The Stormcaller
The Twilight Reign: Book 1

This first novel does show some promise, but overall there were too many missteps, large and small, for me to really enjoy it. The missteps fall into a couple categories: first, problems with authorial control over the narrative, and second, aspects of the book that I object to but other readers may......more

4.5 Stars After my reread, I have kept my rating the same. There is a lot to like about this story. Isak is a complex and sometimes scary protagonist. The book is somewhat long but it is paced well and it never felt dragged out. I wanted a second read through as I want to move on with the series. I n......more

A complex epic fantasy that's gritty and has a brooding quality. The narrative is quite dense, as we are thrown into the world quite abruptly without any explanation. While I enjoyed reading the story, I can't say that I loved it. May be it's because this is the first book, or may be I wasn't quite......more

If you were looking for a book to make you fall in love with fantasy again, this is it. I really can't express how much I enjoyed this book except to say that 6-7 years after reading it, it's still sits on top of my favourite books pile alongside tolkiens children of hurin, Lawrence red sister and R......more

I had to re-read this one for work-related purposes and I have to say that the second time around, I liked it much better. I mean, there are still too many characters/places and it's hard to keep track of who is who and related to whom and why but the story itself is rather intriguing and I really l......more