The Shadow of What Was Lost: Book One of the Licanius Trilogy

Just finished it and i am confused

Una fantasía epica excepcional, con grandes personajes y una historia que atrapa a pesar de tener algunos cliches

Several groups with different objectives trying to make their best. Difficult to say where everithing is going.

(4.5 Stars - Amazon won't let me set that - so I rounded up) It has been about a year since I read a good fantasy book that engulfed me. Having read a ton of Brandon Sanderson, Joe Abercrombie, George R. R. Martin, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Patrick Rothfuss in my time - I am a big fantasy fan! There is something magical about the limited knowledge Mr Islington allows the read to hold throughout this novel, having it trickled in for the reader at the right time, and not before. This book is just the first part of three (the second is already out, with third coming out Dec 2019), and it really is a great first stage in the story. Throughout there are tidbits and hints which just make you want to push on and get another chapter under your belt. I felt like I was able to engage firstly with the characters, secondly with the world and finally with the skills and abilities each type of person has - a nice order in my opinion. Towards the end, I did get a little confused with a couple of the names, as some of the characters have a few different ones depending on where they are or who they are with. But within a few pages, there has usually been a few hints scattered in which allowed me to remember who the flippin person was that they referred to a moment ago, or who turned up out of the blue again ten pages back. I am about to crack on with the second one, getting it well cleared before December when I know I will have a great couple of weeks before Christmas smashing through the third and final tome in this series, and yes, I will do it in no time. If you like fantasy - it is worth a read, but if you are new to this genre, I would try Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series first, to test the fantasy waters.

este é o início de uma jornada épica, a história possui um bom plot, de início me lembrou muito a Roda do Tempo mas as semelhanças eram muito breves e a obra ganhou sua própria essência; as personagens são bem desenvolvidas ao longo da narrativa embora ainda precise de mais desenvolvimento juntamente do sistema de magia e a trama política, tudo soou muito introdutório mas é irrelevante levando em consideração que esse é o primeiro volume de uma trilogia. de modo geral eu gostei bastante, é uma obra excelente e com grande potencial, já me disseram que a trilogia só evolui com o passar dos livros e que o final é excelente, estou ansioso pelos próximos volumes.

A great start the series. A slow burn that pays off in the end and sets up the next book well.