I am quite a sad individual. During my downtime, I find myself furiosuly searching The Forbidden Planet site Events section to see if anyone of my favourite authors are coming for a book signing. Sigh. It's where I met the wonderful Patrick Rothfuss and had my copy of "The Name of the Wind" signed. A most celebrated event in my sad young life. Unfortunately, I missed out on Joe Abercrombie and many others.
Sadness.
So now I spend a lot of time checking the site in the hopes I get to meet another one of my favourite authors. One day I will meet them all and get my books signed!
One day.
We're all allowed to have dreams right? Even if they are considered a bit pathetic to the society at large!
Adios.
One of my recent greatest of Fantasy finds has been the ever wonderful Michelle Sagara (West). I have already mentioned her as one of my favourite authors and so I thought I should do a post dedicated to her series that I love most, especially given her upcpoming release in August, otherwise known as Cast in Chaos. But wait, we're getting ahead of ourselves here.
Cast in, is set in a mythical place called Elantra, where all manners of trouble (of the fantastical kind) occur. We follow Kaylin, humble beginnings and all, working for the Hawks (very much like the law enforcement of our world). A human in a world of races that are very different from our own, from the winged Aerian, to the perfect (not least immortal) Barrani...and then there be Dragons - rawr, poor Kaylin has a lot on her hands as she stumbles along to acquire acceptance amongst the Hawks, whilst battling the attention of things greater than she even knows and understands. For she is not just a mere mortal, oh no sirreeee. There's something strange about Kaylin. And in her ignorance, we join her on her journey of self-discovery, with plenty of ass-kicking along the way.
Each book builds on the character development, and every book is a rolicking adventures with an intriguing cast of main characters. From the Barrani Lord Nightshade (fans self), to the stable Severn (mmm), it's what I would call a different kind of adventure to the usual fantasy warefare we have out there. Information isn't shared with aplomb, rather it is earned along the way and I enjoyed that aspect quite a bit. All in all, a most wonderful series and I can't wait for Cast in Chaos.
The reasons why I liked it:
So yeah, what else is there to say? Go buy it and read this fantastic series.
Cast in, is set in a mythical place called Elantra, where all manners of trouble (of the fantastical kind) occur. We follow Kaylin, humble beginnings and all, working for the Hawks (very much like the law enforcement of our world). A human in a world of races that are very different from our own, from the winged Aerian, to the perfect (not least immortal) Barrani...and then there be Dragons - rawr, poor Kaylin has a lot on her hands as she stumbles along to acquire acceptance amongst the Hawks, whilst battling the attention of things greater than she even knows and understands. For she is not just a mere mortal, oh no sirreeee. There's something strange about Kaylin. And in her ignorance, we join her on her journey of self-discovery, with plenty of ass-kicking along the way.
Each book builds on the character development, and every book is a rolicking adventures with an intriguing cast of main characters. From the Barrani Lord Nightshade (fans self), to the stable Severn (mmm), it's what I would call a different kind of adventure to the usual fantasy warefare we have out there. Information isn't shared with aplomb, rather it is earned along the way and I enjoyed that aspect quite a bit. All in all, a most wonderful series and I can't wait for Cast in Chaos.
The reasons why I liked it:
- Female Protagonist is tough but also vulnerable. Isn't whiney, grating, super perfect and holier than thou, etc. She appears quite well rounded, has a back story, isn't all about the attitude and seems to be on the journey of discovery just as much as the reader. She's witty, has certain character flaws and habits that make you smile as the series progresses and you can see her character develop as the series wear on.
- Engaging set of characters that appear very well thought out.
- An amazingly interesting world. It's not like anything else I've read.
- Story includes discovering/understanding various cultures of the world it's set in and I think that part is handled really beautifully and very detailed.
- Its pacey and doesn't lag.
- Very re-readable due to the engaging way it's written.
So yeah, what else is there to say? Go buy it and read this fantastic series.
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