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[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko" by Matthew Tysz.]
We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko by Matthew Tysz is the second instalment in the “We are Voulhire” series which consists of nine books in total.
Majority of the book takes place in the prospering industrial Voulharian town of Virko under the command of Lord Venden Hrelek who wishes to end noble sovereignty in Virko and have it governed entirely on merchant rule meaning the lordship his son is meant to inherit would become nothing more than a title.
Galen Bray and his companions travel to Virko in search of iron for his forge after news reaches them of Lord Eldus and his family’s demise in the attack on Hillport by the Riva Rohavi. Meeting with an old friend of Demetrius, they are introduced to an ill and dying Lord Venden who promises to assist them in exchange for a favour. A rather dark and dangerous favour which leads them to understand why he is so eager to relinquish his command before power is passed onto his son, who many incorrectly assume is a meek and powerless boy.
Over the past 2 books, I have fallen in love with the author’s use of descriptive language to paint the narrative in our minds and his ability to completely immerse the reader in the story. To highlight an example, on page 31 the author describes a scene where a violinist is performing to guests at a party and so effortlessly paints the picture in my mind. “The score intensified as the bow shimmied faster along the length of the strings. Out of nothing, it started to glow; at first it simply seemed as though it had caught the spotlight, as was the case with the well-polished body of the violin. But the bow shone with a consistency that defied simple reflection, making trails of light in the air as it slid rapidly along the strings, its wielder spinning about the floor in crisp choreography.”
Once again, the book was well written and executed with impeccable spelling and grammar. I feel as though the author really took the time to read the reviews on the first book and delivered exactly what the readers were asking for in the second. It is for the above-mentioned reasons I have decided to give this book a 4 out of 4 stars.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys action, science fiction and fantasy genres as this book delivers greatly on them all.
The book does contain profanity and references to sexual behaviour therefore is not suitable for young children.
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We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko
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We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko by Matthew Tysz is the second instalment in the “We are Voulhire” series which consists of nine books in total.
Majority of the book takes place in the prospering industrial Voulharian town of Virko under the command of Lord Venden Hrelek who wishes to end noble sovereignty in Virko and have it governed entirely on merchant rule meaning the lordship his son is meant to inherit would become nothing more than a title.
Galen Bray and his companions travel to Virko in search of iron for his forge after news reaches them of Lord Eldus and his family’s demise in the attack on Hillport by the Riva Rohavi. Meeting with an old friend of Demetrius, they are introduced to an ill and dying Lord Venden who promises to assist them in exchange for a favour. A rather dark and dangerous favour which leads them to understand why he is so eager to relinquish his command before power is passed onto his son, who many incorrectly assume is a meek and powerless boy.
Over the past 2 books, I have fallen in love with the author’s use of descriptive language to paint the narrative in our minds and his ability to completely immerse the reader in the story. To highlight an example, on page 31 the author describes a scene where a violinist is performing to guests at a party and so effortlessly paints the picture in my mind. “The score intensified as the bow shimmied faster along the length of the strings. Out of nothing, it started to glow; at first it simply seemed as though it had caught the spotlight, as was the case with the well-polished body of the violin. But the bow shone with a consistency that defied simple reflection, making trails of light in the air as it slid rapidly along the strings, its wielder spinning about the floor in crisp choreography.”
Once again, the book was well written and executed with impeccable spelling and grammar. I feel as though the author really took the time to read the reviews on the first book and delivered exactly what the readers were asking for in the second. It is for the above-mentioned reasons I have decided to give this book a 4 out of 4 stars.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys action, science fiction and fantasy genres as this book delivers greatly on them all.
The book does contain profanity and references to sexual behaviour therefore is not suitable for young children.
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We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko
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