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Shadow Rises: The Thousand Paths
The world once belonged to the gods
That time has now ended
Lost in their Titan War, the gods have abandoned humanity.
Where there once was light, Shadow will rise
And death is sure to follow
That time has now ended
Lost in their Titan War, the gods have abandoned humanity.
Where there once was light, Shadow will rise
And death is sure to follow
78 pages, ebook
Published June 23, 2019
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November 6, 2020
I received a copy of Shadow Rises (The Thousand Paths Book One) in exchange for an honest review.
It has been a long time since I read much high fantasy. A side-effect of a youth spent reading too many same-ish sword and sorcery novels was that I burned out somewhere in high school and moved on to other genres.
The first instalment of A. W. Tinney’s The Thousand Paths series was the perfect break to my long, fantasy fast. Taking cue from the fantasy greats, Tinney opens the narrative with the pantheon of gods that preside over the realm of Eiru, and then proceeds to catapult readers into a world of quest-seeking knights, oath-bound sky-gnomes, and elves with mysterious and all-encompassing vengeance in mind.
It is a world where the pantheon of gods, and the history of a land long abandoned by them (or is it?), is steeped through every line. Tinney has a rare talent for texture in his writing, texture that makes each city, sky, and landscape distinctive.
Likewise his characters are richly drawn, each a fully formed being already mid-way through their respective lives. These are not chosen teenagers striking out on their own for the first time, all raging hormones and bluster in search of guidance. There’s a time and a place for those stories, and the world of Eiru, with its dark sorcerers, metal cities, and thriving crimelords, is neither that time nor place.
Tinney’s world is layered, his characters are nuanced, and his audience is rewarded by the read. 5/5 and looking forward to reading the next one when I have a chance!
It has been a long time since I read much high fantasy. A side-effect of a youth spent reading too many same-ish sword and sorcery novels was that I burned out somewhere in high school and moved on to other genres.
The first instalment of A. W. Tinney’s The Thousand Paths series was the perfect break to my long, fantasy fast. Taking cue from the fantasy greats, Tinney opens the narrative with the pantheon of gods that preside over the realm of Eiru, and then proceeds to catapult readers into a world of quest-seeking knights, oath-bound sky-gnomes, and elves with mysterious and all-encompassing vengeance in mind.
It is a world where the pantheon of gods, and the history of a land long abandoned by them (or is it?), is steeped through every line. Tinney has a rare talent for texture in his writing, texture that makes each city, sky, and landscape distinctive.
Likewise his characters are richly drawn, each a fully formed being already mid-way through their respective lives. These are not chosen teenagers striking out on their own for the first time, all raging hormones and bluster in search of guidance. There’s a time and a place for those stories, and the world of Eiru, with its dark sorcerers, metal cities, and thriving crimelords, is neither that time nor place.
Tinney’s world is layered, his characters are nuanced, and his audience is rewarded by the read. 5/5 and looking forward to reading the next one when I have a chance!
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