Review of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
Posted: 19 Sep 2021, 12:19
[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies" by Matthew Tysz.]
We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies by Matthew Tysz follows stories of a few different people. First, we are introduced to Galen, who runs away from his homeland which was torn apart by war between Princes. Even though it is really hard to escape the Lands of the Princes, Galen acquires one in a lifetime opportunity when his wealthy great-uncle leaves him property in Voulhire, which is a very flourishing country. Later we are introduced with the king of that prosperous country and lord Eldus, who after becoming the lord of Hillport tries to rebuild and bring that seaside town, which was destroyed and frightened by two of its previous leaders to success. One more story follows a chancellor known in Soulhire as having awful inclination to perversion including pedophilia. But perhaps the most important human being, with not such human abilities and aspirations is former lord of Hillport Meldorath, who is imprisoned in a mansion on a remote island and guarded by the whole army of soldiers.
This book is a classic story about good against evil, for example Lands of the Princes and Voulhire, however Voulhire has its own goodness and badness within the country. Each city is unique; one is all about religion, the other is a provider for the whole country; one is famous for its soldiers, while the other has the best education. I think that the country of Voulhire resembles our world as some countries are more advanced than the others.
However, the story includes a lot of fascinating magic, different universes as well as struggles of ordinary people, who have been betrayed by those who were supposed to take care of them. I especially enjoyed those parts about Galen and how amazed he was of this country of Voulhire. He was not used to looking in the mirror, having hot meal, being friendly to the strangers and respecting each other in his homeland. Therefore, sometimes he seemed kind of silly, but we were shown how hostile the Lands of Princes was to its citizens.
One thing that I really did not like is that the book that Galen‘s uncle left him was only mentioned a couple of times and it had a little resemblance with the notes of Meldorath that king Eldus was reading right before his death. I would have really enjoyed a little bit of the explanation about these books and why they worked in such mysterious way, as if they were talking with the reader in a given time. But perhaps it was done purposely, in order to intrigue the reader, so that he would want to read other installments of these series. I think that this book is suitable for both teenagers and adults, even though at first it was a bit hard to get involved in the story. However, that does not affect the rating and I give this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies by Matthew Tysz follows stories of a few different people. First, we are introduced to Galen, who runs away from his homeland which was torn apart by war between Princes. Even though it is really hard to escape the Lands of the Princes, Galen acquires one in a lifetime opportunity when his wealthy great-uncle leaves him property in Voulhire, which is a very flourishing country. Later we are introduced with the king of that prosperous country and lord Eldus, who after becoming the lord of Hillport tries to rebuild and bring that seaside town, which was destroyed and frightened by two of its previous leaders to success. One more story follows a chancellor known in Soulhire as having awful inclination to perversion including pedophilia. But perhaps the most important human being, with not such human abilities and aspirations is former lord of Hillport Meldorath, who is imprisoned in a mansion on a remote island and guarded by the whole army of soldiers.
This book is a classic story about good against evil, for example Lands of the Princes and Voulhire, however Voulhire has its own goodness and badness within the country. Each city is unique; one is all about religion, the other is a provider for the whole country; one is famous for its soldiers, while the other has the best education. I think that the country of Voulhire resembles our world as some countries are more advanced than the others.
However, the story includes a lot of fascinating magic, different universes as well as struggles of ordinary people, who have been betrayed by those who were supposed to take care of them. I especially enjoyed those parts about Galen and how amazed he was of this country of Voulhire. He was not used to looking in the mirror, having hot meal, being friendly to the strangers and respecting each other in his homeland. Therefore, sometimes he seemed kind of silly, but we were shown how hostile the Lands of Princes was to its citizens.
One thing that I really did not like is that the book that Galen‘s uncle left him was only mentioned a couple of times and it had a little resemblance with the notes of Meldorath that king Eldus was reading right before his death. I would have really enjoyed a little bit of the explanation about these books and why they worked in such mysterious way, as if they were talking with the reader in a given time. But perhaps it was done purposely, in order to intrigue the reader, so that he would want to read other installments of these series. I think that this book is suitable for both teenagers and adults, even though at first it was a bit hard to get involved in the story. However, that does not affect the rating and I give this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon