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Moonfire Trilogy #2
Sea & Sky
Sanity is a lone voice crying in the desert.
The world is under increasing threat from as yet undiscovered sources of icefire, but all the people who have answers are cut off from the authorities, kings or councils, with the power to mobilise the scientists and armies to keep the world safe.
Young meteorology student Javes is stuck in the remote desert of the north. The area bristles with technology of an ancient past, but he cannot tell anyone about it because roads and telegraph lines have been cut by bad weather and invading bandits.
Lana, a fellow student, is on her way to meet him, but Aranian soldiers raid the bus that she's travelling on. She is taken to the capital to serve at the king's court.
King Orik of Arania seems hell-bent on destroying the two neighbouring countries that have poked fun at Arania for over forty years.
No one is watching the skies. No one is tallying up the disasters. No one is searching for the source of icefire, even though it will kill the whole world if left unchecked.
The world is under increasing threat from as yet undiscovered sources of icefire, but all the people who have answers are cut off from the authorities, kings or councils, with the power to mobilise the scientists and armies to keep the world safe.
Young meteorology student Javes is stuck in the remote desert of the north. The area bristles with technology of an ancient past, but he cannot tell anyone about it because roads and telegraph lines have been cut by bad weather and invading bandits.
Lana, a fellow student, is on her way to meet him, but Aranian soldiers raid the bus that she's travelling on. She is taken to the capital to serve at the king's court.
King Orik of Arania seems hell-bent on destroying the two neighbouring countries that have poked fun at Arania for over forty years.
No one is watching the skies. No one is tallying up the disasters. No one is searching for the source of icefire, even though it will kill the whole world if left unchecked.
- GenresFantasy
296 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 20, 2016
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Patty Jansen
148 books295 followersAuthor of Science Fiction and fantasy and non-fiction.
Author of the Ambassador series, the Icefire Trilogy, For Queen And Country series and the Return of the Aghyrians series.
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September 23, 2016
The second book in the Moonfire trilogy continues to provide an exciting journey for the reader, accelerating the story and raising more questions and interesting situations on the way.
The whole story consists of following the destinies of several main characters interwoven with each other. Javes comes back to Ysherra, only to find it ruined after Aranian attacks and droughts. He discovers the neighbor´s daughter, Tali, hiding in the house and takes her as a company on his journey back to Tiverius. Lana goes on a study trip but gets captured by Aranian soldiers and lands in the very heart of Arania - the Citadel where king Orik lives. Tamerane appears in Arania, too, but from completely different reasons, and has her own secrets to keep. Isandor finally starts to rebel against Jevaithi´s rule and follows his heart. And Zaina manages to escape and return to the city, working to establish a new life. While all this happens, Arania is in turmoils and prepares for war.
The whole story is complex and complicated, but very well built, provided all the details and finesses used in storytelling. Each of the sotrylines develops independently, but at fast pace, keeping the reader alert with its intricate atmosphere. I also like the complex and believable characters, acting reasonably with understandable motives, taking difficult decisions and stepping outside their shells. They are strong personalities worth admiration and I grew some kind of attachment to this series over time.
Great experience when reading the ARC I was given in return for my review, and I am looking forward to the final installment, curious about the whole conclusion.
The whole story consists of following the destinies of several main characters interwoven with each other. Javes comes back to Ysherra, only to find it ruined after Aranian attacks and droughts. He discovers the neighbor´s daughter, Tali, hiding in the house and takes her as a company on his journey back to Tiverius. Lana goes on a study trip but gets captured by Aranian soldiers and lands in the very heart of Arania - the Citadel where king Orik lives. Tamerane appears in Arania, too, but from completely different reasons, and has her own secrets to keep. Isandor finally starts to rebel against Jevaithi´s rule and follows his heart. And Zaina manages to escape and return to the city, working to establish a new life. While all this happens, Arania is in turmoils and prepares for war.
The whole story is complex and complicated, but very well built, provided all the details and finesses used in storytelling. Each of the sotrylines develops independently, but at fast pace, keeping the reader alert with its intricate atmosphere. I also like the complex and believable characters, acting reasonably with understandable motives, taking difficult decisions and stepping outside their shells. They are strong personalities worth admiration and I grew some kind of attachment to this series over time.
Great experience when reading the ARC I was given in return for my review, and I am looking forward to the final installment, curious about the whole conclusion.
April 9, 2017
As with the first trilogy there are typos and spelling mistakes but they do not deter the storytelling at all. This set of books is further into the future than the last three so ends are wrapped up and things explained that were left up in the air. It is a book to make you think about many different ways of living. I engoyed it very much.
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