A Tide of Black Steel
The Age of Wrath, Book 1
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A Tide of Black Steel
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Steven Brand
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Steven Brand
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Anthony Ryan
A NEW AGE HAS DAWNED. AN AGE OF BLOOD AND STEEL.
AN AGE OF WRATH.
The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule.
Until now.
Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path.
Thera of the Blackspear, favoured servant of the Sister Queens, is ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails north, her reviled brother, Felnir, sets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar - the treasure room of the gods - and win the Sister Queens' favour at his sister's expense.
Both siblings - along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifying, primal power - will play a part in the coming storm.
The Age of Wrath has begun.
A Tide of Black Steel begins a new blockbuster epic fantasy series from international bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
Praise for Anthony Ryan
'A gritty, heart-pounding tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance' John Gwynne
'The Pariah is Anthony Ryan at his best. A fast-paced, brutal fantasy novel with larger-than-life characters and a plot full of intrigue and suspense' Grimdark Magazine
'This is Anthony Ryan's best book yet' Michael Fletcher
'Fantastic writing, an amazing world, a plot that won't quit, and an unforgettable character . . . Anthony Ryan is one of the best epic fantasy authors out there' Bookworm Blues
'Gritty and well-drawn, this makes a rich treat for George R. R. Martin fans' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Books by Anthony Ryan
Raven's Shadow
Blood Song
Tower Lord
Queen of Fire
Raven's Blade
The Wolf's Call
The Black Song
Draconis Memoria
The Waking Fire
The Legion of Flame
The Empire of Ashes
The Covenant of Steel
The Pariah
The Martyr
The Traitor
Writing as A. J. Ryan
Red River Seven©2024 Anthony Ryan Media Limited
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Sprawling in scope, forged with depth of lore and living history, full of betrayals and deaths and twists and epic battles
Tl;dR : average plot, clueless "heroes", too much deux ex-machina, author thinks the readers sre DUMB or at best young teenagers with less knowledge on the matter
the story starts off decently enough, raiding the stakes fast but then quickly devolves. Unfortunately, one can only listen to the first few minutes of the audiobook
For one, there are too many PoVs (Rulin, Thera, Elwyn, Thera' brothers - its about five at the end of the book, aka part one), dividing the reader's attention too much. This is even worse for a listener, who has bigger problemd flipping back a chapter or a few pages to reorient.
Also one PoV is quite redundant snd another feels like it should be a plot in another book. This feels like padding... which is worrying cause the author skips almost completely on descriptions of the world, people or even landscapes ... YMMV
The plot starts off with some unknowns, plus a hint of strange low key magic , , but far too quickly devolves into clicheed tropes,
So few positives to be found there. The characters also stay flat and one-dimensional. Rulin's inner life stays a mystery throughout the book, I have rarely met a protagonist with less self awareness snd aspirations than say Rulin. The female characters have more depth, but are still shallow and monochromatic .
I got the impresdion of the author being utterly unable to sketch a character concisely and with distinctive features. plus the editors not caring much, either...
The inevitable betrayals and "who will kill who" can be glimpsed almost from the start....which in turn makes the protagonists and "importants" seem extremely dumb, cause they don't get it
The worst though, is the fact that the author has little or no clue about actual viking or medieval culture, showing most clearly on anything nautical, which is... jarring. REALLY jaring !
it ruined the experience for me. I don't expect even a 80% exact take on northern medieval life, but I expect not to be drowned in "clueless". One basically cannot take any factual knowledge away fron this. Even for a fantasy book that is a low bar to not clear
I have rarely read/listened to more maritime BS, which a problem if 30-40% of the book and many very devisive events happen at sea or involve ships. The historical "accuracy" is following as a close second, but it never managed to be worse than the nautical stuff.
exemplae gratiae
royal longship (not magical ) that has stayed in pristine shape and condition for 500 years in a wet cave and is ready to launch and sail (with a "crew" of 3..../facepalm)...
Invisible icebergs in a storm - oh and an experienced captain sailing at full tilt in that storm, cause You either sail blindand can neither see the waves to react to, or one sees the deux ex-machina iceberg.. and a longship is NOT the Titanic
Rowing while sailing under full sail...
Vikings unable to rig a spare partial mast, nevermind a broken mast ripping vlearly away from a ship
three masted viking type sailing craft...
no idea by the suthor about navigation in a hostile and very clouded environment
no idea about the concept of wind snd sails
people swimming (or bring swamped ) in icy water without much ill effect, cause " hardened northerners"
no basic understanding of agricultural restraints in a northern clinate
The author obviously felt that doing a bare minimum of research (even just online ) was too much work. And/or considered his audience illiterate and uninformed. Take Your pick
yes I grew up close to the sea and have sailing knowledge, say I am an interested layman. So are millions of other readers ! Same goes for those who read historic fantasy and usually have some ideas about medieval lufe.
And this breaks immersion really hard, for me to the point of utter aversion. There are far more immersive and complex tales with a similar "take" available, and I would recommend taking ones money there
last : the audio performance is quite strong, the narrator is simply given bad material to read. he at least is not to blame
barely adequate
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