The Age of Madness
General Fiction (Adult) | Sci Fi & Fantasy
Orion Publishing Group
17 Sep 2019
4/5
NetGalley
Yep
The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever.
On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments.
Savine dan Glokta - socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union - plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control.
The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. With the help of the mad hill woman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another . . .
A new trilogy based on the ‘First Law’ universe and series. Well written, keeps you reading although it’s violent and grim.
Battle axes, swords and an industrial revolution combined in a world created in war. Don’t expect a literary highlight but more a brilliant rollercoaster ride which keeps ongoing.
Get it and read it, better: also get the 6 previous books at the same time. You’ll do yourself a favor.
An awesome read 😀
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