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After the War #4
Homecoming's Fall
Orec Blackblade missed the fall of the Kinslayer, tasked instead with leading his elite band of warriors on a diversionary battle where he split the head and pulsating crown of the enemy’s sorcerer, causing a blast that killed almost everyone in a 100-meter radius.
Just four months later the broken circlet finds its way to Doctors Catt and Fisher, collectors of rare artefacts, and their innate curiosity and tinkering with the crown unleashes a new terror on the land. Only Orec and his surviving men can stop it, but will the black sword he carries be enough to stop the coming darkness?
Just four months later the broken circlet finds its way to Doctors Catt and Fisher, collectors of rare artefacts, and their innate curiosity and tinkering with the crown unleashes a new terror on the land. Only Orec and his surviving men can stop it, but will the black sword he carries be enough to stop the coming darkness?
- GenresFantasy
392 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2022
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April 29, 2024
A good story and interesting characters. As much as I like Catt & Fisher they tend to take over a scene so hopefully there will be more stories without them in the future. Saying that I am looking forward to reading the short stories about them.
One annoying thing about this book is the big numbers of typos/errors in the text. All books have them but this one had so many I lost count. It makes you wonder how the proof reading process happens if at all!!
One annoying thing about this book is the big numbers of typos/errors in the text. All books have them but this one had so many I lost count. It makes you wonder how the proof reading process happens if at all!!
March 17, 2025
I'm rounding up to four stars. Although it was securely couched in the world laid out in the two previous novels, this book was a pretty strong departure from them or the short stories. It also happened to have worse editing than most of the self-published books that I've ever read. That said, for what it is, it was a well told story.
And what it is is a cross between a horror novel and a Charles Bronson film. And that's really not a terribly bad thing to be, if not at all what I wanted in a novel. I wouldn't quite call it grimdark, but it was a dark tale about a quartet of veteran foot soldiers from the war trying to make their way home. It has the usual action-story themes of a bad government employee harrying them and not being willing to discuss the matter they're accused of (though they never do actually try to discuss the matter at issue) and the sort of non-heroes who do the "real work" rising to extreme challenges that nobody else seems to be able to handle, such as killing a bunch of brigands to rescue women who have been kidnapped and made slaves or destroying some horrible monster. Despite being full of clichés, it works and the author makes it feel like it's its own story and not just a collection of overused tropes. The characters aren't really the kind that I like to read about, but they're well developed and consistently drawn. The overall journey and plot are well told and described. Overall, it's a good book, though it's so different from the others in character that I really don't think it should have been included in the series.
And what it is is a cross between a horror novel and a Charles Bronson film. And that's really not a terribly bad thing to be, if not at all what I wanted in a novel. I wouldn't quite call it grimdark, but it was a dark tale about a quartet of veteran foot soldiers from the war trying to make their way home. It has the usual action-story themes of a bad government employee harrying them and not being willing to discuss the matter they're accused of (though they never do actually try to discuss the matter at issue) and the sort of non-heroes who do the "real work" rising to extreme challenges that nobody else seems to be able to handle, such as killing a bunch of brigands to rescue women who have been kidnapped and made slaves or destroying some horrible monster. Despite being full of clichés, it works and the author makes it feel like it's its own story and not just a collection of overused tropes. The characters aren't really the kind that I like to read about, but they're well developed and consistently drawn. The overall journey and plot are well told and described. Overall, it's a good book, though it's so different from the others in character that I really don't think it should have been included in the series.
February 7, 2023
I wish I could give half stars.
So far I have bought and read every book in this series, and have not been disappointed in any of them. The idea- that these are stories AFTER the major baddy was defeated and people are now trying to pick up the pieces.
Also Catt and Fisher are two of the COOLEST characters ever. One of the anthol... I digress.
The theme of this book is a weapon from the war activates months after the end of the war and the problems that result. Also the author here made the heroes here NOT the kings, princes, wizards from other stories, but the down to earth soldiers that are the rank and file of an army. And all they want to do is go home and go back to their old life. At the end this book was one where I was interested in all the characters. Even the human villain was sympathetic.
So four stars!
So far I have bought and read every book in this series, and have not been disappointed in any of them. The idea- that these are stories AFTER the major baddy was defeated and people are now trying to pick up the pieces.
Also Catt and Fisher are two of the COOLEST characters ever. One of the anthol... I digress.
The theme of this book is a weapon from the war activates months after the end of the war and the problems that result. Also the author here made the heroes here NOT the kings, princes, wizards from other stories, but the down to earth soldiers that are the rank and file of an army. And all they want to do is go home and go back to their old life. At the end this book was one where I was interested in all the characters. Even the human villain was sympathetic.
So four stars!
January 25, 2023
My rating : 3.5 of 5 stars
Another great entry in the After the War shared world series, though not as strong as the previous two. It definitely feels like there's more to come at the end of this one, so hopefully there will be another novel out in the not too distant future.
Another great entry in the After the War shared world series, though not as strong as the previous two. It definitely feels like there's more to come at the end of this one, so hopefully there will be another novel out in the not too distant future.
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