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Erika ja Leora is a powder mage in northern Kez, a place where that particular sorcery is punishable by death. She is only protected by her family name and her position as heir to a duchy.
When she decides to help a young commoner—a powder mage marked for death, fugitive from the law—she puts her life and family reputation at risk and sets off to deliver her new ward to the safety of Adro while playing cat and mouse with the king’s own mage hunters and their captain, Duke Nikslaus.
Occurs 35 years before the events in Promise of Blood.
My thoughts:
Some novellas and short stories are just that, short. Then there are those that are just perfect like they are, and this one was :)
I think there is a fine line when writing novellas. Most often I get that feeling I want more, and not in a good way, they are just too short. I can't say how McClellan managed to make it so good but he did. This was an episode in Erika's life and yes of course I want more. But this story was perfect like it was. I just want more by the author instead.
Ok yes yes I should stop talking about novellas, but you guys know me ;)
Erika is a powdermage in a country where that is bad, but she is also a grand daughter of a Duke so that saved her. As lucky is not the person on the run she finds and decides to help. There is danger before them.
And I liked meeting Erika as I knew from the book who she was. The little I knew also seemed interesting so this was fun to read. Now I kind of also want to see what she said when she meets a certain person for the first time.
As it does take place before Promise of Blood you can read it before, or read it after. Just read it. The end.
Cover Snark
It kind of looks like some old painting. I can't say it's truly fitting, but it's ok
Cover Snark
It kind of looks like some old painting. I can't say it's truly fitting, but it's ok
Kindle Edition, 64 pages
Published January 21st 2014 by Brian McClellan
Fantasy
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