The Fragile Fall At Tallow Bridge

The White Blood Chronicles #1

by Mark G. Heath

The Exalted and the Tainted clash in this tale of witchery, mystery, butchery and treachery. Aftlain is a village regarded as being at the edge of the world. It is a sanctuary for the persecuted people of Albion, who are blessed with certain talents. The intolerant High Church regards the village as a breeding ground for witchcraft, a haven for unholy behaviour and where the dark gods find favour. The Order of Allsaints, the zealous military wing of the High Church dispatches Steadholder Samael Thaindire. He is a witch hunter and is charged to journey to Aftlain and investigate the village and the whispering of witchery. If the High Church's concerns are proven, Thaindire is to deliver his judgement without mercy or restraint. However, sending Thaindire, one of the Exalted and a white blood, to Aftlain, may just be what its inhabitants want and need.

422 pages, Paperback

First published May 26, 2015

Reviews

[Danielle Mendes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hugely enjoyable book. The author brilliantly creates an atmospheric and mysterious setting. The pace is fairly languid to begin with, although this suits the tone of the book and the witch hunter's investigation as he peels back the layers within the village of Aftlain. I found the characters that inhabit this world utterly compelling and very well described. The interaction between the main protagonist, Thaindire and the villagers he is investigating is fascinating and the intrigue builds as the story progresses. I read this in three days as I was completely drawn into the tale and I am very much looking forward to the second instalment in the series.

[Andretta Schellinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this book is long, but it is good. The main issue I have with it is that about 3/4 of the way through you know what is going to happen, you don't know HOW it is going to happen, but you know it is going to happen.

Also the ending just ends... anti-climatic to the extreme actually. I was like ooo what is going to happen next, and the story is over. To me it seems that the author was like "I need to finish today" and finished it right after this supposedly big revelation, but I still don't know what the white blood has to do with it, and why they needed it so much.