Of North Blood Drawn
Magen, no. 1
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3.5 • 12 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Exiled by his people, the mythical 'North Ice-Islanders', Magen Agasan is an outcast. Born without telepathy; he is abnormal, a regression.
As a conscript, he must fight in the Seatons' long-running interplanetary war with Es'stus. His arrival does not go unnoticed. The enigmatic Marshal Damoclus, guessing his origin, makes him - 'Swordmaster'. This anachronistic position causes ripples to the highest level of command.
Magen is “Of North Blood Drawn” which makes him different. An old legend seems to be coming to life and has a few loose ends. A dark shadow haunts his steps. He has a sword that cuts through anything, a parting present from a crazy old man - it got him the job. A red-haired girl in his squad has a sword that sings - and turns her into a deadly berserker. He finds there are other, more ancient forces interested in his 'qualities' and they watch to see what he may become...
...or what they can make him be.
Customer Reviews
Had potential
This book started out with great potential of being a pretty good read, but unfortunately it quickly turned into pages of incoherent babbling that seemed to have nothing to do with the overall storyline.
Underdeveloped characters, meaningless lines added in with little to no benefit (especially in the trial) and an overall disjointed feeling of an author trying to fit multiple storylines into one book.
There is something, called editing, that may have added a bit more structure to the storyline but alas, I guess it was considered an unnecessary step for a book that was determined to be poorly written.