Diplomat of Uram

by Richard R. Matthews

Diplomat of Uram, winner of the Fantasy Critics Award in 2020, tells the story of Rann: a farmer who must use his intelligence and his newly acquired fighting skills to solve a complicated conspiracy in foreign lands. The novel has been praised by the specialized critics for its fresh and innovative approach to the fantasy genre, as well as for the intelligent dialogues and twists of its addictive plot. Richard R. Matthews is a British author and university lecturer best known for his academic work in Philology and Linguistics.

Genres: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Love, Action

189 pages, Paperback

Published April 13, 2020

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished it today and wow! Simply amazing. R. R. Matthews has become my fourth favorite fantasy author after George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, and Pierce Brown. Diplomat of Uram brings several original elements to the fantasy genre that are a breath of fresh air.

[Hule Tornsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

An original story. Highly surprising and with a few interesting elements that make this my book of choice for fantasy this month. The only negative point is that it adds a lot of made-up words and terms to the story and I can allow Tolkien to get away with it but not modern authors. The reader shouldn't have to remember all those geographical locations so I give it four stars. Nevertheless I guess it is acceptable for a book about a diplomat-warrior to visit new locations with new names. I am a bit conflicted about that part, but still, just four stars.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it. Different and groundbreaking. I hope the next book comes out soon.

[Gus Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyable story with cool moments. definitely worth reading and i hope the next one comes soon. something i didn't like was the violence in some parts but the story compensates for it.

[Jami · Rating 5 out of 5]

The dialogues are the best thing of the book. The story is thrilling and tangles you word by word, and I hope the next books come out soon because I can't wait to read the next. More!!

[Samantha Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was doubting if to give this book four or five stars. Some elements should have been treated in more depth but on the other hand it's some original addition to the fantasy genre and the relations between the characters flow really well, so I guess it deserves five after all. I really enjoyed reading it although the cover art is a bit simplistic for my taste. I would have preferred an image of the characters.

[zeynep]

Started on Feb 23, 2023.

[Darren Young · Rating 1 out of 5]

Book is being hawked around the internet using fake awards and fake lists.

Reading the sample it's also really really badly written.