Son of the Black Sword (Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, #1)

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After the War of the Gods, the demons were cast out and fell to the world Mankind was nearly eradicated by the seemingly unstoppable beasts, until the gods sent the great hero, Ramrowan, to save them He united the tribes, gave them magic, and drove the demons into the sea Yet as centuries passed, Gods and demons became myth and legend, and the people no longer believed The Age of Law began Ashok Vadal has been chosen by a powerful ancient weapon to be its bearer He is a Protector, the elite militant order of roving law enforcers No one is merciless in rooting out those who secretly practice the old ways Everything is black or white, good or evil, until he discovers his entire life is a fraud Ashok isn t who he thinks he is, and when he finds himself on the wrong side of the law, the consequences lead to rebellion, war and destruction. Best Read Books Son of the Black Sword (Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, #1) Author Larry Correia – kino-fada.fr I have read several books by Larry Correia, the man is moving into different yet related genres and I ve liked pretty much all I ve read okay, one book not so great but you can t pitch all no hitters.Here we are building a fantasy world and while it has some facets you ll recognize that isn t a big deal I ve said before that with a few thousand years of story telling there can t be all that many truly completely original plot lines out there This takes the world with a somewhat nebulous I have read several books by Larry Correia, the man is moving into different yet related genres and I ve liked pretty much all I ve read okay, one book not so great but you can t pitch all no hitters.Here we are building a fantasy world and while it has some facets you ll recognize that isn t a big deal I ve said before that with a few thousand years of story telling there can t be all that many truly completely original plot lines out there This takes the world with a somewhat nebulous past probably lost technology etc, with bits and pieces still around There is a civilization that depends on strict attention to and obedience of THE LAW Our hero Ashok Vadal is a Protector as he protects the people from the incursion of Demons from the sea and otherwise upholds THE LAW.See there was a war in heaven I ve read that somewhere and the Demons were the story goes cast out to Earth where ...Larry Correia is an author best known for his guns and monsters, no holds barred, testosterone soaked urban fantasy sagas, Monster Hunter International and the Grimnoir Chronicles For those who were curious as to how he d make the transition from guns to swords, Son of the Black Sword is pretty much everything you d expect, with his macho sense of almost superhuman bravado slipping well into a pulpy heroic fantasy world.It s not great literature, and lacks a certain polish in the narrative, but Larry Correia is an author best known for his guns and monsters, no holds barred, testosterone soaked urban fantasy sagas, Monster Hunter International and the Grimnoir Chronicles For those who were curious as to how he d make the transition from guns to swords, Son of the Black Sword is pretty much everything you d expect, with his macho sense of almos...3.5 stars.This was the first book I ve read from Larry Correia, which I understand to be also his first foray into medieval type fantasy The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior was set in a world where land is occupied by the humans and the sea by demons History had it that during the war of the gods, these demons have been cast down into the world and were subsequently driven into the sea Tens of generations have since passed, a caste system was formed and the Laws of the land were upheld by a sel 3.5 stars.This was the first book I ve read from Larry Correia, which I understand to be also his first foray into medieval type fantasy The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior was set in a world where land is occupied by the humans and the sea by demons History had it that during the war of the gods, these demons have been cast down into...So this review has basically two parts Part 1 Why Son of the Black Sword is Amazingly Awesome Part 2 Why Son of the Black Sword is Astonishingly Mormon I ll put Part 1 first, since it should interestpeople.Larry Correia is first and foremost famous for his Monster Hunter International series, starting with the eponymous Monster Hunter International I thought the book was OK, but I wasn t the biggest fan It was a little too obsessed with the specifics of gun fighting and to me at le So this review has basically two parts Part 1 Why Son of the Black Sword is Amazingly Awesome...As Larry Correia s biggest fan I ve been looking forward to his fantasy debut for a while now If I remember properly he s been teasing fans, talking about it on his blog for a couple years now at least Judging by how incredibly large scale Larry s urban fantasy and alternate history novels have been I ve been eager to see what he could do with straight up fantasy I can happily say that SON OF THE BLACK SWORD will not disappoint the Monster Hunter Nation and it will also likely earn Larry a lo As Larry Correia s biggest fan I ve been looking forward to his fantasy debut for a while now If I remember properly he s been teasing fans, talking about it on his blog for a couple years now at least Judging by how incredibly large scale Larry s urban fantasy and alternate history novels have been I ve been eager to see what he could do with straight up fantasy I can happily say that SON OF THE BLACK SWORD will not disappoint the Monster Hunter Nation and it will also likely earn Larry a lot of new fans from the fantasy genre.Here s the pl...This is the first of a new epic fantasy by Larry Correia He s usually writing urban fantasy or diesel pun or military action Those forays clearly inform this book and it made for a really good fit for this genre I like epic fantasy, but I find that the world building can be very slow I often see reviews where people ju...This was fine.I don t know how else to describe this except fine If you ve read Larry Correia s blog, you know he takes apopulist approach to genre fiction, and it s one that I m sort of on the fence about I tend to like really epic fantasies, and Son of the Black Sword isn t it It definitely plays to the epic storyline of the Destined Sword and the Changed Hero, but it s almost like fantasy on easy mode I can see this as sort of like what Terry Brooks was for me 25 years ago, but as This was fine.I don t know how else to describe this except fine If you ve read Larry Correia s blog, you know he takes apopulist approach to genre fiction, and it s one that I m sort of on the fence about I tend to like really epic fantasies, and Son of the Black Sword isn t it It definitely pla...Originally posted at The Bookaholic CatSon of the Black Sword is the first book in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior by Larry Correia Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates this audiobook.I m always in the search of new books and new authors to love When I saw this audiobook narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds available for review I knew here was my chance to give a try to a new to me author.The blurb perfectly explains what Son of the Black Sword is all about, sayingwill be giving too many spoile Originally posted at The Bookaholic CatSon of the Black Sword is the first book in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior by Larry Correia Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates this audiobook.I m always in the search of new books and new authors to love When I saw this audiobook narrated by Tim Gerard Re...While fairly predictable and fitting perfectly into the current grimdark epic scene somehow given the author s reputation I expected something different andinteresting to be honest and I was really eager to read this one as I am not into urban fantasy so have no interest in the books that made him famous the book kept me interested till the end which isthan i could say about so many current fantasy series.Its complete self seriousness without the irony of Abercrombie or the dark While fairly predictable and fitting perfectly into the current grimdark epic scene somehow given the author s reputation I expected something different andinteresting to be honest and I was really eager to read this one as I am not into urban fantasy so have no interest in the books that made him famous the book kept me interested till the end which isthan i could say about so many current fantasy series.Its complete self seriousness without the irony of Abercrombie or the dark and cynical humor of KJ Parker which for me at least are by far the best writers of grimdark today and ...A very nice mix of different books into one.Imagine Judge Dredd wielding a shardblade in a world of noblemen and Scaa fighting demons Looks pretty good, wouldn t you say If you read Stormlight Archive series and Mistborn trilogy you probably will love this book too It has great action as Larry Correia proved that he capable of writing, it has an interesting story, it has complex characters, and finally it has a few flips and turns.Usually I don t like books which are ripped off from others, bu A very nice mix of different books into one.Imagine Judge Dredd wielding a shardblade in a world of noblemen and Scaa fighting demons Looks pretty good, wouldn t you say If you read Stormlight Archive series and Mistborn trilogy you probably will love this book too It has great action as Larry Correia proved that he capable of writing, it has an interesting story, it has complex characters, and finally it has a few flips and turns.Usually I don t like books which are ripped off from others, but in this case, although every time I compared the black sword to shardblade and half hu...

Son of the Black Sword (Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, #1)
  • English
  • 03 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 432 pages
  • 1476780862
  • Larry Correia
  • Son of the Black Sword (Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, #1)