Burningblade and Silvereye
The first book in this series took a while for me to get into, primarily due to the setting the story takes place in, which is a dystopian world with its own naming system for items and positions of authority, but once I had gotten used to that it was a fascinating read as it combines both fantasy and science fiction elements, sort of Star Wars meets John Carpenter's The Thing.
The pace of the first book isn't particularly fast, but there is always something going on that griped my attention causing me to keep turning the pages. The second book though, was much more immersive and interesting with the story unfolding at a faster tempo and the stakes being increased as it buildings to a stunning finale that sets up the last book in the trilogy to be epic.
The personalities of the characters, except for Maya and Gyre, start off in the first book as engaging, though on the whole shallow, but there is a marked improvement as the story unfolds, with the second book building on these relationships and interactions between them in more detail and depth.
The plot is one that has quite a bit or mystery and intrigue built into it, with a fair number of twists included too, making it more interesting and engaging the more I read.
Ashes of the Sun: Burningblade and Silvereye: Book 01
Four hundred years ago, a cataclysmic war cracked the world open. Amid the ashes, the Dawn Republic now stands guard over lands littered with eldritch relics and cursed by plaguespawn outbreaks. But a new conflict is looming and brother and sister Gyre and Maya have found themselves on opposite sides of it.
At the age of five, Maya was taken by the Twilight Order and trained to be a centarch, wielding forbidden arcana to enforce the Dawn Republic's rule. On that day, her brother, Gyre, swore to destroy the Order that stole his sister... whatever the cost.
Twelve years later, brother and sister are two very different people: she is the Twilight Order's brightest prodigy; he is a thief, bandit and revolutionary. Together, the siblings will discover that not even ties of blood will keep them from splitting the world in two.
Format
Kindle EditionDate Acquired
17th October 2021Retail Cost
£4.99Number of Pages
593Year Read
2022
Blood of the Chosen: Burningblade and Silvereye: Book 02
For centuries, the Dawn Republic has ruled over the land unopposed. No more.
Deep below the Gap, Gyre Silvereye discovered a city, hidden far from human eyes. There, the ghouls have dwelt for four hundred years in hibernation, awaiting the moment to wreak their vengeance on the Dawn Republic.
With their help, Gyre can finally see a way to overthrow the all-powerful Twilight Order. But the ghouls do not give their trust easily, and Gyre will need to secure the alliance of the human rebels to the south if they are to even stand a chance. And uniting the two won't be simple.
His sister Maya still fights for the Order. But after recent events, she is no longer certain where her loyalties lie. Chasing the origins of a mysterious artefact to a long-lost library, she just might find the truth – whether she is ready for it or not.
Format
Kindle EditionDate Acquired
16th October 2022Retail Price
£4.99Number of Pages
481