Reclaimed

The World of Reforged, Book 3

De: Seth Haddon

Narrado por: Gary Furlong

Saba Vasili, a scholar of the astral sea, faces a harrowing accusation: an arcane device he designed has malfunctioned and an entire district of the city has been obliterated and a foreign dignitary has been killed. Charged with murder, Saba is incarcerated on the orders of Byrengrad's ruling council, the Triad.

Ambassador Luan Zek of the Rezwyn Empire is dispatched to take custody of the alleged murderer of his countryman. But seeing Saba's pathetic state, Zek questions whether Saba is truly guilty or only the Triad's scapegoat.

With Byrengrad's fate in the balance, Saba and Zek must uncover the truth behind the arcane catastrophe and stop the malfunctioning device that is jeopardizing the fabric of their whole world.

Contains mature themes.

©2024 Seth Haddon (P)2024 Tantor Media

Reclaimed

Reclaimed is a deeply moving end to The World of Reforged trilogy, with the plot centered around Saba’s journey as a trans man navigating a politically and magically charged landscape. The romance between Saba and Zek is tender, slow-burning, and marked by hard truths about body, identity, and self-worth. Haddon doesn’t shy away from gender dysphoria but treats it with grace and nuance, making it part of Saba’s strength rather than a side-note or worse, character flaw. Treated with gravity and painful revelations about truth versus negative self talk, this finale delivers top scores on high fantasy tension, emotional rawness, and queer representation.

my favorite of the series

I loved this installment of this series! The main character was very likeable, and his feelings were very close to how some of my trans friends have described their experience. The resolution of the conflict war a bit unexpected and also perfect. well done Seth! 🙌🏻

Very relatable protagonist as a trans man

Mild spoilers I think…

Ive read this and Reborn, and so far I’ve enjoyed this story so much more. Not because I didn’t like Reborn, I very much enjoyed the story and characters, but because I found Saba to be scarily relatable when it comes to how I’ve viewed my body as a trans man. While I haven’t personally had top surgery yet I know for a fact I too won’t be fully satisfied with myself. The yearning for the cis male body I’ve literally dreamed of for years sucks, and seeing a character struggle through the same exact thought process is nice in a weird way. I don’t think I’ve ever related to a character this hard before lol. I hope that one day I’ll find it in myself to love myself as I am the way Saba has by the end of the story.
Overall story was enjoyable. Definitely one I’ll be listening to many times. Gonna recommend this to my book club group as well.

narrator was good

Storyline was interesting.But the author put way too much detail and too much internal thought into the storyline, making the story drag at many points. the first 2 books in the series were much better.

It was pretty ok.

*Regardless of my opinion of the book, as the mom of a trans son I just have to say that I LOVE the queer representation!!! Please, let's keep on normalizing the trans experience 🌈❤!!

With the other books in the series, they were so action packed with excellent world and relationship building where the story just rolled out and I didn't blink until it was over! This one had a lot more "fluff" in it and I found myself a bit annoyed at the lack of believability. I didn't buy the relationship between the two main characters- there was zero chemistry and they just didn't make sense together!

I'll be back for the next book- I just hope this was a fluke!