HOWEVER, I am happy to say that A Drowned Kingdom is an exception. I usually do not enjoy slow politically heavy fantasy. Threats to the nation can come 4.5/5 what a pleasant surprise!!! A truly beautiful debut from PL Stuart!!! We follow him as he struggles against threats the to Atlantean throne. Despite these flaws, he is neither wholly evil nor good but a complex and interesting mix. A pious slightly bigoted heir to the throne. The story hyper focuses on the story of Atlantean Prince Othrun.
Stories where the choices and actions are not cut and dried - and what sacred principles must be broken, reexamined, or rebuilt to save a people - this book would be for you.Ĥ.5/5 what a pleasant surprise!!! A truly beautiful debut from PL Stuart!!! I usually do not enjoy slow politically heavy fantasy.
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We, as reader, see just enough around the edges to know he has a lot of growth coming as the status quo breaks apart, and he must face the larger world, larger issues, and consider wider points of view to save his people.Ī promising start to a series that is very likely to challenge assumptions on many levels, watch out, because by the ending you will be excited to see where the story will go from here - and beware of the cliffhanger, you will probably want the sequel in hand.Ĭomplex character, complex problems and a clash of ideologies are my delight. Second Prince Othrun begins the tale as the product of his background as second prince in an empire styled culture, civilized, and inculcated in the self-centric view that his kingdom and fiefdom is the best on earth.
When things start to pop, the reader is thoroughly invested in the hero and the plight of his people.įirst book in a series, the author is fearless in tackling many issues - from religion to cultural differences, to multiple civilizations and races. Told in the first person, the first half of this story is written from a narrative stream of consciousness, shifting about at the half point into a more action and dialogue orientation. This is one such book, and the slow burn approach takes you on a journey until you are there, and the setting is realized. When things start to pop, the reader is thoroughly invested in the Some books build in depth with great care, slowly drawing you into a complex world with complex civilizations and characters.
Some books build in depth with great care, slowly drawing you into a complex world with complex civilizations and characters. So begins the saga of that kingdom, and the man who would rule it all. When one kingdom drowns, a new one must rise in its place. Othrun will be forced to confront the truths of all he believes in on his journey to become a king, and a legend. But with kingdoms fated on the edge of spears, alliances and pagan magic, betrayal, doubt, and dangers await him at every turn. With a troubled past, a cursed sword, and a mysterious spirit guiding him, Othrun means to be that ruler, and conquer all. With his Single God binding his knights to chivalric oaths, intent on wiping out idolatry and pagan worship, they will have to carve out a new kingdom on this mysterious continent―a continent that has for centuries been ravaged by warlords competing for supremacy and mages channeling the mystic powers of the elements―and unite the continent under godly rule. With his Single God binding his knights to chivalric oaths, intent on wiping out idolatry and pagan worship, they will have to carve out a new k Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves. Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves.
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