered me. ![]() 1602 was an okay read for me at the time, but I remembered almost nothing about it before picking it up again. The First Avenger would be released three months later. The first time I read this I wasn’t very well-versed in comics, in the Marvel universe in particular, or in Gaiman’s work. ![]() ![]() ![]() Borribles are runaway children, who eventually become "Borribled," when they wake up and find their ears have become pointed. The trilogy is set in the large city of London. Tor released the trilogy as three separate paperback volumes in the US in late 2005. In June 2002 the trilogy was printed in the UK by Pan Macmillan as a trade paperback with an introduction by China Miéville in April 2003, the UK branch of Tor Books reissued the trilogy in a smaller paperback volume. The books went out of print but have been republished as a single volume. The scheduled release of the third book coincided with the English riots of 1985, and because of the book's strong anti-authoritarian theme, the publishers decided not to publish. The Borribles' antagonists, the Rumbles, who play a significant part in the first book, are satires of perennial children's favorites, The Wombles. The three volumes in the trilogy are The Borribles, The Borribles Go For Broke, and The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis. ![]() The Borrible Trilogy is a series of young adult books written by English writer Michael de Larrabeiti. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Henry searches for a lost love and Ling strives to succeed in a world that shuns her, a malevolent force infects their dreams. While Evie is living the high life, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness are turning up across New York City. With her uncanny ability to read people’s secrets, she’s become a media darling, and everyone’s in love with the city’s newest It Girl…Everyone except the other Diviners, such as piano-playing Henry DuBois and Chinatown resident Ling Chan, both struggling to keep their powers a secret - for they can walk in dreams. After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O’Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Book, Online - Google Booksġ920's New York America's Sweetheart Seer Diviners dream-walk. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just the fact that Skeleton is in the names gives off ominous vibes and makes me want to find out who dies. This is book three in the Alex Rider series I grew up reading and loving. First Impressions Photo by NOAA on Unsplash It just helps me make a bit for doing what I love. This in no way changes the price for you. ![]() If you click on a link and decide to buy something I will get pennies for referring you. Saving the world takes him from the sandy beaches in Miami to the frozen shores of Northern Russia in Skeleton Key.ĭisclosure: I am an Amazon affiliate. Alex unites with America’s CIA for this adventure. ![]() He will stop at nothing until his beloved Russia is back in power. Plus he just happens to have a nuclear weapon to destroy the free world. This time the enemy is more dangerous because he has lost everything he cared about and is desperate. Twice he saved the world and twice he was almost killed doing it. After being shot at by international terrorists and staring pure evil in the face he is back to do it again. Skeleton Key is Alex Rider’s third adventure as a spy. This helps me make a few cents for doing what I love. If you click on a link and decide to buy, I make a small commission for referring you. ![]() |