Review of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies

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[i][Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies" by Matthew Tysz.][/i]

[rwc=id373763-125]4 out of 4 stars.[/rwc][i]We are Voulhire: A new arrival under great skies by Mathew Tysz[/i], is the first book of a sci-fi sequel [i]We are Voulhire[/i]. Where we are introduced with numerous captivating characters and their admirable deeds. There are different plots in this book which show us Voulhire from different person’s perspective.



Galen Bray, a 20 years old war worn man from the land of the princes leaves the war and his poverty riddled life in the land of the princes and broads a ship to Voulhirian city Magnum Caelum by the request of his long-lost great uncle. He inherits his uncle’s forge business and property. Galen navigates through Voulhire while trying to keep his uncle’s legacy of forging. Through Galen’s perspective we can understand Voulhire from an outsider point of view not only from its citizens’ perspective.



Voulhire, a medieval kingdom with a great reputation and wealth is going through its golden age. For an outsider Voulhire is the perfect kingdom with prosperous cities. A dream land to live an affluent life. But as all great kingdoms, Voulhire also has its dark secrets waiting to surface. Secrets that might ruin the well-built image of the kingdom. There are mages and magic involved. But, Voulhire is not as magical as we all anticipated it to be. Rather it’s more scientific.



It was difficult at first to follow up with the changing perspective and narration. But as I kept reading and started understanding the plot more, the seemingly disjointed settings weave together and made the book intriguing. The book has a change in modern and medieval language use. The shift to modern and profane tone, the conversation between Rowan and Galen lessen the tension in the book. Some readers might not like the use of profane and modern tone in medieval books. Despite being inappropriate, the humor in their conversation was entertaining.



I found nothing to dislike about this novel. It was well thought. Mr. Tysz set the plots perfectly. However, this novel has no real ending. It just sets the plots in motion. We can take it as a big prologue rather than a novel. There is no point in reading this novel if you have no desire to continue with the rest of the sequel. I found this book engaging and well written, so I’ll be having no problem reading the rest of the series.



There was no noticeable error to disturb my reading flow. The novel seems professionally edited. So, I rate [i]We are Voulhire: A new arrival under great skies By Mathew Tysz[/i] [b]4 out of 4 stars[/b]. If you are looking for an easy access of characters and plots this book is not for you. The lack of focus might be confusing sometimes but if you like diverse plot lines you would get your fix.

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