The Red Knight

By: Miles Cameron

Narrated by: Matthew Wolf

Length: 30 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Twenty-eight florins a month is a huge price to pay for a man to stand between you and the Wild.

Twenty-eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men - or worse, a company of mercenaries - against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder.

It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it.

The Red Knight has all three, he has youth on his side, and he's determined to turn a profit. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery, it's just another job. The abbey is rich, the nuns are pretty, and the monster preying on them is nothing he can't deal with.

Only it's not just a job. It's going to be a war....

The Red Knight is the first book of The Traitor Son Cycle.

©2013 Miles Cameron (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Great

It had a bit of a slow start, but it became very engaging, the characters were well rounded,. The performance was good, and interesting to listen to.

pretty good story

Although quite a bit of new points of views from different characters it was still good... Because of all the jumping around on both the map and from person to person it makes it hard to follow and keep straight as you listen. The narrator is a very fast speaker and doesn't give that much of a pause in between thoughts.

Hurry up and bring book 2 on !!!!

Great action packed storyline that's keeps you wishing for more. The Red Knight is the real deal !!! Can't wait for the next book, and next, and next.....

great stuff

loved it all. lore building was great. monster fights have total elden ring vibes and I loved the overall length of book. already purchased next one.

Great listen.

I read this book a while ago and listening to it made it come more alive.

The best fantasy book since GoT

Too much to put into a single written review, the character, world building, action and dialogue is all great.

OK, but series has potential.

This military fantasy has the potential to be an epic fantasy series. No ground was broken in this story--pretty straight forward battle of opposing forces (one nominally "good" and the other nominally "evil"--yet those lines are certainly in question in the book and likely developed further in the series). The story set up enough convolution between the characters' backgrounds, the magical system, and the main conflict that I could see an interesting series developing out of this mostly run-of-the-mill first book.

In short: the characters were engaging; the motivations, setting, and plot all interesting.

This was a good "pass the time" book for me. I'm not dying waiting for the next book in the series, but I will very likely read it.

Limited attachment

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Many characters are being developed, but I really didn't care for any of them. A book which is way too long for the amount of actual content contained within. There were times I completely spaced and 1/2 hour later didn't feel like I missed anything worth rewinding to listen again. We all have different tastes, but I love this genre so thought it would be a great listen and was quite disappointed.

Would you recommend The Red Knight to your friends? Why or why not?
No - simply lacks the emotional ties a good listen creates.

What about Matthew Wolf’s performance did you like?
The reader did a good job, but characters blurred together without the story or reader creating a differentiation.

Was The Red Knight worth the listening time?
Not in my humble opinion

No Hook Until Book 3

Cameron has a story to tell. I'm glad I didn't give up. The end book is a bit disappointing but it's a solid concept that's unique and Cameron is great with historical fiction in a medieval setting.

You will be very lost until book 3ish. When Cameron sets the hook. I was insanely annoyed with the the "not Roman" "not English" "not French" world building until he sets the hook and it all makes sense.

***SPOILER***

In a nut shell, mythical higher powers transport medieval humans to another world/dimension to fight their mortal enemy. Humans stay culturally stagnant for thousands of years because they have magic and are constantly fighting other humans and other races that were brought to help fight the enemy.

Cool concept, just don't know why he takes so long to start reeling the reader in. The first two books are tough without this bit of informantion as you can tell by other reviews.

Voice actor changes partway through and I missed Matthew Wolf in later books. I fell in love with his voice.

Solid series. Good concept. Don't know if I'd ever go back for a listen but glad I gave it a shot.

loved this story.

I was soo hooked all the way through to the last 50 pages which dragged just a bit. I cannot wait to pick up book 2 in this series.