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Stormlands #1
The Islander
Rupert Carr has enjoyed an idyllic childhood growing up on a small island off the north coast of Ireland. When at sixteen he goes to stay with his aunt and uncle in County Tyrone, to complete his schooling, Rupert meets and falls for Eilish,
a perceptive and uninhibited convent girl. Through her he is drawn into the nascent civil rights movement and brought face to face with the political reality of the Six Counties when their peaceful protest march comes under vicious attack from loyalists with the tacit approval of the RUC.
It is the beginning of the Troubles. Rupert flees to England but is soon made aware of the injustice that exists there too and is attracted to Fenella and her radical student circle. Finally Rupert must prove himself in a decisive action against the Establishment
a perceptive and uninhibited convent girl. Through her he is drawn into the nascent civil rights movement and brought face to face with the political reality of the Six Counties when their peaceful protest march comes under vicious attack from loyalists with the tacit approval of the RUC.
It is the beginning of the Troubles. Rupert flees to England but is soon made aware of the injustice that exists there too and is attracted to Fenella and her radical student circle. Finally Rupert must prove himself in a decisive action against the Establishment
268 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 1990
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August 1, 2024
2.8 rounded to 3 stars. This was a slow build giving the life of a post-apocalyptic semi-nomadic warrior in the style of Conan. Each chapter would have been a good slower-paced intermission between exciting battles - but there were few battles. To me, the whole book just dragged. Nothing really wrong with the book, but not very interesting to me nor up to other works I have enjoyed by this author.
November 12, 2019
A solid three star book, I found it a little slow at times, possibly padded a little to reach an allotted page count. This first book sets up the rest of the series (I’m thinking) by describing the world that our hero is born into, and by having him banished from his home islands, he is set onto his path of learning and destiny.
It touches a little on barbarism vs civilization as our Barbarian hero compares the two in his travels. He believes he’s destined for greatness and conquest, so he pays close attention to everything he encounters and asks a million questions in order to absorb everything he can about the ‘civilized’ nations. Soon, he wants to forge the barbaric tribes into one nation, under his leadership.
Great world building, realistic settings and cultures, and no magic (so far). Not a lot of action, but I’m betting there will be more in the subsequent books now that everything is in place and the quest for empire is set into motion. Recommended.
It touches a little on barbarism vs civilization as our Barbarian hero compares the two in his travels. He believes he’s destined for greatness and conquest, so he pays close attention to everything he encounters and asks a million questions in order to absorb everything he can about the ‘civilized’ nations. Soon, he wants to forge the barbaric tribes into one nation, under his leadership.
Great world building, realistic settings and cultures, and no magic (so far). Not a lot of action, but I’m betting there will be more in the subsequent books now that everything is in place and the quest for empire is set into motion. Recommended.
August 22, 2016
Great book, fun read.
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