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The Circle War #1
Godsend
The Age of Heroes Begins...
More than anything, August Dillon wants to be a hero. Standing in his way is Randall Coburn, a man who sees August as an adopted son, and the heir to his destructive legacy at Phoenix Paramilitary. August languishes as a mercenary for Phoenix until he meets Meryn, a woman with incredible power who promises to give him the gifts he needs to be the world's first superhero, if only he'll pledge himself to her side in the coming war.
Meryn introduces August to a universe full of life, none more powerful than the Circle, an order of immortals on the verge of civil war. Too powerful to fight for themselves, the Circle chooses champions to fight their battles for them, and August is Meryn's hope to win the peace.
More than anything, August Dillon wants to be a hero. Standing in his way is Randall Coburn, a man who sees August as an adopted son, and the heir to his destructive legacy at Phoenix Paramilitary. August languishes as a mercenary for Phoenix until he meets Meryn, a woman with incredible power who promises to give him the gifts he needs to be the world's first superhero, if only he'll pledge himself to her side in the coming war.
Meryn introduces August to a universe full of life, none more powerful than the Circle, an order of immortals on the verge of civil war. Too powerful to fight for themselves, the Circle chooses champions to fight their battles for them, and August is Meryn's hope to win the peace.
408 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2017
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Matt King
9 books38 followersHi. I'm Matt.
Mythology is high on my revolving list of hyperfixations. I've taken my love of Greek myths and mixed those characters with modern stories of people learning to cope with superhuman abilities. Everything I write takes place in the same universe because I like to think my characters would try to get together for game nights.
When I'm not writing or buying things based solely on its sweet, sweet artwork, I can usually be found in an airport terminal because I won't rest until I've bought Magic cards in every major city.
Mythology is high on my revolving list of hyperfixations. I've taken my love of Greek myths and mixed those characters with modern stories of people learning to cope with superhuman abilities. Everything I write takes place in the same universe because I like to think my characters would try to get together for game nights.
When I'm not writing or buying things based solely on its sweet, sweet artwork, I can usually be found in an airport terminal because I won't rest until I've bought Magic cards in every major city.
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August 18, 2017
YES to releasing all three books at once! The eternal bane of my sci-fi/fantasy loving heart is the wait for the next in the series.
I’m looking forward to finishing all three, as I suspect that they make a more unified whole – while the plot flowed well overall, a few of the characters fell flat for me and I’m hoping they’re rounded out more in the next two books.
I’m looking forward to finishing all three, as I suspect that they make a more unified whole – while the plot flowed well overall, a few of the characters fell flat for me and I’m hoping they’re rounded out more in the next two books.
September 1, 2017
Full disclosure: I've met this author but don't know him well. The only thing that meeting colors about my review is that, had I not met him, I wouldn't have read this because the cover is very masculine and looks like a power ranger in space--not my usual cuppa by any means. The cover art is also misleading, as the novel takes place primarily on Earth, and is not science fiction, but more of a superhero story with a human tasked to fight for a God. I think King tried to juggle too many plots while world building, which was detrimental to the novel. For instance, the plot line involving Randall chasing August down for vengeance, written in the descriptor as a main driving force of the story, felt underdeveloped and expendable. Pretty sure I didn't experience the impact he was probably shooting for, but overall, it was a well written first novel. Tonally, it somehow puts me in mind of the first Dresden Files book (which happens to be another series I would never have read based on the covers), not that it's derivative or a knock off, just that the author's voice is somewhat similar.
I will read the 2nd book in this series to see where it goes.
I will read the 2nd book in this series to see where it goes.
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