The Crimson Queen

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2016 Ink and Insights Competition Judges Favorite2017 Reader s Favorite Award for Epic Fantasy2nd place in the 2017 SPFBOLong ago the world fell into twilight, when the great empires of old consumed each other in sorcerous cataclysms In the south the Star Towers fell, swallowed by the sea, while the black glaciers descended upon the northern holdfasts, entombing the cities of Min Ceruth in ice and sorcery Then from the ancient empire of Menekar the paladins of Ama came, putting every surviving sorcerer to the sword and cleansing their taint from the land for the radiant glory of their lord.The pulse of magic slowed, fading like the heartbeat of a dying man.But after a thousand years it has begun to quicken again.In a small fishing village a boy with strange powers comes of ageA young queen rises in the west, fanning the long smoldering embers of magic into a blaze once Something of great importance is stolen or freed from the mysterious Empire of Swords and FlowersAnd the immortals who survived the ancient cataclysms bestir themselves, casting about for why the world is suddenly changing Best Download [ The Crimson Queen ] Author [ Alec Hutson ] – kino-fada.fr 4.5 5 starsThis book shouldve earnedfame and praise A familiar and utterly well written start to an epic fantasy series with prose redolent of Brian Staveleys writing style I loved it.Back in 2017 2018, when I was still a reviewer for Booknest, I was one of the judges for SPFBO 3 held by Mark Lawrence In that years SPFBO, The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson won the joint runner up spot together with Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe My ex blog chose this novel as their pick for 4.5 5 starsThis book should ve earnedfame and praise A familiar and utterly well written start to an epic fantasy series with prose redolent of Brian Staveley s writing style I loved it.Back in 2017 2018, when I was still a reviewer for Booknest, I was one of the judges for SPFBO 3 held by Mark Lawrence In that year s SPFBO, The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson won the joint runner up spot together with Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe My ex blog chose this novel as their pick for the best book of the competition Admittedly, I didn t get assigned to reading The Crimson Queen, I didn t know how good it was, but Celes...Full review now posted Original review can be found at Booknest.Rating 4.5 5 starsIm completely blown away This book completely obliterated my expectations It was fantastic Ive not read as many self published books as some of my friends and fellow reviewers have, but Ive read enough to see that they are just as hit or miss as traditionally published books As far as I can tell, there areself published works of fantasy and science fiction than in any other genres, which means there are Full review now posted Original review can be found at Booknest.Rating 4.5 5 starsI m completely blown away This book completely obliterated my expectations It was fantastic I ve not read as many self published books as some of my friends and fellow reviewers have, but I ve read enough to see that they are just as hit or miss as traditionally published books As far as I can tell, there areself published works of fantasy and science fiction than in any other genres, which means there are lots of misses out there Thankfully, there is also a plethora of hidden gems just waiting to be discovered Alec Hutson s The Crimson ...Summary In short, I d say that it s a captivating classic epic fantasy with a few twists, that is set in a really interesting world I did this as an audiobook and I m glad I did because Guy Williams did a great job in narrating most of the characters 1.99 for audiobook upgrade btw.I ll break this review into a few sections Writing style I really liked Alec s writing style, the book is really well written with vivid descriptions Plus, his storytelling technique is great, so it was a Summary In short, I d say that it s a captivating classic epic fantasy with a few twists, that is set in a really interesting world I did this as an audiobook and I m glad I did because Guy Williams did a great job in narrating most of the characters 1.99 for audiobook upgrade btw.I ll break this review into a few sections Writing style I really liked Alec s writing style, the book is really well written with vivid descriptions Plus, his storytelling technique is great, so it was a really fun to read and very easy to be fully immers...All of the epic fantasy elements you know and love are here spider filled dungeons, holy paladins, ancient forces stirring, dark wizards plotting But these old, familiar pieces are made to serve a beautiful new st...UPDATE 99 cents on Kindle US today 12 23 18I ve not read this book yet, but it s one of ten finalists in the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off 2017.So there s that Review here about the SPFBO here of finalists hereThis is my final read for the SPFBO and I am happy to say it finished up on a high I think this is definitely the sort of fantasy read I enjoy, and although it does fall into some of the stereotypes and cliches I ve come to know from fantasy, it still felt fun and original at times too This story follows Keilan Ferrison, a young f...I ve been waiting all day for my 999 ratings to click over finally to 1k I can t take it anyReally enjoyable yarn in the epic fantasy tradition of Feist and Eddings Hutson s use of familiar tropes to spin a tale that is nonetheless compelling and new is truly commendable, and I for one can t wait to dive back into this series when the sequel is released later this year.Full review over at Fantasy Book CriticAuthor interview for those interested.OVERVIEW ANALYSIS The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson is at first appearance a book that might cause your eyes to glaze over it Its cover has an unusual shade of yellow in its background along with a generic appearance of an old city That however would be your first mistake This book since its release in late 2016 has been slowly making waves and was slotted in to the 30 books afforded to us Of the first batch of Full review over at Fantasy Book CriticAuthor interview for those interested.OVERVIEW ANALYSIS The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson is at first appearanc...

The Crimson Queen
  • English
  • 25 January 2018
  • Paperback
  • 419 pages
  • 0998227609
  • Alec Hutson
  • The Crimson Queen