Author: Scott Drakeford
Genre: Sci/Fantasy
Format: Kindle
Series: The Age of Ire
Book in Series: 1
Publisher: Macmillan- For/Forge
Publication Date: February 8, 2022
Pages: 400
My Rating: 3 stars
Synopsis:
Emrael Ire wants nothing more that to test to be a weapons master. His final exam will be a bloody insurrection, staged by corrupt nobles and priests, that enslaves his brother.
With the aid of his war master tutor, herself and undercover mage, Emrael discovers his own latent, and powerful talents. To rescue his brother, Emrael must embrace not only his abilities as a warrior but also his place as last of the ancient Mage Kings-for the Fallen God has returned. And he is hungry.
My Thoughts:
As I was reading the summary for this book, I was thinking that this would be a really good book to help me get more into the SCi/ Fantasy realm or genre. I do like some SCfy, but not this one, while the book sounded really good, I just wasn't impressed with the way it was written, and also the plot. It seemed like it was a normal plot for every fantasy book I have started to read lately.
I would definitely not recommend this book. Hence my rating of 3 stars.
About the Author:
Scott Drakeford was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He currently lives in the Boston area with his badass tech wizard of a wife, their tenacious daughter, and two dogs.
Scott is a longtime lover of the written word, especially fantasy fiction. His father convinced him to read The Belgariad as a youngster, and the best books soon became Scott’s world. The Wheel of Time, Harry Potter, The Saga of Recluce, and many other books influenced Scott deeply.
Later, Scott was tricked into becoming a “responsible adult”, getting a degree in engineering, and living the corporate life. Still, his addiction to books lived on, and more recent favorites like The Name of the Wind and Red Rising convinced him that writing could be his way of contributing something beautiful and meaningful to the world.
While Scott spends most of his time working and writing, when he has time he enjoys cooking, NBA basketball (go Jazz!), weightlifting, video games, hunting, fishing, and (of course) reading.
