Winds of Strife
The Dawnless Night, Book 1
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Winds of Strife
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Narrated by:
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Amanda Leigh Cobb
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By:
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U. G. Gutman
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They burned me and mine. I'm not done until I burn them and theirs in return.
Witch hunts have plagued the kingdom of Olyanath for decades. Thousands were slain due to the king’s paranoia of women who practice Senspiritic magic. No more.
Nye and his companions have seen enough of murder and misogyny. Fifteen years have passed since he joined the witch hunters, and now, at long last, an opportunity to destroy them from the inside reveals itself. An opportunity to overthrow the king and end his reign of cruelty. But 15 years of pretense have taken a toll. The strive for vengeance has steered Nye toward a path of violence and villainy. His hands are stained by the blood of countless innocents, his heart is scorched by grief, and his sanity hangs by a thread.
Even if he can kill the king and see this revolution through, it may not suffice to purge the voices from his head.
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©2021 U. G. Gutman (P)2021 Podium AudioWhat listeners say about Winds of Strife
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Lana @ Indie Accords
- 04-09-2021
Wow just Wow!
Firstly, the cover is stunning and I would buy it purely for it to look pretty on my shelf... In fact I did haha.
I was hooked from the prelogue. It's the best opening I've read in a while and really sets the scene for the rest of the book.
I can't wait to see where Uri takes this series.
Winds of Strife is the first in the Dawnless Night series and debut by U.G Gutman and Wow! What a debut it is. A fantastic read for lovers of complex but easily understandable magic systems and lovers of dark fantasy (it is quite dark).
Please look up trigger warnings if you have them to ensure this is for you. In saying that though, Gutman has written some dark topics and scenes with such care. I have had many conversations around this and we have all agreed that the care taken with these topics was acknowledged and appreciated. The characters are for the most part all morally grey. They are flawed and do wicked things but aren't necessarily bad. Gutman doesn't pussyfoot around the manipulation and abuse in these pages or tell you that it's bad. He simply states what is and leaves it to the reader to decide who they do and don't like. I appreciate nothing was spoon fed to us though I did find myself conflicted at times for sympathising with particular characters.
I had already partly read the book wjen the audio came out and was intrigued when I saw Amanda Cobb was the narrator as Nye is male. But the voice of madness!!! She does it so well!! I know the character that inspired that voice and I'm sure when you listen you will pick it up too. Amanda did it to perfection.
I felt like this dark fantasy had a lot of depth in character, world building and MAGIC SYSTEM (it was soooo great!!) I don't want to say too much about the MS because I found it so fun to discover myself and don't want to ruin it for anyone else.
Ok I'm waffling now. Bottom line of this review... READ THIS BOOK I recommend immersion reading as the Audio is fantastic and it's a totally different experience reading along. It's *chef's kiss*
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