Cold Iron (Masters & Mages, #1)

Posted on 16 August 2018 by Miles Cameron

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 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. Best Read Cold Iron (Masters & Mages, #1) By Miles Cameron For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Here s my problem with epic fantasy why should anyone learn a thousand names of places, peoples, languages, and various swords, tools, and cutlery, only to discover it was all just window dressing laid on top of the same worn out narratives Cold Iron by Miles Cameron s answer is because sometimes all those things are so well thought out, so elegantly formed, and so interconnected with the story itself, that they transcend narrative decoration and instead become a deep, convincing, and entirely Here s my problem with epic fantasy why should anyone learn a thousand names of places, peoples, languages, and various swords, tools, and cutlery, only to discover it was all just window dressing laid on top of the same worn out narratives Cold Iron by Miles Cameron s answer is because sometimes all those things are so well thought out, so elegantly formed, and so interconnected with the story itself, that they transcend narrative decoration and instead become a deep, convincing, and entirely immersive world.Of cou...I read this some time ago, and shared what I thought of it on Facebook and Twitter, but somehow I neglected to put my thoughts on Cold Iron down here This is what I said Oh My Word Utterly, utterly brilliant A masterclass in how to write modern fantasy world building, characters, plot and pacing, all perfectly blended You might be getting the impression I enjoyed this book For me this hit all the right spots A gripping tale set within a fantastical but semi historical world, characters I read this some time ago, and shared what I thought of it on Facebook and Twitter, but somehow I neglected to put my thoughts on Cold Iron down here This is what I said Oh My Word Utterly, utterly brilliant A masterclass in how to write modern fantasy world building, characters, plot and pacing, all perfectly blended You might be getting the impression I enjoyed this book For me this hit all the right spots A gripping tale set within a fantastical but semi historical world, characters tha...It is important to know that you can kill, evenly, ruthlessly, without pause to wrestle your conscience, because the world is full of people who will kill you if you prevaricate This is the second fantasy book I have read by Miles Cameron Coming straight from the Red Knight really highlighted the themes that are evident within these contrasting books Where The Red Knight was a book of grim mercenary western knights and gritty epic battles against fantastical creatures, Cold Iron is a book of It is important to know that you can kill, evenly, ruthlessly, without pause to wrestle your conscience, because the world is full of people who will kill you if you prevaricate This is the second fantasy book I have read by Miles Cameron Coming straight from the Red Knight really highlighted the themes that are evident within these contrasting books Where The Red Knight was a book of grim mercenary western knights and gritty epic battles against fantastical creatures, Cold Iron is a book of Eastern life within a city, of academia and subtle details of living, racism and refugees struggle I loved it.Cold Iron is told from the POV of Aranthur Timos, a student at a city academy He was born on a farm his father owned out of the city but like many young people in the country, was drawn to the life within a great city Arranthur is...3.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum ve always felt like I missed out on something big when it comes to Miles Cameron, not having read his Traitor Son Cycle And while that series is still on the to read list, when I found out about Cold Iron, the first book his new series called Master and Mages, I saw it as the perfect opportunity to finally experience this author s work for myself and see what the fuss is all about.As such, I had no idea what to expect 3.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum ve always felt like I missed out on something big when it comes to Miles Cameron, not having read his Traitor Son Cycle And while that series is still on the to read list, when I found out about Cold Iron, the first book his new series called Master and Mages, I saw it as the perfect opportunity to finally experience this author s work...3.5 stars Aranthur is just another student on the way home for the holidays, but the inn in which he chooses to break the journey turns out to be the very wrong place, and it s certainly the very wrong time The bloody episode that follows has ramifications which spread vine like through the narrative, including significant changes for all those who happened to be there For Aranthur, it sets the path of his life thereafter, throwing him into the heart of political intrigue of the highest sort.T 3.5 stars Aranthur is just another student on the way home for the holidays, but the inn in which he chooses to break the journey turns out to be the very wrong place, and it s certainly the very wrong time The bloody episode that follows has ramifications which spread vine like through the narrative, including significant changes for all those who happened to be there For Aranthur, it sets the path of his life thereafter, throwing him into the heart of political intrigue of the highest sort.The story is a meandering one Safe to say if you re looking for non stop action, this is not for you In fact, this is another book that reminded me very much of The Name of the Wind because it charts the tale of a nobody from nowhere who ends up at the very centre of things, while still having to pay his rent Aranthur is clearly a ta veren, but he s also a minor player in much greater conflicts He may be the focus of the story and the voice through which the reader sees the events of ...Cold Iron is set in a faux Byzantine City, naming, people, old aristocratic families jockeying for power milieu with magic that has been freed by hero Tirases a millennium ago to be used by almost anyone in small but essential ways heating water and houses, controlling fertility etc which led to a better life for many there are a lot of familiar elements the magic academy, the farmer student of middling talent to start with etc combined with a lot of the historical fiction touches fro Cold Iron is set in a faux Byzantine City, naming, people, old aristocratic families jockeying for power milieu with magic that has been freed by hero Tirases a millennium...Cold Iron is the first book in the new Masters and Mages series from Miles Cameron, author of the Traitor Son Cycle.Coming into this book, I was mostly familiar with Cameron through reputation only I d heard that the Traitor Son Cycle was a great fantasy series, but I d never experienced his books for myself You guys know how those TBRs can be.But after reading Cold Iron, I wish I d made time to read some of Miles Cameron s books much earlier.Cold Iron is a bit of a throwback to classical fa Cold Iron is the first book in...Review from TenaciousReader I want to lead with that I really enjoyed Cameron s The Red Knight, However, while there were parts of it that I loved, there were also areas where it seemed to lag and there were so many characters that even for an epic fantasy, it felt hard to keep up with all of them at times So even though I wound up loving the story over all, the pacing issues in Red Knight caused the sequels to fall down my priority enough that I nev Review from TenaciousReader I want to lead with that I really enjoyed Cameron s The Red Knight, However, while there were parts of it that I loved, there were also areas where it seemed to lag and there were so many characters that even for an epic fantasy, it felt hard to keep up with all of them at times So even though I wound up loving the story over all, the pacing issues in Red K...I really loved this Cameron writes a lot of historical fiction, and it shows His world feels so incredibly real, which makes the fantasy elements seemwondrous than books where such things are commonplace Aranthur s story...For lots of different reasons, authors often feel the need to change their name when writing different stories For Stephen King it was Richard Bachman, for Tom Holt it was and I think still is K J Parker In the same way, perhaps, it is not a great secret that Miles Cameron is also historical writer Christian Cameron He s not entirely new to Fantasy writing, though I really liked The Red Knight, the first in the now five book series, The Traitor Son Cycle, although its rapidly changing poi For lots of different reasons, authors often feel the need to change their name when writing different stories For Stephen King it was Richard Bachman, for Tom Holt it was and I think still is K J Parker In the same way, perhaps, it is not a great secret that Miles Cameron is also historical writer Christian Cameron He s not entirely new to Fantasy writing, though I really liked The Red Knight, the first in the now five book series, The Traitor Son Cycle, although its rapidly changing points of view did frustrate some readers.Cold Iron is a new series and a fresh start And the good news is, it s very good indeed.From the publisher 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 aretalented 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...

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16 August 2018

Miles Cameron