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Review by Ayomipo Asonibare -- We are Voulhire: A New Ar...
[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 seems to centre on a novice Blacksmith named Galen Bray, a young man in his twenties who was recently rescued from a warzone called the Land of Princes into Voulhire, a land of great prosperity and unshakable peace, or so it appeared at first. His journey would bring him across fascinating characters like Rowan, the Financier, Demetrius, the imbuer monk and as I suspect, eventually Meldorath, the invincible mage and finally the great Wilhelm, King of Voulhire. It is an elaborate story set in an age of swords and magic (with sprinkled pointers to the earliest technologies), about the great nation of Voulhire. A vast reader will quickly detect Galen Bray as the main protagonist, even though the spotlight did not remain on him for the most part. What surprises will unfold as he continues on this journey of self-discovery in a strange land with strange people? Will his history of survival in war-zones of clashing steel grant him an edge in this gradually becoming war-zone of magic? As the civil war develops, who among your favorite characters might end up losing his/her life? Will the forces of evil have a field day, or will good prevail? Find out the answers to these in the book: We are Voulhire: A New Arrival Under Great Skies
The writer did a good job as this book brought to life the essence of fiction, featuring magic and mythical beings on a large scale, yet, keeping it as realistic as possible. I could identify with some of the characters as I read page after page not wanting to stop despite swollen and itchy eyes due to fatigue. It was worth every single minute I devoted to reading it.
Elaborate as it is, however, it is best described as a teaser, making readers pant almost impatiently for the next in line of the series.
The book had a tone of tragedy towards the end when some of my most fascinating and impressive characters lost their lives and it was well woven, I didn't see it coming until it suddenly happened.
Very emotional readers may want to brace themselves for this ending as Matthew offered no opportunity to recover from the shock before this first of the series was brought to an untimely end. We look forward to consolations in the remainder of the series. Otherwise, the novel was as graphic and realistic (despite its featuring of magic and myth) as any good movie I will pay a handsome price to get.
The central religion of Voulhire is Destinism, which pushes a sense of Theism, specifically monotheism. I had no issues with this in the least as there was no overpush whatsoever. However, an aetheistic reader may find this unsettling. For this reason alone, it may not be suitable as gifts for religiously aetheist readers. There was only one instance where an erotic word (bang) was used and it was just a reference to an event that was not featured as a scene in the least bit.
It was evident from the prologue down to the very closing sentence that the book was professionally edited. Even though I came across few typo errors, there were very minimal and may go unnoticed by non-english majors. Matthew also used quite a number of uncommon words, especially in the earlier chapters, that may send the lay man to his dictionary often, but otherwise, makes a smooth read for intellectuals.
I don't think this book deserves any less in lieu of many aforementioned reasons, so, I proudly rate this book four out of four stars and once again, I recommend this book for readers of all ages. I believe every lover of adventurous fiction will instantly fall in love with the story.
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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 seems to centre on a novice Blacksmith named Galen Bray, a young man in his twenties who was recently rescued from a warzone called the Land of Princes into Voulhire, a land of great prosperity and unshakable peace, or so it appeared at first. His journey would bring him across fascinating characters like Rowan, the Financier, Demetrius, the imbuer monk and as I suspect, eventually Meldorath, the invincible mage and finally the great Wilhelm, King of Voulhire. It is an elaborate story set in an age of swords and magic (with sprinkled pointers to the earliest technologies), about the great nation of Voulhire. A vast reader will quickly detect Galen Bray as the main protagonist, even though the spotlight did not remain on him for the most part. What surprises will unfold as he continues on this journey of self-discovery in a strange land with strange people? Will his history of survival in war-zones of clashing steel grant him an edge in this gradually becoming war-zone of magic? As the civil war develops, who among your favorite characters might end up losing his/her life? Will the forces of evil have a field day, or will good prevail? Find out the answers to these in the book: We are Voulhire: A New Arrival Under Great Skies
The writer did a good job as this book brought to life the essence of fiction, featuring magic and mythical beings on a large scale, yet, keeping it as realistic as possible. I could identify with some of the characters as I read page after page not wanting to stop despite swollen and itchy eyes due to fatigue. It was worth every single minute I devoted to reading it.
Elaborate as it is, however, it is best described as a teaser, making readers pant almost impatiently for the next in line of the series.
The book had a tone of tragedy towards the end when some of my most fascinating and impressive characters lost their lives and it was well woven, I didn't see it coming until it suddenly happened.
Very emotional readers may want to brace themselves for this ending as Matthew offered no opportunity to recover from the shock before this first of the series was brought to an untimely end. We look forward to consolations in the remainder of the series. Otherwise, the novel was as graphic and realistic (despite its featuring of magic and myth) as any good movie I will pay a handsome price to get.
The central religion of Voulhire is Destinism, which pushes a sense of Theism, specifically monotheism. I had no issues with this in the least as there was no overpush whatsoever. However, an aetheistic reader may find this unsettling. For this reason alone, it may not be suitable as gifts for religiously aetheist readers. There was only one instance where an erotic word (bang) was used and it was just a reference to an event that was not featured as a scene in the least bit.
It was evident from the prologue down to the very closing sentence that the book was professionally edited. Even though I came across few typo errors, there were very minimal and may go unnoticed by non-english majors. Matthew also used quite a number of uncommon words, especially in the earlier chapters, that may send the lay man to his dictionary often, but otherwise, makes a smooth read for intellectuals.
I don't think this book deserves any less in lieu of many aforementioned reasons, so, I proudly rate this book four out of four stars and once again, I recommend this book for readers of all ages. I believe every lover of adventurous fiction will instantly fall in love with the story.
******
We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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