S. J. Bryant

This series is good. A little grim but not that grimdark gibberish so good. Surprised the sh*te out of me.
It's got good kids going through tough times and powering up. It hits all my marks with a male hero and no romance so far (into book 3).

I've seen some criticism of the central protagonist as being too whiny, self absorbed and non-ethical.... Now normally I like my heroes humble, honourable, crafty and capable, BUT in this case I commend the author, Ash is consistent and really believable throughout.

Sure he's a bit dim but his one-track mind is makes sense - it grates me when a character conveniently forgets momentous developments but Ash's moodiness masks most plot-holes and his motivations generally make sense.

A rare achievement and a real strength of the series, in fact the only false notes are the ultra modern technological terms littering the book undermining the diegesis.

"Eyes like a laser", "thermodynamic laws", "kinetic energy" even "dictionary up his ass"all serve to puncture the suspension of disbelief.

Overall, a well plotted, well edited, well balanced series with a believable magic system to boot. Very professional - apart from the modern jargon (stemming from the author's professional expertise no doubt).… (mais)

This series is good. A little grim but not that grimdark gibberish so good. Surprised the sh*te out of me.
It's got good kids going through tough times and powering up. It hits all my marks with a male hero and no romance so far (into book 3).

I've seen some criticism of the central protagonist as being too whiny, self absorbed and non-ethical.... Now normally I like my heroes humble, honourable, crafty and capable, BUT in this case I commend the author, Ash is consistent and really believable throughout.

Sure he's a bit dim but his one-track mind is makes sense - it grates me when a character conveniently forgets momentous developments but Ash's moodiness masks most plot-holes and his motivations generally make sense.

A rare achievement and a real strength of the series, in fact the only false notes are the ultra modern technological terms littering the book undermining the diegesis.

"Eyes like a laser", "thermodynamic laws", "kinetic energy" even "dictionary up his ass"all serve to puncture the suspension of disbelief.

Overall, a well plotted, well edited, well balanced series with a believable magic system to boot. Very professional - apart from the modern jargon (stemming from the author's professional expertise no doubt).… (mais)