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Sunday, June 16, 2019

The 19th Bladesman by S.J. Hartland


This is a sword and sorcery story with vampires (ghouls).   It starts slow but progressed and ended up as a memorable book.   It involves young men with inflated egos and dismaying faults discovering their fragilities.   A very old man with a youthful appearance spends the book battling his need and desire to care.  

The characters were well done and the author didn’t portray them as one dimensional.   He showed their insecurities as well as their strengths.   I would have preferred the king and his advisor had names that were no so similar as I often mis-identified them.   Kaell and Ari were both likeable characters doomed to duty and prone to ignoring the chain of command.   Interestingly as I write this it occurred to me that all of the women in the book were treacherous.  At least I can’t think of any that weren’t.

Give this book a chance, it jumps around a bit and can be confusing, Azenor and her dead boyfriend being a prime example. 

I liked the book. 

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