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Revenant Winds
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Publisher's Summary
From the Aurealis Award-winning author of A Crucible of Souls.
In a world devastated by a series of cataclysms over millennia, where the followers of different gods vie for ascendancy, mankind carves out a precarious existence among the remnants of a desolated past. Cities and civilizations are built atop mysterious and oftentimes menacing ruins, and the unforgiving wilderness beyond is filled with inhuman creatures and races from before the dawn of history. Sorcery is seen by some as a gift of the gods and by others as their curse. And the demon-ravaged past has all but been forgotten.
As a secret cabal schemes to awaken an evil thought defeated millennia ago, the lives of three unlikely heroes are fated to converge:
Aldric, a veteran priest and sorcerer, who seeks acceptance from the church that shuns him. On the brink of their approval, he receives a mission that brings him face to face with a long-buried evil.
Niklaus, master swordsman and slave to his goddess, who plots to split the veil between life and death and ascend to become her equal.
Kurio, the runaway daughter of a noble family, now turned to thievery, who stumbles across a disturbing secret that binds her future to infernal designs.
Drawn toward a horrifying endgame by an unknown force, Aldric, Niklaus, and Kurio find themselves in a battle not only for their lives but for the beliefs that have come to define them.
A wrong decision, an overreaching ambition, or the failure of an already tormented faith is all it will take to plunge mankind into an eternal dark.
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- barbara
- 09-12-17
Oliver Wyman has a mesmerizing voice.
The story is slow. But I am anxious to see where the characters go N the next book. I loved the Sorcery Ascendant Series so I am hopeful for the Revenant Winds. On a high note Oliver Wyman's voice is perfect. It helps with the characters.
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- Midwestbonsai
- Madison, WI, United States
- 01-05-18
I struggled to connect all the stories together
Revenant Winds by Mitchell Hogan is the first book in a series called the Tainted Cabal. The world is a devastated place, with followers of different gods attempting to obtain the most power. Side by side with divinely granted power sits sorcery that is often seen as a curse. Mankind is eking out a living in a world that has been damaged by cataclysms that occurred millennia ago, but a secret cabal works to bring back an evil that everyone thought had been defeated. The lives of three people Aldric, a priest and sorcerer, Niklaus, a master swordsman, and Kurio a previous noblewoman and now thief, slowly converge in a battle for their lives and their beliefs to fight the evil that may be wrought on the world once again.
This was an okay story. While each of the individual characters’ internal struggles were well developed, I struggled to connect all the stories together in a more than superficial way. I think stronger world building and more background could have helped with that. It took a long time for me to understand how the sorcery and the divine powers exist together in the novel and also who exactly the tainted cabal was made up of. Having both divine power and sorcery simultaneously is a new concept to me, though. Perhaps later books will help with connecting the characters with the world better with more information introduced. The novel had both action and a lot of introspection on the part of the three characters, which I liked. I was under the impression that this would be a story about a band of three characters off on a quest to defeat evil, but this was not the case. This is a story about three individuals that accidentally cross paths in an effort to prevent evil from reentering the world. There are hints that this is predestined, but that remains to be seen. This concept was not something I’ve seen often, which was refreshing. The fight scene at the end was climatic and exciting, leaving open the story for future development.
The narration by Oliver Wyman was okay. While his pacing was well done, the characterization could have been better. Sometimes when the chapters switched, I lost track of who was speaking. The production quality was good. I would recommend this story to anyone who likes epic fantasies with a focus on fighting inner and outer demons.
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- Peter B Hankla
- 10-13-17
Fan of the author not the book
I am a fan of the author. The book was a bit of a letdown. I’m OK with character building, but the entire book was a set up for the sequel. The story moved too slow, and I was still unsatisfied with character and plot development. Considerable time was spent on character storylines that were never tied in to the ending of the book. With the lack of progress for the storyline, I may not be interested in the sequel.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-05-18
good read, but not a "stay up all night book"
I listened to the book all the way through and was entertained but didn't really connect with the protagonists.
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- harvey tenny
- 08-23-18
Enjoyable
I like the story. I love the narrator, but I keep hearing Monster Hunter international lol.
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- ron
- 03-15-18
In the end everything came together.
It took a while for the book to get its feet under it. At times I had ask what is the point of this chapter. The narrator was good so that made up for much.
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- Zane
- 05-03-18
Feels like a lumberjack doing surgery with an axe.
I've enjoyed Hogan's previous works years ago, but this book just felt childish. Emotions had no subtlety, they were basically shouted in everyone's face. The love story was a middle schooler's rendition of how romance works. The actions of the protagonist and his party just leave you with a headache due to your just having bashed your head into a wall due to the stupidity exhibited. It feels like a much worse writer wrote this story and put Hogan's name on it. I would not recommend this unless you are new to reading fantasy.
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- Tom
- 01-26-19
Great story and new world
I really liked the sorcerer ascendant series and this is of the same breed but a totally new world. Would love to see the next installment.
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- T. McCulloch
- 10-29-18
Amazing!!
I listen to a lot of books...a lot. It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten into a story this much. Definitely worth a listen if you love fantasy.
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- Girlymctx
- 09-08-18
Started Off Good, ended awful.
The Only reason I read this story was because the other books this author wrote were pretty captivating & kept me on my toes. We were 18 minutes away from the ending & this guy just "Gave Up". Call it a Brain Squeez, I don't care, I just wish that it had ended ANY OTHER WAY than the way it did end. Sad.
I think this Author went on a mental hiatus. He couldn't think of anything to use for his ending so he threw so much crap in it for filler & played it off as a cliffhanger. This book was an immense disappointment and I wanted to get my credit back.
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- Simon
- 09-08-17
Revenant Winds Fill Hogan's Sails!
A few days ago when I reviewed the prequel novella Tower of the Forgotten I had high hopes for this series. If the first full book is anything to go by it is going to be an absolute ripper! With his debut series The Sorcery Ascendant trilogy I thought that Hogan had produced a bit of a gem, but possibly a flawed one. The key problem being the lead character's constant internal monologues and some inconsistencies in his behaviour.
With Revenant Winds Hogan ditches any suggestion of a coming of age tale and delivers three excellently rounded characters. Aldric was a clear favourite to me having the most depth and his internal conflicts felt genuine and extremely three-dimensional. The other two also have potential to become long-term favourites and Niklaus's relationship with his rather racy and unique god felt extremely original. Even Kurio who could have developed into a cliche had hidden depths. In addition to the excellent characters this series once again features a magic system of no little depth and originality. The world-building is less pronounced but still has good depth to it as this one is more about the characters, religions and factions.
The story itself does dance to a similar tune with a relatively slow but never boring start which creates the backdrop for a quite stunning climax. If I'd offer listeners one bit of advice it would definitely be to set aside a good long session to take in the last couple of hours (or more if you're up to it!). This last section of the book is something that a lot of us will find hard to put down and each time I had to interrupt it I put my headphones down with great reluctance.
Oliver Wyman is of course beautifully suited to this genre and there aren't many who could deliver that final section with such aplomb, no-one does rumbling demon tones any better.
So, Revenant Winds has put down quite a marker for the rest of the series. The last section of this one is brutally exciting and left me wanting more . . .
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- Magbug
- 08-07-19
Good in parts
There is a lot to like in the background painted in the novel, but the writing is very un-polished and the characters are rather two-dimensional. It might fill a gap in your Audible listening experience but do not expect too much more than that.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-18-19
So good
So good to listen to and a great end to a great series of books. Well narrated with great characters and would recommend to anybody wanting a fantastic story
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- Teitur Ásgeirsson
- 01-09-18
it okei book just not for me.
This book is okei. it is fun and good fantasy world.
but it was just not working for me.
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- sindre normark
- 09-11-17
Meeh..
This book felt like a really long prologue. Sometimes in the book it's like the characters are being contrary to what they are described as. (To me this is really annoying, but it could just be my interpretation of the writing that does not mesh). It has a good premise but the build-up is way to long. And the climax makes the whole book feel like it's just a looong build-up towards the story the author really wants to write.
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- matthew
- 11-05-19
😁👍
Anyone who likes this genre will enjoy this!.
Story line and performance well done 👍 and the pace of it kept me interested all the way through. 👍👍
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- Anders Haywood
- 12-29-17
Great new series!
I really enjoyed this new series. The magic system was new and innovative, while the world was rich and deep.
The story follows three main characters: Kurio, a thief who is more than she seems, Aldric a well meaning but naive young sorcerer also Touched by his God and Niklaus. Niklaus is a centuries old killer and ( for lack of a better term) odd job man for his own dark God.
Despite his callousness, I found Niklaus to be the most interesting. Tortured by his endless servitude, he aspires to become a God himself to forever be with his Goddess.
Although Kurio felt a little under used, I thought the characters were well fleshed out and different.
The addition of at least one non human character and it's connection to the lost history of the world make me want to see more of them and the past.
All in all, this one is definitely worth a try!