09-25-2023, 01:20 PM
Warriorborn: A Cinder Spires Novella by Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher usually writes the Harry Dresden files series of novels about the Chicago based Wizard, Harry Dresden. I've been reading and enjoying them for years. About a million years ago, he wrote a novel called the Aeronaut's Windlass which was a military fantasy novel of which I can remember nothing except it was enjoyable. I've been waiting for the next adventure in the series and that is due out later this year. To whet everyone's appetite, he released a Novella. I needed a break from my stack of Dublin/Irish History novels so I purchased it.
It was quite the brief adventure, read in a sitting. There is a secret mission to go to a Spire that is not communicating with the main spires. The young lord must take a crew of fellow warrior born with him. Too bad they are all criminals. But, much like in the Dirty Dozen, if they do a good job, they will be pardoned. They find bad things at the spire along with the enemy. Some of the criminals return to their criminal ways. It's all quite quick paced and action packed.
I now have to go back and read the original novel to figure out what I just read.
Jim Butcher usually writes the Harry Dresden files series of novels about the Chicago based Wizard, Harry Dresden. I've been reading and enjoying them for years. About a million years ago, he wrote a novel called the Aeronaut's Windlass which was a military fantasy novel of which I can remember nothing except it was enjoyable. I've been waiting for the next adventure in the series and that is due out later this year. To whet everyone's appetite, he released a Novella. I needed a break from my stack of Dublin/Irish History novels so I purchased it.
It was quite the brief adventure, read in a sitting. There is a secret mission to go to a Spire that is not communicating with the main spires. The young lord must take a crew of fellow warrior born with him. Too bad they are all criminals. But, much like in the Dirty Dozen, if they do a good job, they will be pardoned. They find bad things at the spire along with the enemy. Some of the criminals return to their criminal ways. It's all quite quick paced and action packed.
I now have to go back and read the original novel to figure out what I just read.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm