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

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

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5 out of 5 stars

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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies by Matthew Tysz is the first book in
the series. Tysz uses the book to point out various societal concerns. One of the major themes in
the book is war, which makes Galen, the main character in the story, leave his mother country for
a new country called Voulhire, where he meets Rowan. With the help of Rowan, Galen becomes
his late uncle's hair. Voulhire has various towns, but the most significant is Hillport. Because of
its strategic location and vast resources, it would be expected that Hillport would be one of the
most developed towns in Voulhire. However, this is not the case because of poor leadership.

I liked Tysz’s creativity; looking at the cover page, a tall building appears not to be in a good
state. I could definitely tell that poor leadership would be one of the key themes in the novel. He
also simplified the book by first describing characters, using maps to show various towns in
Voulhire, and using a glossary. The element of leadership was addressed well, bringing out the
true nature of our current leaders. Most leaders are after their interests without considering the
welfare of their subjects. Lord Orlin and Meldorath were the typical representations of such
leaders. Lord Eldus appears to be a good leader, though there was little he had done for Hillport.

Tysz demonstrated uniqueness in his writing style; the story was narrated by the first and third
voices. I liked the way the concept of magic was woven into the story. The magicians in the
novel also had limitations to the extent that ordinary people could control them. This implies that
everything has a limit. The tension created in the book made it more interesting. For instance, I
was also eager to find out if Meldorath was truly dead, as King Wilhelm, Voulhire’s king,
claimed. The editor did an excellent job since I found no grammatical errors. The book was,
therefore, exceptionally well edited.

One issue with the book was that the first part was quite challenging to follow, and the story took
time to pick up. Another concern I had with the book was that the main character was minimally
involved in the novel.

I just had minor issues with the book. I had no problem with the book's editing, as there were no
errors. There is no reason to deduct any points, and I give it an excellent score of five out of
five stars.

There is magic in the book; hence, I encourage those who like books to do with magic to read it.
Politics is another critical topic in this book, so lovers of politics will as well enjoy the book, and
they are encouraged to read it.

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