The Red Knight (The Traitor Son Cycle Book 1)

The Red Knight (The Traitor Son Cycle Book 1)

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Beschreibung

Miles Cameron weaves an epic tale of magic and mercenaries, war and depravity, politics and intrigue in this action-packed debut fantasy The Red Knight. Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild. Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men -- or worse, a company of mercenaries -- against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder. It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it. The Red Knight has all three, he has youth on his side, and he's determined to turn a profit. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery, it's just another job. The abby is rich, the nuns are pretty and the monster preying on them is nothing he can't deal with. Only it's not just a job. It's going to be a war. . . If you're a fan of Mark Lawrence, John Gwynne, or Brian McClellan you won't want to miss out on this intricate, epic debut fantasy.

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Alle
4

Amazing debut novel by Miles Cameron. I absolutely loved the world building, it reminded me a lot of Guy Gavriel Kay. It's modeled very close to 12/13th century England, you could call it alternative history if you like. With lots of medieval sword fighting and magic battles in the epic struggle between men and the wild. The magic system is very interesting and well implemented, but seemed to me at parts unbalanced. The major negative point of this book are the many POVs. This stands out in nearly every review I read. There are just too many,it get's confusing very fast and you need a lot of concentration to follow all the plot lines. Certainly not a book I would recommend to fantasy novices. I would suggest reading this novel in big chunks to get a better understanding. Once you oriented yourself though, you get rewarded with a truly fantastic story, great characters and an amazing world. The ending is well done and does a great setup for the second book The Fell Sword.

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