
Anaerfell
The Blood of Dragons, Book 1
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Todd Menesses
Drast and Tyran might be considered a bit black-hearted, or even immoral. Drast is cunning but reckless, hunting for admiration. Tyran is calculating but tactless, searching for affection. When the two brothers set aside their ambitions to fulfill their father's desire for immortality, they readily discover many opportunities for redemption.
Now, while wielding a powerful magic that drains their life, Drast and Tyran will embark on a maddening quest, facing skin-switchers, dragons, and the God of the Dead.
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The story surrounds two brothers who think they are the heroes of the story but they are actually the villains but you end up rooting for them anyway! Granted they do some nasty things but when told from their point of view and when you find out the reasons why they are doing them you start to feel a little sympathy for them or at least I did.
The story reads like an epic tale of a land long ago with dragons, magic and some political spice. Yes they kill people and yes they do some things you would think was drastic but it's sort of like something I once heard on "Talking Dead" (not that there are any zombies in this book) but they said what if the story had all started from Negan's point of view, then you would think that Rick and his buddies were the villains. That sort of sums up this book!
The narration was great with Todd Menesses giving everyone a distinct voice and character even some personality which I think leads to sympathy for at least one of the brothers. Some people may not like it when a narrator uses accents for characters but since these tales supposedly take place in a sort of Slavic country they fit for me.
The story is well fleshed out with the characters and in all, it's a great book to get you out of the daily grind.
Give it a listen you won't be disappointed.
Now on to book two!
Dragons, magic and political turmoil!
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Good read/listen
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Drast and Tyran share the spotlight, each taking alternating chapters. In this way, we come to understand each of them, if not completely empathise with them. The two are opposites in several ways; Drast the outgoing and frequently reckless older brother to Tyran’s younger but quieter and more introspective sibling. But they also have much in common. Both are very competent warriors (perhaps Tyran more so), proficient in the magical arts of Koldovstvo, and desperate to gain their father’s approval. It’s this last one that forms the crux of the story.
In the cause of their father’s ambition, the brothers take many despicable actions. They may be the protagonists of the novel but they are by no means heroes. In the opening of the novel, Drast considers killing a member of his war party, partly because they are of a rival family but mostly because Drast finds him annoying. Later Drast seemingly befriends another member of the same family only to kill him in a particularly cold-blooded manner. Tyran often laments not having the freedom to make his own decisions but submits to his father’s will more often than not. However, revelations about their past make it easy to see why.
As bad as Drast and Tyran become, Dagmar Kaligula is even worse. He has systematically used his sons' affection for each other as a means to break and control them and sees them as little more than tools to be used to further his own ends. He makes limited appearances in the book but when he does, it’s clear he is the true villain of the piece.
Outside of the primary relationships, there is a good deal of impressive world-building. The magical system of Koldovstvo, while not the first to employ the notion of magic requiring life force and ageing its user, is given a history unique to the series. Both brothers use magic in various methods, specific to their skills. There are a number of good fight scenes, ranging from individual duels to full-on battles, the majority of which have them using a combination of magic and traditional arms. The mythology behind this magic and many other aspects of the world are briefly touched on, and perhaps some could have done with a little more exploration. It may have just been me but towards the end, I felt like I was losing track of some of those details.
Anaerfell is both the first book in the Blood of Dragons duology and part of the greater Thrice Nine Legends series, so there is more to Drast & Tyran’s story as well as more of this world still to come.
4.5 out of 5 dragon blood rituals.
The Scribblings Review of Anaerfell
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Tons of action, but what's the point?
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Good narration!
Interesting fantasy adventure!
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The most difficult aspect of this reading were the accents. Everyone had what I assume was supposed to be some sort of Slavic accent which made them all sound for the most part unemotional.
Decent story but difficult to focus on
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