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The Fall
The Decanary family never surrenders.
And they don't need to. For sixteen years since the Fall of the Yglasia, they have ruled their realm unopposed. Leonard, a mighty Rider and head of the Decanary family, has crushed fanatics, bandits and even wizards with the power of his Phantom. The peace he has brought to their realm has left him dissatisfied.
But that peace must come to an end.
Dwellers from the northern mountains have interrupted the steady flow of valuable metals that bring abundance to Leonard's lands. And an even greater danger looms from the south. The Self-Proclaimed King is amassing his armies for a massive invasion, prepared to unite the continent again--this time wielding a secret weapon that can finally force Leonard into submission. And when Leonard's second-born vanishes, the Decanary family will be at their most vulnerable, unprepared and with threatening enemies to the north and south.
Amid ignorance and pain, magic and mysteries, despair and death, the fate of the Decanary hangs perilously in the balance as a war of Phantoms looms over the realm.
And they don't need to. For sixteen years since the Fall of the Yglasia, they have ruled their realm unopposed. Leonard, a mighty Rider and head of the Decanary family, has crushed fanatics, bandits and even wizards with the power of his Phantom. The peace he has brought to their realm has left him dissatisfied.
But that peace must come to an end.
Dwellers from the northern mountains have interrupted the steady flow of valuable metals that bring abundance to Leonard's lands. And an even greater danger looms from the south. The Self-Proclaimed King is amassing his armies for a massive invasion, prepared to unite the continent again--this time wielding a secret weapon that can finally force Leonard into submission. And when Leonard's second-born vanishes, the Decanary family will be at their most vulnerable, unprepared and with threatening enemies to the north and south.
Amid ignorance and pain, magic and mysteries, despair and death, the fate of the Decanary hangs perilously in the balance as a war of Phantoms looms over the realm.
471 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 31, 2019
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Jacob Rasmussen
2 books4 followersJacob Rasmussen is an author from Denmark, who strives to craft great stories in the fantasy genre with high stakes and surprising twists. When he is not thinking about his different worlds and plot-lines, he likes to dance, work out, and eat cake.
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October 18, 2019Read for the Fantasy Hive team as part of SPFBO5: https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2019/10/sp...
Two things I stumbled upon in the blurb: Yglasia, and a mighty Rider of the Decanary family. I couldn’t help but think Christopher Paolini’s Eragon (set in Alagaësia = Yglasia) and Daenerys/Dracarys (of Game of Thrones fame). And there’s something for fans of both franchises here. Combined with the threat from ‘the northern mountains’ and an ever-greater threat looming in the south, this felt like I’d fallen into a wholly familiar fantasy set in a medieval world.
But it did feel a little too familiar – and I am a reader who likes new horizons. From the GRRM-style throwaway POV starting scene, to the hints of a brother lusting after his sister in the opening chapters, I felt like I was tripping over old ground, expecting to find something new. That being said, there are new ideas here: I really liked the concept of the Riders – heck, I’m a sucker for dragon riders (or griffins, or eagles, or whatever giant creature an author drops on me) – and the Yglasia and the Unknowns.
I will add – as the others have said – that having female characters present purely as plot devices, or as a tickbox, is old. Outdated. Out the window with it. I won’t go into details.
I think – based on the author profile – that English is not the writer’s first language. And if that’s the case, HUGE props for having such a strong command of the English language. That being said, there’s a lot of repetition, sentences were clunky, and word choice needed refinement. Huge, HUGE props, but this does need a beta read, and an edit so that readers can look past the line by line and appreciate the story.
Two things I stumbled upon in the blurb: Yglasia, and a mighty Rider of the Decanary family. I couldn’t help but think Christopher Paolini’s Eragon (set in Alagaësia = Yglasia) and Daenerys/Dracarys (of Game of Thrones fame). And there’s something for fans of both franchises here. Combined with the threat from ‘the northern mountains’ and an ever-greater threat looming in the south, this felt like I’d fallen into a wholly familiar fantasy set in a medieval world.
But it did feel a little too familiar – and I am a reader who likes new horizons. From the GRRM-style throwaway POV starting scene, to the hints of a brother lusting after his sister in the opening chapters, I felt like I was tripping over old ground, expecting to find something new. That being said, there are new ideas here: I really liked the concept of the Riders – heck, I’m a sucker for dragon riders (or griffins, or eagles, or whatever giant creature an author drops on me) – and the Yglasia and the Unknowns.
I will add – as the others have said – that having female characters present purely as plot devices, or as a tickbox, is old. Outdated. Out the window with it. I won’t go into details.
I think – based on the author profile – that English is not the writer’s first language. And if that’s the case, HUGE props for having such a strong command of the English language. That being said, there’s a lot of repetition, sentences were clunky, and word choice needed refinement. Huge, HUGE props, but this does need a beta read, and an edit so that readers can look past the line by line and appreciate the story.
September 27, 2020
not very good tbh
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