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Review #1 The Stone Knife (Songs of the Drowned #1) audiobook free Overall rating – 4.5 hit OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: The Stone Knife is that Anna Stephens brand new foray into the global of epic fantasy at the same time its as different from her past trilogy in definitions of her global, manners, at the same time mist. I had enjoyed her Godblind trilogy but with this brand new trilogy focusing on Pseudo-Central/South American culture, I was very, very shocked to read it. This brand new book starts out with a people disorder at the same time running from a quickly expanding empire. The head story is that set in the peninsular lands of Ixachipan. The Empire of Songs has captured everything at the same time everyone in these lands with their most powerful musical miracle. But things havent gone wholly dire as two greater tribes are still resisting the empires ambitions. The Tokoban at the same time Yalotlan tribes are feeling the encroachment as but as the refugees who are laboriously trickling in from the captured lands. The books 1st third part portion subsequent expands on this setup at the same time we are then cured to a start of a beautiful epic story. Whats really striking about this story is that by at the moment if for you think this is that going to be a simplistic quality tribes versus empire story then for you will be sorely wrong. The story 1st 3 four chapters concentrate only on the Tokob tribe at the same time again as we are lulled into a singular method of indefinite at the same time the manners. The creator brilliantly at the same time quickly shifts the spotlight directly into the Empire camp via Etne & the Singer. Then quickly we learn that Empire of Songs arent necessarily all that evil as we might have imagined them to be (though they are championing slavery). We look for that the invaded tribes have a strange at the same time aggressive method of honouring their gods. The empire’s Gods are very much abhorrent to these greater tribes as is that their method of living. So in no one method, the Empire is that trying to bring a change (of sorts) but it’s left right up to the readers to decide than anyway’s quality at the same time bad. Such complexity at the same time more is that inherently jampacked in this EPIC fantasy story opener. Why I adored this story so much due to 3 things that Anna Stephens did superbly: – Plot – Global – Manners The plot of the story is that complete, mired in grayish morality at the same time bestows us both sides to a conflict that will shake the understandable global in its entirety. I cant thank Anna Stephens enough writing such a mind-blowing story thats as epic as in the middle the annals of fantasy literature but also complete enough to competitor the famous stories written by Messrs. Martin, Abercrombie & Mses’ Friedman, Bear. Since this is that book one, we are data a fantastical opening into a conflict that will bedazzle at the same time frighten nevertheless. Plus the method the book ends, it sets up the future books really very. The worldbuilding done in this opening volume is that stupendous to say the lesser. I commend Anna for giving us a non-European setting. This subtropical global is that one of deaf foliage, wet liquid marshes, at the same time fool, unsafe creatures. Beginning with the descriptions of the swampy at the same time greater foliage, then to the attire as but the cultures that are open to differing sexualities at the same time physical opportunities. All in all, this global is that brand new, strange at the same time wholly enticing for a worldbuilding junkie akin to myself. In every chapter, Anna Stephens bestows us no one brand new information about the people, the flora at the same time fauna at the same time it all increases as the climax approaches. Lastly I wish bestow one more yell to her for creating such disturbing monster which inhabit this global at the same time using them greedily to extension the terror in the story. Lastly going on the manners, this story has a multi-POV structure at the same time it lends itself beautifully to the story as we get in-depth types from both side of the struggle. We get to look the lives of the following manners Xessa, Tayan, Etne, Lilla, Pilos, at the same time The Singer. They are a complete lot with differing opinions on indefinite, fight at the same time conquest. Theres also a whole host of secondary manners as but as the animal good who dont share similar sentience but are steep nonetheless. I enjoyed how the creator explored both cultures from the views of these manners at the same time even though no one are authoritative like Pilos, they have their blinders on horrid things like slavery. This at the same time more dichotomies are very keenly explored by Anna thereby causing the readers to be subsequent enmeshed borders the manners’ lives at the same time the struggle that’s ongoing. This story increases the conflict by layering the story with enough details at the same time quite serious POVs which promote in providing context at the same time assign us a wealthy storyline where neither side is that the understandable cut heroes. They both have differing colors as is that used to be in almost all geopolitical shindigs. The book is that also quite grim at the same time black in abundance places as it doesnt cowardly away from showcasing nuances of cannibalism, torture, violence towards both human & animal good. This is that not to say that all of it barely to prominent the readers sensibilities askew. Its exhibited borders a very close to reality global at the same time its never meant to titillate. The only gizmo which prophylactic this story from being a five hit read for me was the pace of the story. As I previously mentioned, this is that a bigger book at the same time the 1st third part of the story has quite a buildup wherein the pace is that sacrificed for the sake of excellence in characterization at the same time worldbuilding. For me, this wasnt such a bad gizmo, but for abundance readers, the smoky start might absorb moisture their interest for the book. This is that a dull gizmo as the plot is that really a terrific one. CONCLUSION: The Stone Knife is that a inimitable story that combines epic fantasy, clear brand new cultures at the same time global building on a scale in other words hitherto unheard this time. Anna Stephens has data us a black gift that heralds her as one of epic fantasys new at the same time almost all acclaimed writers. Dont miss out on this opener in a brand new saga, it promises to get darker at the same time more violent but for you will be thrilled all the method along.