The Drowning City
by:
Amanda Downum (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B002LHRME2
Publish date: September 1st 2009
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 388
Edition language: English
Series: The Necromancer Chronicles (#1)
This is a decent escapist fantasy, if you’re looking for a setting that hasn’t been done to death. If you’re looking for memorable characters, though, best look elsewhere. Over the last several years there’s been a push for more diversity of characters and settings in fantasy, and it looks like Do...
A very unique world. Awesome, detailed worldbuilding. Definitely give it a try if you enjoy fantasy of any kind. No graphic violence or sex.
2.5 stars. This was an ambitious first novel at best. Downum clearly has a beautiful way with words. Passages like the following really resonated with me:Excitement hummed in her blood, dizzied her worse than any wine. And that was the true reason she was here, the reason she would go where she was ...
I enjoyed this one but it lost stars because i had trouble with the names of characters and places, I found them to be similar and I got lost and confused at times. But a beautiful world has been created along with some great characters. I had this on my to read shelf for way to long. Thank you Sho...
This book, in my opinion, is a mixture of fantasy and paranormal. For the fantasy part it takes place in a different world that Downum has create as well as some different types of creatures, and the paranormal part comes from the use of mages, witches, necromancers, ghost and spirits. I really enjo...
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