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Review by Mirrow Wise -- We are Voulhire: The Flesh of t...
[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: The Flesh of the Mind" by Matthew Tysz.]
The Emperor of Lullabies has invaded the whole of Voulhire. The sudden appearance of the ships of the emperor in the sky of Voulhire can be attributed to the disappearance of Lord Meldorath from the Cosmos. Who would have thought that the Emperor of Lullabies who calls himself a god can be afraid of one man? One man who happens to be the greatest mage in the world. Surely a god is more powerful than a mage. But I don’t think that that is true where Meldorath is concerned. This is why Galen followed him through the portal to Caromentis to try to make him go back to Voulhire. It seems unlikely that the most powerful mage in the world would listen to a lowly refugee, but Galen must try if Voulhire must be saved. While Galen is busy in the other universe, his friends journey to Diamora to seek glory. Demetrius’ greatest wish is to be powerful and he hopes to achieve that with the knights of Mianora.
We are Voulhire: The Flesh of the Mind is the most intense book in the We are Voulhire series as far as I am concerned. I saw the reappearance of Hans Hrelek and I also got to see more than the nightynights in the Emperor’s military. I even got to see some of the nationals from the Emperor’s lands. They are exactly like the nightynights, and I was surprised when I learned that they could talk without a face or mouth.
One of the things that I loved most about this book is Ralph, the ambassador of the Emperor that was posted to the city of Cridaea. This comical character and the things he said made me howl with laughter on several occasions. It made reading about the suffering of the Voulhirian people more manageable.
All of Matthew Tysz’s books that I have read so far are quite interesting if I do say so myself. Because this is already an established fact for both me and those that are familiar with his work, I will not like to dwell on that issue. What I will like to point out is the fact that although I found a couple of errors in the novel, they are not so much as to conclude that the book was not edited properly. I saw just 3 and they are minor errors to me.
The only thing that I was displeased with is Rowan’s character. I did not like how weak his character was in this book. He, as far as I am concerned, did not contribute much to the development of the plot and story. I also understand that he is a very sexual man who talks a great deal about sex, but he talked a great deal more about that in this book. That and more talk of sex and rape by some other characters also added to my discomfort whilst reading the book. I know that some people may call me touchy or too sensitive for saying this, but I cannot help the way I feel sometimes.
Because I was not 100% comfortable with the book as pointed out above, I cannot give it all 4 stars. But because the story was interesting and an eye-opener to many facts about the Emperor’s people, coupled with the fact that the novel was professionally edited, I have decided to give it a rating of 3 out of 4 stars.
If you have read all the books in the series up to We are Voulhire: The Ascension of Akistry, then I encourage you to read this one. The ending will have you dying to get your hands on its sequel soon.
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We are Voulhire: The Flesh of the Mind
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The Emperor of Lullabies has invaded the whole of Voulhire. The sudden appearance of the ships of the emperor in the sky of Voulhire can be attributed to the disappearance of Lord Meldorath from the Cosmos. Who would have thought that the Emperor of Lullabies who calls himself a god can be afraid of one man? One man who happens to be the greatest mage in the world. Surely a god is more powerful than a mage. But I don’t think that that is true where Meldorath is concerned. This is why Galen followed him through the portal to Caromentis to try to make him go back to Voulhire. It seems unlikely that the most powerful mage in the world would listen to a lowly refugee, but Galen must try if Voulhire must be saved. While Galen is busy in the other universe, his friends journey to Diamora to seek glory. Demetrius’ greatest wish is to be powerful and he hopes to achieve that with the knights of Mianora.
We are Voulhire: The Flesh of the Mind is the most intense book in the We are Voulhire series as far as I am concerned. I saw the reappearance of Hans Hrelek and I also got to see more than the nightynights in the Emperor’s military. I even got to see some of the nationals from the Emperor’s lands. They are exactly like the nightynights, and I was surprised when I learned that they could talk without a face or mouth.
One of the things that I loved most about this book is Ralph, the ambassador of the Emperor that was posted to the city of Cridaea. This comical character and the things he said made me howl with laughter on several occasions. It made reading about the suffering of the Voulhirian people more manageable.
All of Matthew Tysz’s books that I have read so far are quite interesting if I do say so myself. Because this is already an established fact for both me and those that are familiar with his work, I will not like to dwell on that issue. What I will like to point out is the fact that although I found a couple of errors in the novel, they are not so much as to conclude that the book was not edited properly. I saw just 3 and they are minor errors to me.
The only thing that I was displeased with is Rowan’s character. I did not like how weak his character was in this book. He, as far as I am concerned, did not contribute much to the development of the plot and story. I also understand that he is a very sexual man who talks a great deal about sex, but he talked a great deal more about that in this book. That and more talk of sex and rape by some other characters also added to my discomfort whilst reading the book. I know that some people may call me touchy or too sensitive for saying this, but I cannot help the way I feel sometimes.
Because I was not 100% comfortable with the book as pointed out above, I cannot give it all 4 stars. But because the story was interesting and an eye-opener to many facts about the Emperor’s people, coupled with the fact that the novel was professionally edited, I have decided to give it a rating of 3 out of 4 stars.
If you have read all the books in the series up to We are Voulhire: The Ascension of Akistry, then I encourage you to read this one. The ending will have you dying to get your hands on its sequel soon.
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We are Voulhire: The Flesh of the Mind
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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