The book did suffer a little from being the first book because it has to do a lot of the legwork for the entire series as well as for the book itself. Those elements, paired with the fact that we are drawn into a world with magic, elves, dwarves and more, really build on that classic fantasy feeling, while the author adds his own unique twist onto those traditional features. It also has dragons which while my reading has diversified massively in recent years, it is Dragons that originally brought me into fantasy and whenever I read them in a book it is like being wrapped up in a blanket of nostalgia (that I loved how Cahill wrote the dragon aspect only adds to that feeling). Of Blood and Fire also managed to scratch the itch I have for almost classic adventure fantasy at the moment, with a group of friends setting out on the road (queue Bilbo running down the garden path) on an adventure. There are also illustrated chapter headers, and a couple of other illustrations as well, and all to all, it is a beautifully presented book. Then there is a map – am I predictable enough yet? – I love maps, and while they are by no means essential it’s an immediate bonus point for me. I love monochrome colours, and there was something about the cover for Of Blood and Fire that caught my eye immediately and had me wanting to read the book even before I’d read the summary (which only added to that desire).
He bleeds like any man, and bleed he will.įirstly, I have to say that this is a beautiful book. In the remote villages of southern Epheria, still reeling from the tragic loss of his brother, Calen Bryer prepares for The Proving-a test of courage and skill that not all survive.īut when three strangers arrive in the village of Milltown, with a secret they are willing to die for, Calen’s world is ripped from under him and he is thrust headfirst into a war that has been raging for centuries. The High Lords of the south squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serve the empire of the North. Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust.
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