While it eschewes the “traveling” and “exploration” and Firefly-like dynamics of Skyfarer, it offers a broader, firmer setting, far less generic than it used to be.
Still this book is about adventure, about crisis-solving and high-powered spellwork. This book is certainly more complex and nuanced than the first one, Skyfarer. I come back to the Drifting Lands and to Joseph Brassey. If you like any of these things, you will like this book, and I eagerly look forward to my next adventure with the Elysium’s crew.
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To conclude, Dragon Road has cool battle scenes and political intrigue and ancient cults and living spirit engines, and there’s even a touch of romance thrown in for good measure – basically, all the elements that make a series pitched as “Final Fantasy meets Star Wars” a really fun read. The crew of the Elysium are a close, oddly-matched, and colorful cast of engineers, pilots, and warriors, and our POV characters (Aimee, an adventurous portal mage, and Elias, a villain turned hero) are uniquely talented badasses who often go up against threats that would eviscerate lesser heroes. It takes just the right amount of time to unspool. The plot of Dragon Road was twisty enough to keep me guessing, but straightforward enough that I was never confused. In an SFF market where sequels endlessly set up the next book rather than telling a complete story, a sequel that is largely self-contained is a welcome change. While readers who have read Skyfarer will have a deeper understanding of the characters and enjoy seeing them change and grow, Dragon Road actually works as a standalone story that doesn’t require extensive recall or knowledge of the first book. It’s remarkable how well this sequel stands on its own. Joseph Brassey’s first book, Skyfarer, is among my favorite debuts of the past few years (for me, it was like Final Fantasy XII in book form) and while I will recommend Skyfarer without reservation (seriously, if you haven’t read it, go read it!) you … don’t actually need to read it to enjoy Dragon Road. In short, Dragon Road is a book which reminds me why I love to read.! I, for one, can’t wait to revisit these novels and look forward to the next installment soon. Aimee and Elias battle their way through vicious sword fights, skirmishes with sorcery, fecund necromancy, and something ancient, deadly lurking ever closer! This book was superb! What more can you ever ask for from a fantasy book other than complete badassery!?!?!?!? I have to be careful not to gush like a simpering fangirl over this one! If you are looking for a book that delivers what the meaning of hero should be, then snatch up this series! I mean what else do you need to know. However, every now and again I get a gem like this to come across my desk and I cannot wait to read/review it! I am truly a fan of sci-fi/fantasy books! Worlds set in extraordinary circumstance and adventure abounding on the horizon! I often read YA because it is simple and easy to power through, not to mention quite popular so I can write reviews that relate to multitudes of other readers. Still, despite giving it four stars I absolutely loved it. I very very much enjoyed the drawn-out potential love story too, but it needed a bit more focus to make it completely compelling. A few more “senseless” moments like that would have pulled back the heavy punch that is the plot. There are a couple: one moment where the crew have a drink together and another part about a creature called a Squibble. I mean, it kept me addictively reading, but, like last time, I would have enjoyed a few “team-building” scenes. There are hidden necromancers, prophecies, political maneuvering, missing friends … there’s so much happening that the story moves too fast for the crew to have any downtime. The story feels like it’s told in one big breath.
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It is so crammed full of stuff (people, concepts, plots) that there is too much going on.
Yet, I can’t give it 5/5 (despite loving it) due to some narrative issues. There are several new characters, one of whom is great. We’re given a little more personality to the crew of the Elysium, though I still could have used a bit more.
It was the perfect book to read on vacation and it has all the things that I enjoy about fantasy wrapped in a quick-moving, easy-to-read package.Ī cool setting (I love a flying citadel!)Īs a sequel, it doesn’t entirely stand on its own but it definitely builds on the first book.
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