In the Shadow of Lightning: 1 (Glass Immortals)

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While there were a few beautiful moments between characters, I do think that those readers looking for more character-driven books will find this one lacking.

Demir – I love how he have no intention of following tradition or the thoughts of the Assembly, he just wants to make the best life possible for his people. I gave it the benefit of the doubt from the beginning to see how it would develop and unfortunately had everything figured out hundreds of pages before I think I was supposed to. He’d forgotten all about the Vorcien carriage out front, so it came as quite a shock when he opened the door to the bar and found a familiar face staring back at him.Hopefully I won't have to wait too long to discover how the characters created by Brian are fairing, my evenings will be a tiny bit less exciting until then.

While this added some detailed background concerning the setting and the broader war, it detracted from the main plot of the story. And the reveal when it came was rather expected even if the overall why of it hasn't been explained completely yet. There is heavy political intrigue, and a fun unravelling of the mysteries that surround these concepts.As an author, I found myself feeling similar pangs of jealousy as when I read Jade City, wishing I'd come up with it! At times when a story’s focus is split like this it can feel as if one or more plot elements are not as well done as the others. loves fantasy and Sci Fi books and enjoys hiking, spending time with friends, and eating too much pizza. But seeing as both Powder Mage trilogies are among my all-time favorites, I went in with a huge level of trust that McClellan would be able to deliver. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Even exile is no solace for him, as he's dragged back into the very mires that sought to drown him earlier in his life. Still a fun read, and I'm hoping the next book takes it up to the level that I know this author is capable of.I also enjoyed that this world appears to be one that doesn’t suffer from gender inequality – it was fun to read about one of the best generals in this world being a woman, as well as several of the council members being female.

From Brian McClellan, author of The Powder Mage trilogy, comes the first novel in the Glass Immortals series, In the Shadow of Lightning, an epic fantasy where magic is a finite resource—and it’s running out.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.