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The Protectorate #1
Corsairs
For Kale life has been one bad thing, then a worse thing, then something even worse ever since his parents died and he was sent to the orphanage. So when a Corsair from Ikrith skyhold comes to the orphanage and offers to take him to the sky, he's suspicious of a trap.
The idea of a place where he'll always have enough to eat, where people will treat him like a brother and he'll have a chance to become a crew member on an airship, seems too good to be true. But, as the Corsair says, there's no place worse than the orphanage, so what does he have to lose?
When Kale chooses to take a gamble and go with the Corsair, he little realizes he's entering a world of danger as well as discovery. The Corsairs may rule the ground as well as the sky, but there are some who chafe under that rule. He will have to learn who he can trust, and quickly.
Because few who go to the sky return to the ground.
The idea of a place where he'll always have enough to eat, where people will treat him like a brother and he'll have a chance to become a crew member on an airship, seems too good to be true. But, as the Corsair says, there's no place worse than the orphanage, so what does he have to lose?
When Kale chooses to take a gamble and go with the Corsair, he little realizes he's entering a world of danger as well as discovery. The Corsairs may rule the ground as well as the sky, but there are some who chafe under that rule. He will have to learn who he can trust, and quickly.
Because few who go to the sky return to the ground.
422 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 25, 2014
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December 29, 2019
Really good!
That's the third series that I read from Nathan Jones and I'm never disappointed! I like how he always included young people with enough maturity that his books can be read by both younger and older readers as me. And his corsairs are far from the pirate cliché. You really should give it a try! ;)
That's the third series that I read from Nathan Jones and I'm never disappointed! I like how he always included young people with enough maturity that his books can be read by both younger and older readers as me. And his corsairs are far from the pirate cliché. You really should give it a try! ;)
May 25, 2023
I almost never purchase the books Amazon recommends for me via my Kindle Paperwhite, but this one actually sounded like it was right up my alley.
I really enjoyed the pace, not too fast, not too slow. There's plenty of action, but there's also character development, and world/culture building. I actually had a hard time putting the book down each night.
One criticism I have is that the ending seemed a bit abrupt, yes I know there are four books in the series. It almost seemed like the author just cut a longer story apart to continue the second book. Another criticism is the over reliance on "smiling man" descriptor at the beginning, but it wasn't so bad as to totally detract from the story.
Airship stories are hard to write well, lord knows I've slogged through my share, but this one is a rare gem, with a good story, interesting characters and character building, and interesting world/culture building.
I'm excited to continue reading, and indeed, I have already purchased and started the second, which is about as good a compliment as one can give a series of books.
I really enjoyed the pace, not too fast, not too slow. There's plenty of action, but there's also character development, and world/culture building. I actually had a hard time putting the book down each night.
One criticism I have is that the ending seemed a bit abrupt, yes I know there are four books in the series. It almost seemed like the author just cut a longer story apart to continue the second book. Another criticism is the over reliance on "smiling man" descriptor at the beginning, but it wasn't so bad as to totally detract from the story.
Airship stories are hard to write well, lord knows I've slogged through my share, but this one is a rare gem, with a good story, interesting characters and character building, and interesting world/culture building.
I'm excited to continue reading, and indeed, I have already purchased and started the second, which is about as good a compliment as one can give a series of books.
April 3, 2021
Not so good
Everyone in this book is a real jerk except for the main character who is an orphan who has been mistreated.
Everyone in this book is a real jerk except for the main character who is an orphan who has been mistreated.
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