What do you think?
Rate this book
Kateti
The change within Swelithi City began not with a sorcerer’s death, but with the arrival of a ranger.
Alfendyr, the druid that stole Sizael Kingdom, has been defeated and killed. The Elite Sorcerer and true leader of the kingdom, Nathaniel Galen, lies in a magically-induced coma. For Kateti Ventyr, this isn’t good news.
As an ex-druid, otherwise classed as a ranger in the culture of Seno, she shares the pointed ears that her clan had. With the kingdom at the core of the world’s influence growing a renewed hatred for all things druid, she knows that her life is threatened. How can a ranger prove she isn’t a druid? She can’t.
Kateti is accompanied to the relative safety of Swelithi City by a team of Unreputable Assassins – licensed assassins that will kill anyone with or without a reason for a price. With their eyes on killing one of the most feared sorcerers in Lemora’s cities, Kateti becomes involved in their plot, unaware of the consequences the city will face.
A short YA fantasy, Kateti is set before the other books in the Sizael Series, and does not require you read the others before enjoying this book. It is also available for free by subscribing to the author's email list.
Alfendyr, the druid that stole Sizael Kingdom, has been defeated and killed. The Elite Sorcerer and true leader of the kingdom, Nathaniel Galen, lies in a magically-induced coma. For Kateti Ventyr, this isn’t good news.
As an ex-druid, otherwise classed as a ranger in the culture of Seno, she shares the pointed ears that her clan had. With the kingdom at the core of the world’s influence growing a renewed hatred for all things druid, she knows that her life is threatened. How can a ranger prove she isn’t a druid? She can’t.
Kateti is accompanied to the relative safety of Swelithi City by a team of Unreputable Assassins – licensed assassins that will kill anyone with or without a reason for a price. With their eyes on killing one of the most feared sorcerers in Lemora’s cities, Kateti becomes involved in their plot, unaware of the consequences the city will face.
A short YA fantasy, Kateti is set before the other books in the Sizael Series, and does not require you read the others before enjoying this book. It is also available for free by subscribing to the author's email list.
81 pages, ebook
First published December 16, 2015
3 people want to read
About the author
Drae Box
14 books12 followersDrae Box is a UK fantasy author, most known for their fast-paced YA fantasy. They enjoy exploring with their dog (pre-coronavirus), as well as reading books that leave a lasting impression.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
October 6, 2015
I have mixed feeling with this one.
Personally I find the story and narrative quite compeling, but I feel like I arrived in the middle of the story, there are things that already happened and that molded the setting and we hear about them, but not really what is going on. Also there is one race that has no true descrption except they have horns, so I suppose they are human-like, but not really sure.
And while I like Kateti's story I find some parts hard to bite, like how notorious are the assassins' guilds, some of their policies, but in their setting it does work.
What I really don't like of the author's style is the combat narrative. It's written in short phrases, very descriptive... too descriptive. I know the intent is to give the feeling that the combat is frenetic and harsh, but some of it is made in a clumsy way, there are easier and more fluid ways to present it than just describe every movement.
Personally I find the story and narrative quite compeling, but I feel like I arrived in the middle of the story, there are things that already happened and that molded the setting and we hear about them, but not really what is going on. Also there is one race that has no true descrption except they have horns, so I suppose they are human-like, but not really sure.
And while I like Kateti's story I find some parts hard to bite, like how notorious are the assassins' guilds, some of their policies, but in their setting it does work.
What I really don't like of the author's style is the combat narrative. It's written in short phrases, very descriptive... too descriptive. I know the intent is to give the feeling that the combat is frenetic and harsh, but some of it is made in a clumsy way, there are easier and more fluid ways to present it than just describe every movement.
Displaying 1 of 1 review