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| Original Title: | Black Wolves |
| ISBN: | 0316368695 (ISBN13: 9780316368698) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Black Wolves #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Epic Fantasy Novel (2015) |
Kate Elliott
Paperback | Pages: 780 pages Rating: 3.97 | 1441 Users | 268 Reviews
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For readers of Brent Weeks and fans of Netflix's Marco Polo comes a rich and inspired fantasy tale of warriors and nobles who must take the most desperate gamble of all: awaken allies more destructive than the hated king they hope to overthrow. Kate Elliott's new trilogy is an unmissable treat for epic fantasy lovers everywhere.An exiled captain returns to help the son of the king who died under his protection in this rich and multi-layered first book in an action-packed new series.
Twenty two years have passed since Kellas, once Captain of the legendary Black Wolves, lost his King and with him his honor. With the King murdered and the Black Wolves disbanded, Kellas lives as an exile far from the palace he once guarded with his life.
Until Marshal Dannarah, sister to the dead King, comes to him with a plea-rejoin the palace guard and save her nephew, King Jehosh, before he meets his father's fate.
Combining the best of Shogun and Netflix's Marco Polo, Black Wolves is an unmissable treat for epic fantasy lovers everywhere.
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| Title | : | Black Wolves (Black Wolves #1) |
| Author | : | Kate Elliott |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 780 pages |
| Published | : | November 3rd 2015 by Orbit |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy. Adult |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 1441 Users | 268 ReviewsWrite-Up About Books Black Wolves (Black Wolves #1)
Black Wolves was a fantasy focused on political intrigue, mystery, and a bit of action. It was a character driven story but both the plot and the worldbuilding had plenty of depth to them. I'd not say it was a fast paced book but it had enough happening that the story held my interest! This actually reminded me a lot of better version of Sam Hawke's City of Lies. It had a similar feel and dealt with a lot of the same themes and topics. Both had a heavy focus on intrigue and issues caused by bothI don't know what to say. Review to come.
Normally I love Kate Elliott. The worldbuilding is incredible, the characters tend to be shades of grey rather than all good/all bad, and she always has strong, independent female characters with minds of their own.And all of that is here too, along with a variety of characters spanning decades, a key plot point unfolding from multiple viewpoints - each of which seems to be the truth and perfectly reasonable - and showing the long-term effects of a conquered land, along with inhabitants,
Review from The Speculative Herald: http://www.speculativeherald.com/2015...Black Wolves may be a daunting read as it is a massive book and I know sometimes readers are deterred by that. The thing is, though, it is also a massively impressive book. Scaling it down would be a disservice to the story and quite honestly the story deserves to be read. I have not formulated my best of the year list, but I can tell you this book will appear on it as it is easily one of the best epic fantasies I have
Not giving this one a rating as I didn't even get halfway. I can hardly believe I am reading the same book as everyone else looking at all the glowing reviews. Reminds me of watching an Asian movie with a really bad dubbed translation. The language and writing just felt weird in so many different places that it was too much of a struggle for me to immerse myself in the story. And then the story jumps about forty years into the future and almost the entire cast of characters up to that point are
For most of the book I loved it, the characters and the world were rich... quite a few times I was on the edge of my seat. One scene in particular had me raging at one of the characters.The book started dragging for me in the third (?) act... and never really picked up again. It wasn't boring or dull but it wasn't "good" either.What I liked/loved:SaraiKellasDannarahthe Reeves and EaglesDifferent creatures/cultures/peoples of the HundredWhat bothered me/didn't like:The time jump from when Kellas
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