Jason King (3)

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“Adventure is the lure of fools, and excitement glamour to the gullible. The siren song of the world is as music to the wanderer’s feet, but that dance leads only to the soul-less grave.”

Completely ignoring the words quoted above, Jekeran takes the magic sword from his uncle and sets out on an adventure that may turn so big it might just save all humans.

Admittedly, this was not the most original fantasy I've read last year, but I still enjoyed reading it. The magic had some nice twists to it (mostly in the fey-land though) and the talises (not sure if the correct plural) added something extra, though I still don't really know how it works exactly and I having a nagging feel I should be careful, because they could easily be used as an easy plot device.

I was a bit disappointed however that after the first chapter, which really suck me into the story (which seldom happens to me after only reading a few pages), the wood-killing, life-sucking 'human' representation of Death is completely neglected for the rest of the story. Okay, there are a few mentions of 'something' that's going on in the East but I wanted more of that story line (for it seemed more interesting than the quest). Kept waiting for something to happen with it, then realized that it's probably something that will be important in one of the next books. Just that makes me want to read the next book.

Besides, it was a fun and quick read, although the main story line was not that original.

The Lure of Fools is the first book in The Age of The Infinite. The second book is called The Soulless Grave

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!… (mere)

3.5 Stars

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Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book so I could participate in this blog review tour!

This second book starts in much the same way as the first. The Eater, the wood-killing, life-sucking monster I described earlier is back in the first chapter, and I was starting to get a little worried. Will there once again only be information about it in the first chapter, while it sounds so interesting? Luckily, this time the story is more about the Eater, though more is definitely still to come as the Eater comes ever closer.

At the same time the main story picks up right were it was left in the first book. All the characters make another performance, while some (start) show(ing) their true colours. The groups fall apart but still this isn't the most original fantasy series I'm reading. Is that a problem? Not necessarily, since sometimes when it reads good, it doesn't need to be groundbreakingly new.

The magic was still very interesting, but at times it felt as a simple solution so solve a lot of the problems that were encountered. I would like to know more about the rules of this Apeiron and the Talis and how everything fits together. I think it could be really interesting to learn more about it.

All in all, I enjoyed this second novel a little bit more than the first one, since after they split up it gets a bit more original, or so it felt to me. And I'm looking forward to the next book. These are nice snackbooks!

The Soulless Grave is the second book of The Age of the Infinite. The first book is The Lure of Fools.… (mere)

Jason King has a true gift with words!
His descriptive passages are so well written I felt like I was living the scene!

A GREAT BOOK!

War has always been and will forever be as long as man is hungry for power.

And so it is with "the eastern empire of Aukasia" and the new leader.

But there will always be those who fight with all of their soul to battle against the evil that prevails.

There are also, unfortunately, those who get caught up in the fever to only feel anguish of what they have done and then spend their lives trying to make recompense.

This book has ALL of the above!

Now add in a magic crown, magic weapons, kings, queens, battle generals, soldiers, and a promised generation and it brings the story to a whole new level.

"Only the Kalyra - The Children of the Crystal Star - can stand against what's coming."

"Only they can protect the world of Valcoria."

PERFECT FOR LOVERS OF FANTASY AND A GOOD BATTLE!… (mere)