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Review by ali_sragpool54 -- Inferno Dawn by Jacob Emrey
[Following is a volunteer review of "Inferno Dawn" by Jacob Emrey.]
When the real world becomes a dark place, it is easy to escape into happy fictional stories where heroes of different backgrounds team up to take down a common threat. The team up, in addition to taking down an enemy, is also beneficial for creating peace and understanding between people of different backgrounds. This formula on its own seems simple enough with its black and white ideas about bringing a peaceful solution. However, as Jacob Andrew Emrey points out in his book, Inferno Dawn The Final Name there can be far too much grey to find a simple solution to bringing peace between people of different backgrounds.
Inferno Dawn The Final Name by Jacob Andrew Emrey is a world where humans live alongside elves, orcs, goblins and other magical creatures. While this world sounds magical on paper, most of the actual magic was lost due to humans ruling over the magical creatures with human technology. The humans took over the lands of the magical creatures, forcing them to conform to modern society while being treated like second class citizens. Even though most of the creatures have begrudgingly conformed to this way of life, one area of land containing a number of orcs, elves, and other creatures refuse to be controlled. Therefore, the human leaders come up with a plan where they would fly on planes to bomb that area and kill off the disobeying magical creatures.
Each chapter of the book follows the individual stories of three characters: Dryden, Astanava, and Fane. Dryden is a human prince who rejects his royal duties and wishes to live by his own rules. Astanava is a snowelf who was working as a bar maid before she discovered that she had access to ancient magic thought to be extinct. Fane is an orc who managed to become a town’s sheriff despite the fact he was neither human nor from that town. Despite these differences, these three unlikely heroes are forced to team up to help prevent the attack on the magical creatures.
The inequality between humans and magical creatures is very much reflective of histories experience with race. Each side has prejudice towards the other from years of war and colonialization. The story demonstrates that even when characters try to make peace, there is never a simple solution that can fulfill every races’ needs. It is hard to figure out a villain of the story because in the end, the concept of things being black and white is tossed out the window and everything is grey.
This novel can get downright uncomfortable with its ranges of violence that can be anything from sexual to downright killing. If you are squeamish about blood, stay away, as this story is full of it. There are moments in these violent scenes when my skin was crawling so much that I could almost feel the slashes as I was reading them.
Overall, I give Inferno Dawn The Final Name 3 out of 4 stars. The characters are unique and interesting with their personalities and the plot keeps your eyes glued to the page with its twists and turns. There were times that I was so interested in what I was reading that the conflicts would feel both honest and unreal at the same time. While the two grammatical errors I noticed reminded me that I was still reading a novel, it was a shocking and exciting experience that I most definitely recommend to other readers.
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When the real world becomes a dark place, it is easy to escape into happy fictional stories where heroes of different backgrounds team up to take down a common threat. The team up, in addition to taking down an enemy, is also beneficial for creating peace and understanding between people of different backgrounds. This formula on its own seems simple enough with its black and white ideas about bringing a peaceful solution. However, as Jacob Andrew Emrey points out in his book, Inferno Dawn The Final Name there can be far too much grey to find a simple solution to bringing peace between people of different backgrounds.
Inferno Dawn The Final Name by Jacob Andrew Emrey is a world where humans live alongside elves, orcs, goblins and other magical creatures. While this world sounds magical on paper, most of the actual magic was lost due to humans ruling over the magical creatures with human technology. The humans took over the lands of the magical creatures, forcing them to conform to modern society while being treated like second class citizens. Even though most of the creatures have begrudgingly conformed to this way of life, one area of land containing a number of orcs, elves, and other creatures refuse to be controlled. Therefore, the human leaders come up with a plan where they would fly on planes to bomb that area and kill off the disobeying magical creatures.
Each chapter of the book follows the individual stories of three characters: Dryden, Astanava, and Fane. Dryden is a human prince who rejects his royal duties and wishes to live by his own rules. Astanava is a snowelf who was working as a bar maid before she discovered that she had access to ancient magic thought to be extinct. Fane is an orc who managed to become a town’s sheriff despite the fact he was neither human nor from that town. Despite these differences, these three unlikely heroes are forced to team up to help prevent the attack on the magical creatures.
The inequality between humans and magical creatures is very much reflective of histories experience with race. Each side has prejudice towards the other from years of war and colonialization. The story demonstrates that even when characters try to make peace, there is never a simple solution that can fulfill every races’ needs. It is hard to figure out a villain of the story because in the end, the concept of things being black and white is tossed out the window and everything is grey.
This novel can get downright uncomfortable with its ranges of violence that can be anything from sexual to downright killing. If you are squeamish about blood, stay away, as this story is full of it. There are moments in these violent scenes when my skin was crawling so much that I could almost feel the slashes as I was reading them.
Overall, I give Inferno Dawn The Final Name 3 out of 4 stars. The characters are unique and interesting with their personalities and the plot keeps your eyes glued to the page with its twists and turns. There were times that I was so interested in what I was reading that the conflicts would feel both honest and unreal at the same time. While the two grammatical errors I noticed reminded me that I was still reading a novel, it was a shocking and exciting experience that I most definitely recommend to other readers.
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