I paid the price for breaking the first law of the Valkyrie. I lost all the memories I had of Will. That's why Sam is keeping tabs on me. She's an ever-present shadow during my time at Mattsfield High. Sam is the perfect Valkyrie. I may not remember Will, but my heart does.
You'll be blown away by this character-driven trilogy that'll take you all the way to Ragnarok, so hang on tight! Missing from these accounts, however, was the perspective of the Anunnaki themselves.
What was life like on their own planet? What motives propelled them to settle on Earth--and what drove them from their new home? Convinced of the existence of a lost book that held the answers to these questions, the author began his search for evidence.
An epic tale of gods and men unfolds, challenging every assumption we hold about our past and our future. Six years after The Half-Drowned King, Ragnvald Eysteinsson is now king of Sogn, but fighting battles for King Harald keeps him away from home, as he confronts treachery and navigates a political landscape that grows more dangerous the higher he rises.
He sets a plan in motion to defeat all of his enemies, and bring his sister back to his side, while Svanhild finds herself with no easy decisions, and no choices that will leave her truly free. Their actions will hold irrevocable repercussions for the fates of those they love and for Norway itself. The Sea Queen returns to the fjords and halls of Viking-Age Scandinavia, a world of violence and prophecy, where honor is challenged by shifting alliances, and vengeance is always a threat to peace.
A Kingdom held hostage. A thief lost in time. The battle to seal Elsewhere has begun. The villainous Drad Redstar has won the favor of king and country after leading a decisive victory over the rebels at Winde Port. Now with a seat on the royal council, he condemns Torsten to a lifetime in the dungeon and invites his militant people to take up residence in the capital.
But not all light has been squelched. There is one disgraced King's Shieldsman left who remains loyal to Torsten, and only he can help free the Glass Kingdom from Redstar and his dark desires to revive the Buried Goddess.
Across the known world, Sora deals with the loss of her one and only friend. She seeks out a Mystic of the Panping; someone who can help her figure out what really happened to Whitney in a journey that illuminates her past and present. With the true nature of magic revealed to her, she finds that Whitney is lost in Elsewhere, the world between worlds, and she'll stop at nothing to bring him back.
Severe weather patterns - storms, floods and strong winds - are sweeping across planet Earth. Against this backdrop, three high school students, known and tormented for their strange abilities, fight their own battles against school bullies. The discovery of a strange key by their leader Chris Reynolds, plunges all three through a portal into a sister world, Cathora, in another dimension. In this world, their behaviours that labelled them as misfits on Earth, turn out to be the seeds of extraordinary powers.
They soon meet Batarr, the Guardian of the portal. He tells them they are not normal children, but are part of a group of six beings, called Mytar, who are periodically seeded throughout the dimensions to fight planetary invasions across these portals. Cathora has been invaded by an alien army, led by a creature known only as Zelnoff. After conquering Cathora, his next target is Earth. The Mytar alone have the power to stop him if the other Mytar on Earth can be found.
There ensues many struggles and battles as Chris, Susie and Joe seek to evade Zelnoff's forces long enough for their powers to develop so they can detect the remaining Mytar back on Earth.
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Shadow Cry Clockmaster s Shroud 3. Is her own dark secret make his own task tougher as Stormborn? He fights to trust the very person they put their lives on the line to save while shadows descend down on the crew.
Is courage going to be enough? This book is an excellent conclusion to this fantastic fantasy trilogy. The entire trilogy has a great plot, characters that keep you engaged on everything going on, and superb world building. Williams pens stories that are tough to put down, and this is just the most recent example.
Fadis the Ranger left his boy with the elves many moons back. They were his only chance at the time, despite being his enemy at one time. A chance encounter with a lethal rogue, her dad, and an ill dwarf who cannot be healed by any magic push them towards elven lands, where they will be safe.
The way is shut to them. Darkness has descended upon the woodland. These elves have locked up their borders to most of the travelers. Part of their crew is allowed through, yet old prejudices still remain. This, as Fadis and Evurn the shadow elf are denied entry.
After being separated from their crew, Evurn and Fadis find out about a horrible plot that threatens all of the Western lands. Men, elves, and dwarves are about to be at each others throats, but their true enemy is awakening in the twilight realm. The pair have to warn their friends as well as the elves who could be the only ones who are able to stop the tragedy. Who will believe them, though?
The links beside each book title will take you to Amazon where you can read more about the book, or purchase it. As an Amazon Associate, I earn money from qualifying purchases. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Stormborn Stormborn Saga 1. Jan 01, Alyssa Intotheheartwyld rated it liked it.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Well this was something, this is more of 2. My biggest issue with this story is the length, because its so short it heavily suffers from not having enough time to really expand and build upon what is being created. I came into this series after having read Rangers's Folly I really liked Fadis in that novella.
Fadis in this particular story was not a stand out character, nor was anyone really. There was a decent amount of characters but not enough time was put Well this was something, this is more of 2. There was a decent amount of characters but not enough time was put into having the chance to really get to know them. I honestly don't understand the hatred Edanos has towards Fadis, they really only interacted with one another like 3 times, and instantly Edanos hated him, but it felt flat and unconvincing.
The story also lacks a lot of depth in the world building, there is a lot of it, but its all crammed in as quickly as possible and some could have been left out as it did nothing but try to help build this world. It would have been better to pick one or two things and just build on those then trying to throw as many pieces of the world into the story. Its an extremely fast paced story that doesn't spend enough time building characters, character relations or the world.
This resulted in moments when characters were injured or on the verge of death and I had zero feelings about it, or when something new was discovered, it felt empty. All the conversations felt flat, forced and unconvincing, I just wasn't getting the vibes from anyone that they were long time friends or close like family.
When I read Ranger's Folly I was invested in Fadis and his story, I felt for him, I felt something while reading it, Stormborn left me feeling empty and unsatisfied. The Ideas though in the story are intriguing and I can only hope it gets better as it goes on since it is such a long series, Plus I hear Fadis is like an important character so I want to see where that goes but those ideas are what are going to keep me coming back and seeing what happens.
I like the Idea of these people who are born in the storms on the ocean, I love the sea god, and even this weird "I am now one with the boat" thing that's going on with Vals.
The ideas and the lore are interesting and I want to see how they unfold, I just wish this first installment had been a bit more fleshed out. Also the Fairy at the end who just "magically" comes by right when they need it, really?!?!
That made me yell out "Are you freaking serious? Jun 19, Patrick Birkholtz rated it really liked it. A little short for my tastes, but this is why I bought the boxset with the other books in the series. I am glad that I read the Rogues of Magic before venturing into this series as it was a nice primer to the world and the workings on in that world.
Very excited to venture into more of Williams' works as I have plenty to read to get caught up on. Jun 29, Ashley Martinez ilovebooksandstuffblog rated it really liked it.
Stormborn An interesting concept and fun adventure all wrapped into one. I enjoyed the coming of age tale and the various creatures and magic presented along this magical journey. May 23, Violet Stone rated it liked it Shelves: book-haul , kindle-shelf. Ok, yeah, that was neat. Seemed like an interesting start. I bought the full boxset so I'll be seeing this story to the end no matter what.
May 23, Lidia rated it liked it Shelves: audiobook , fantasy-paranormal , adventure-suspence. This is my review of the audio version as posted on Audible: It's a short book - only about 2 hours of listening - and this is the main source of the problems I have with it It feels both rushed and shallow at the same time I had a feeling I was listening to a story for 19th century teenage boys: there is one big, momentous adventure after another with nothing going on in between.
It felt like reading a historic map with say Magellan's or Columbus's journey marked down: points A, B, C thes This is my review of the audio version as posted on Audible: It's a short book - only about 2 hours of listening - and this is the main source of the problems I have with it It felt like reading a historic map with say Magellan's or Columbus's journey marked down: points A, B, C these are the stops they made in different ports joined by arrows representing months of idle sea travel - only this book gives you points A, B, C without the arrows in between if you get my meaning OK, I have nothing against the hero meeting deities or god's messengers and receiving quests from them in order to fulfil his destiny BUT I'd like to see more of how it all changes the hero, what his reactions to those unusual circumstances are, I need to see how the hero grows and becomes the hero And I'm sorry but I didn't see it here There's no awe, no fear, no surprise even from Valrin, not even once; he just accepts everything that happens to him without any questions, any doubts, any vehemances May 25, Al Burke rated it it was amazing.
I like JT Williams' books in general, particularly his Corin series. Also, if you like history, his Facebook page is worth following as he posts some interesting stuff on there.
However, Stormborn, weighing in at a whopping 62 pages, felt somewhat rushed, more of a prequel than book one in the series. Don't get me wrong, it sounds like it will be another great story, but I'm not sure this will catch the eye of other readers, especially those unfamiliar with his work. Solid narration though. Sep 27, Nancy Foster rated it liked it. There is definitely a good seafaring story here.
It felt a bit reminiscent of that movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World starring Russel Crowe where a vessel and its crew are constantly being hunted by an enemy ship that obeys a rival king and the constant battles of wits between the two factions.
There are some nifty sea creature scenes that were ultimately the best parts of the novella. The plot for the most part is entertaining and I personally liked Faris and wondered if he is There is definitely a good seafaring story here. The plot for the most part is entertaining and I personally liked Faris and wondered if he is a good guy or a bad guy.
The problem lies in other parts of the book. The fantasy trope of orphan kid that is dragged to a huge adventure and discovers he was the big enchilada the whole time without ever realizing it and now faces a bunch of bad guys is omnipresent in this tale.
I don't mind that too much, but some things of the book seemed like there is something missing here. Valrin is just some ordinary Joe with no real talent.
He catches eels to resell for a living and everyone in the island where he grew up believes he sort of sucks at that but apparently he sells enough to maintain himself. He doesn't seem overly bright, but he isn't a moron either.
He seems like a good chap that doesn't know what he wants. Curious about the sea, but he's never verbally admitted he has ever wanted to join a vessel. He was raised by a mysterious woman with elf blood named Tua and while the plot hints of her elven heritage, we don't know her perceived age or how elf llike she really was. In fact, the book never offers a physical description of anyone. She seems to harbor some magic but I feel like her character was left in the blue.
We could have a Luke Skywalker tension scene going on here. Heck, the initial episode of that anime Hunter x Hunter has a similar orphan named Gon Freecks that was raised by an aunt in a quiet island and Gon's aunt tries to convince the kid to live a quiet life and he rejects the offer.
Gon decides to attempt to pass the difficult Hunter exam in the hopes he might discover if his father is still alive somewhere. Stormborn doesn't have the tugging initial premise. It's very much a generic fare. A bad guy shows up, offers a reward for the islanders to capture a rogue vessel that just happens to dock at the island the following day and we discover the crew are the good guys.
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Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Aug 28, Anocha Yimsiriwattana rated it it was ok. Incoherence, lot of mistakes I try to finish but I can only done the first 3 books.
In the first three, th story is incoherence. I ask myself, what just happened, and why all the time. Noticable mistake here and there. I dont feel enjoy reading it to continue. Aug 29, Anthony Fratto rated it liked it. This book was interesting enough that I will read the second book in the series. To be perfectly honest, I am reading this book only because I am out of reading material for now, and I can put this book down in favor of a different book with ease.
I see that many of the other reviews of this book are really bad. I personally think that the editing of the book is the biggest problem. The Author had lots of good ideas, but somewhere along the editing lines things got messed up. I cant help but wond This book was interesting enough that I will read the second book in the series. I cant help but wonder why the Author has not gone back over these works and fixed the editing issues since their release.
Jun 25, Jay Miller rated it liked it. Extremely creative world building, storyline and characters undermined by horrible editing. It is like Mr Williams wrote or dictated these books in a stream of consciousness and then never went back to edit them. Repetitive use of words in the same sentence, misuse of vocabulary, spellcheck gone wild changing the intended word, confusing descriptions, illogical transitions, etc.
It is frustrating because to me the only thing between a 3 star and a higher rating for this series of books is a de Extremely creative world building, storyline and characters undermined by horrible editing. It is frustrating because to me the only thing between a 3 star and a higher rating for this series of books is a decent editor, which they clearly deserve. Oct 12, Mark rated it really liked it. A fantasy Odyssey with elves, dwarves and dragons This is nine books from the stormborn saga.
It does have a few creatures of the sea from the Odyssey, otherwise it's more of a classic fantasy but not as gripping or well written as the lord of the rings. I would say that the story itself is brilliant with great gods and creatures, but unfortunately the way it is written isn't so great.
At times it wasn't clear which character was talking. Overall worth it if it is on special. Jul 02, Dylan Richards rated it did not like it. Terrible writing. Borders on incoherence.
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