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The Black Wall
When Syrina finds Anna and Pasha, survivors of General Mann’s assault on the valley hidden in the peaks of the Black Wall, she realizes they may be the key to discovering what she is. But after feelings she didn’t think possible well up for Pasha, things grow complicated.
With the help of Ves, pirate-turned-smuggler, they pursue Mann across the continent. However, growing tensions between factions within the Church of N’narad make the trip more perilous than they counted on.
Can Syrina find the key to herself and the voice in her head, and find revenge against her master? And what price will she be willing to pay?
With the help of Ves, pirate-turned-smuggler, they pursue Mann across the continent. However, growing tensions between factions within the Church of N’narad make the trip more perilous than they counted on.
Can Syrina find the key to herself and the voice in her head, and find revenge against her master? And what price will she be willing to pay?
- GenresSteampunk
348 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 14, 2020
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November 30, 2021
I would not call The Black Wall a standalone novel and highly recommend its predecessor The Kalis Experiments.
A short prologue finds General Albertus Mann condemned to death for sedition and treason, and for the killing of Cardinal Prast Vimr. The first chapter begins six months earlier, on the battlefield near the Black Wall in the fictional land of Eris, reminiscent of Norway. This part of story is narrated by Mann as he is forced to comply with Vimr’s orders even as he is losing his men in battle in droves. The situation for the general is grim. He’s forced to battle on with a much diminished and flagging and disgruntled army reader to challenge Mann’s authority. You could almost feel sorry for him.
But then the reader is introduced to Pasha and Anna who witness the slaying of the Cardinal and manage to escape the military assault. The siblings are guardians of the door in the Wall and when Syrina encounters them, they set out in pursuit of Mann in what turns out to be a well-told quest packed with danger and adventure.
Written with imagination and flair, and convincing world building, The Dark Wall is moody, apocalyptic, dystopian, and infused at times with an air of fatalism and doom. A great story for lovers of steampunk and epic fantasy alike.
A short prologue finds General Albertus Mann condemned to death for sedition and treason, and for the killing of Cardinal Prast Vimr. The first chapter begins six months earlier, on the battlefield near the Black Wall in the fictional land of Eris, reminiscent of Norway. This part of story is narrated by Mann as he is forced to comply with Vimr’s orders even as he is losing his men in battle in droves. The situation for the general is grim. He’s forced to battle on with a much diminished and flagging and disgruntled army reader to challenge Mann’s authority. You could almost feel sorry for him.
But then the reader is introduced to Pasha and Anna who witness the slaying of the Cardinal and manage to escape the military assault. The siblings are guardians of the door in the Wall and when Syrina encounters them, they set out in pursuit of Mann in what turns out to be a well-told quest packed with danger and adventure.
Written with imagination and flair, and convincing world building, The Dark Wall is moody, apocalyptic, dystopian, and infused at times with an air of fatalism and doom. A great story for lovers of steampunk and epic fantasy alike.
June 11, 2023
I wish I could give this a higher rating, because the overarching story is fascinating, starting out apparently as a steampunk fantasy and ending up as far-future science fiction... but boy did this need some editing! Clearly someone only ran spellcheck on it, because none of the words were actually misspelled... they were just the wrong words. Currier instead of courier, heist instead of hesitate, cost instead of coast, starred instead of stared, lead instead of led (one of my least favorite mistakes)... the list goes on and on. And the punctuation errors, especially missing quotation marks. As much as I want to find out what happens and how the story is resolved, I don't think I can put myself through another book like this. Mr. Fisher, please hire yourself a competent editor.
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