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Review by KQu -- Inferno Dawn by Jacob Emrey
[Following is a volunteer review of "Inferno Dawn" by Jacob Emrey.]
When I first read the book details for Inferno Dawn by Jacob Emery, I was intrigued by his background as a Marine and was interested to see his personal twist incorporated into a science-fiction novel. There is a technical knowledge that can be supplied to battle scenes that only someone who has been there can truly recreate. There are three main characters: Dryden, a spoiled human Prince, who travels from place to place, in the guise of a nobody, while shirking all royal responsibilities. Astanava is a snow elf, who turns into a rebel fighter, after escaping prison for assaulting an Earl. Then there is Fane, an Orc enforcer from Angkor-Toll, who left the cursed, drug-infected city and soon found himself as the Sheriff of a small, sleepy town called Osh, which houses the Book of Destiny.
All the characters converge and join forces against a plot to wipe Angkor-Toll from the map. Even though it is Prince Dryden's family leading the charge, he doesn't believe simply because the city is controlled by the orcs, goblins and elves that they all deserve to die. It is a race against time to reach Angkor-Toll and convince the entire city to evacuate before the first bombs can be dropped. It seems like a pretty hopeless task, but to save a whole city, they are willing to put aside their differences, as a human, an orc and an elf, and work together.
The part of Inferno Dawn I loved most was the character development. They all had very different backgrounds with apparently nothing in common. They united in a goal to save the city of Angkor-Toll, even if reaching that goal was for different purposes. The Prince was, at first, very spoiled and shirked all responsibility, but as the story continued, he started to accept the responsibilities of his title. Fane realized he had to return to Angkor-Toll and confront his uncle, if they had any hope of convincing the city of impending doom. He re-lived some old memories telling us why he left the city ten years prior, and why it was so hard for him to return. The snow elf had a simple background, but with mysterious secret, and grew from a simple bar server into a warrior.
The part of the story that I liked least was in the beginning, before the characters met up. By trying to tell the story from three different perspectives, and from three different places, sometimes the timeline became a bit skewed. When the characters all met up in Osh, I thought the elf's time in prison, then her foot travel to Osh would have taken longer than the Prince's journey to the castle, before flying to Osh. This was the only time I noticed this and I read back through to make sure I hadn't missed anything. Once the characters were together the timeline flowed perfectly.
I would not recommend Inferno Dawn to young teens due to the violence, blood, rape, drugs and foul language. I do, however, feel most adults, especially those who enjoy sci-fi stories, will thoroughly enjoy this book. It was exciting and had a lot of energy. The characters were vivid in their actions, the battle scenes were descriptive and realistic. Although I found a few grammatical errors, I am still going to give this book a 4 out of 4.
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When I first read the book details for Inferno Dawn by Jacob Emery, I was intrigued by his background as a Marine and was interested to see his personal twist incorporated into a science-fiction novel. There is a technical knowledge that can be supplied to battle scenes that only someone who has been there can truly recreate. There are three main characters: Dryden, a spoiled human Prince, who travels from place to place, in the guise of a nobody, while shirking all royal responsibilities. Astanava is a snow elf, who turns into a rebel fighter, after escaping prison for assaulting an Earl. Then there is Fane, an Orc enforcer from Angkor-Toll, who left the cursed, drug-infected city and soon found himself as the Sheriff of a small, sleepy town called Osh, which houses the Book of Destiny.
All the characters converge and join forces against a plot to wipe Angkor-Toll from the map. Even though it is Prince Dryden's family leading the charge, he doesn't believe simply because the city is controlled by the orcs, goblins and elves that they all deserve to die. It is a race against time to reach Angkor-Toll and convince the entire city to evacuate before the first bombs can be dropped. It seems like a pretty hopeless task, but to save a whole city, they are willing to put aside their differences, as a human, an orc and an elf, and work together.
The part of Inferno Dawn I loved most was the character development. They all had very different backgrounds with apparently nothing in common. They united in a goal to save the city of Angkor-Toll, even if reaching that goal was for different purposes. The Prince was, at first, very spoiled and shirked all responsibility, but as the story continued, he started to accept the responsibilities of his title. Fane realized he had to return to Angkor-Toll and confront his uncle, if they had any hope of convincing the city of impending doom. He re-lived some old memories telling us why he left the city ten years prior, and why it was so hard for him to return. The snow elf had a simple background, but with mysterious secret, and grew from a simple bar server into a warrior.
The part of the story that I liked least was in the beginning, before the characters met up. By trying to tell the story from three different perspectives, and from three different places, sometimes the timeline became a bit skewed. When the characters all met up in Osh, I thought the elf's time in prison, then her foot travel to Osh would have taken longer than the Prince's journey to the castle, before flying to Osh. This was the only time I noticed this and I read back through to make sure I hadn't missed anything. Once the characters were together the timeline flowed perfectly.
I would not recommend Inferno Dawn to young teens due to the violence, blood, rape, drugs and foul language. I do, however, feel most adults, especially those who enjoy sci-fi stories, will thoroughly enjoy this book. It was exciting and had a lot of energy. The characters were vivid in their actions, the battle scenes were descriptive and realistic. Although I found a few grammatical errors, I am still going to give this book a 4 out of 4.
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