Reviewed by Chris
TITLE: Ground of Insurrection
SERIES: Wizard Wars #1
AUTHOR: Mell Eight
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 64 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 13, 2018
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Life on the prairie isn’t easy, especially since the prairie has a habit of eating people it doesn’t like. Ruse knows the dangers, but there’s so much more to the prairie than death.
The nearby country of Ammet, however, only sees an exploitable resource to be conquered. Caught between the political machinations of Ammet and his love for the prairie, Ruse can only hope he doesn’t wind up killed by one or the other.
REVIEW:
Caught between two countries who want the land, but can’t have it, life on the prairie can be dangerous. Not because of the people wanting to claim the land…but because of who (or what) already has ownership. Created centuries ago by a war between rival magical factions, the prairie has a mind of its own (literally) and it will suffer no one to rule over it. If you can work with it, though, you might just survive long enough to find a home.
This is not going to be a very long review since this wasn’t a horribly long story, but there is also the fact that I don’t want to give away any spoilers for this. I had such fun reading this and discovering all the little bits of history and conspiracies as I went, that I don’t want to deprive anyone of the experience.
While this certainly was not nearly long enough for me, I have to say I enjoyed every second of what I got. It is clearly the first in a series, and so we don’t get all the answers, but all the questions posed made it a sure thing that I will be coming back for more.
This was just a very well crafted fantasy story, and a great start to this new series by Mell Eight. The black-humor of it worked incredibly well for me. And I was so hooked by the end of the first page that having to wait for the next book is going to be a pain, but I feel well worth it.
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