Cold Iron
Masters and Mages, Book 1
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Cold Iron
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Narrated by:
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Mark Meadows
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By:
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Miles Cameron
About this listen
Aranthur is a student. He showed a little magical talent, is studying at the local academy, and is nothing particularly special. Others are smarter. Others are more talented. Others are quicker to pick up techniques. But none of them are with him when he breaks his journey home for the holidays in an inn. None of them step in to help when a young woman is thrown off a passing stage coach into the deep snow at the side of the road. And none of them are drawn into a fight to protect her. One of the others might have realised she was manipulating him all along....
A powerful story about beginnings, coming of age, and the way choosing to take one step towards violence can lead to a slippery and dangerous slope, this is an accomplished fantasy series driven by strong characters and fast-paced action.
©2017 Miles Cameron (P)2017 Orion Publishing GroupCritic Reviews
"A stirring, gritty and at times quite brutal epic fantasy." (Tor.com)
"'This series promises to be the standout epic fantasy for the ages." (Fantasy Book Critic)
Promising
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exquisite writing, wonderful narration
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But something about this story felt a bit off, now I'm no literary critic, but something just felt... Lacking to this book.
The main character is fine, but Camerons protagonists are normally incredibly interesting to follow. Aranthur felt a bit too much like a blank slate, and too many plot point and major players seemed drawn to him, like he's a ta'veren from the wheel of time.
This has actually been referenced by characters in the book itself, so I imagine there is a good in universe explanation for it. But it's still somewhat frustrating to read.
I put off reading this one for awhile, Cameron mentioned that he was going to tackle more social and political issues in this one, in general this makes me wary as I'm rather concervative by inclination. But he handled this aspect very well, although I found a few moments somewhat suspect.
The narrator is fantastic, he does a different accent for each character and applies broad accents to the different cultures in the book. Some people may find his ponderous read a bit frustrating, but I quite liked it.
All in all a great start to a series and I did enjoy myself, but it doesn't reach the heights of Camerons other works.
A great beginning, but a rough start.
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