Tower of the Forgotten

The Tainted Cabal Prequel Novella

By: Mitchell Hogan

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

This is a stand-alone novella set before the events of Revenant Winds.

From Mitchell Hogan - Aurealis Award winner and author of the Sorcery Ascendant Sequence.

Niklaus, master swordsman, has not aged a day since being chosen by his mercurial goddess. A slave to her will, he moves from one cryptic mission to the next in the hope of ascending to become her equal.

But even a man who has lived for centuries can sometimes find himself out of his depth.

When Niklaus is sent to kill a sorcerer of the Tainted Cabal, overconfidence leads to a fatal mistake, and neither experience nor skill with a blade can prevail against the forces unleashed against him.

©2017 Mitchell Hogan (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

A fun prequel to a broader epic

4.5 of 5 stars.

I've never read Mitchell Hogan. There are so many fantasy-oriented authors who have an epic series that it's easy to become overwhelmed. They all seem to bleed together with similar sounding titles and majestic cover art. This is why I like the novella format as it gives the listener/reader a good sense of style and character before committing to a grand adventure with an author. "Tower of the Forgotten" introduces interesting characters who inhabit a world with a developed sense of rules for magic and deities. I'll definitely read more of Hogan's work.

I really enjoyed the subtle and character-diverse narration of Oliver Wyman. A perfect pairing for Hogan's writing.

What's Next?

This could be good. How long do we have to wait to find out?

Really wets the appetite

Well I'm ready for the main course, this story was a wonderful appetizer for The Tainted Cabal series. I can see there will be my main ingredient for a good story, and that's interesting characters. Just enough here to spark an interest in Niklaus, (master swordsman and assassin for a mysterious goddess) and a side character to hopefully see again, Sly Diamond (yep, that's what he calls himself) the thief that added a touch of comic relief.
Assassins, thieves, demons, sorcerers, swordplay and goddesses. Looks to be a good start, and with the great narration of Oliver Wyman, you can't go wrong.