Ian V. (goldedge2) reviewed The Unremembered: Book One of The Vault of Heaven on + 4 more book reviews
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Have the come from a backwoods village, check.
Have wise old mentor seek out the chosen one, check.
Have an evil god/overlord imprisoned, wanting to break free, check.
Have a generic grunt race, check.
So I check off my epic fantasy checklist. I picked up The Unremembered because it was by a new author and the blurb sparked my interest. Im just going to get this out of the way, as Wheel of Time fan; this borrows a lot from the eye of the world. That having been said, I found this to be an enjoyable book to a new saga.
The story: after fleeing from a velle, Than Junelle, meets two strangers at the local inn. One is Vendanj one of the Shesason, and Mira of the far. Who were looking for Tahn. So Tahn, his sister Wendra, and his best friend Sutter, as well as well as an inexperienced sodalist Brathen. They will embark on a journey to save the world and also learning about themselves.
The story has some impressive examples of world building. With some good description and some cool concepts. However, this results in the form of padding and just exists to add more pages than necessary, which slows down the pace of the story. On the other hand, pacing dose pick up in the last third
The characters are very engaging and have depth to them. Though can be moments of overdramatic dialog. You feel the relationships between them all, as well as some internal conflicts. Such as Tahns struggle to regain his lost childhood past; Vendanjs willingness to use any means nessary to save the world; Wendra protecting a child she has effectively adoptive on her journey. And few characters solely exist as just a plot device or a means of exposition, and abide by Mark Twain rule #4 They require that the personages in a tale, both dead and alive, shall exhibit a sufficient excuse for being there.
And you feel the Tahns struggle into manhood or the change. as they call it.
With the wheel of time almost finished with the last of the books to go before its complete, and if you want the next epic fantasy saga. I woluld highly recommend The Vault of Heaven. Its defiantly worth rembering.
Have wise old mentor seek out the chosen one, check.
Have an evil god/overlord imprisoned, wanting to break free, check.
Have a generic grunt race, check.
So I check off my epic fantasy checklist. I picked up The Unremembered because it was by a new author and the blurb sparked my interest. Im just going to get this out of the way, as Wheel of Time fan; this borrows a lot from the eye of the world. That having been said, I found this to be an enjoyable book to a new saga.
The story: after fleeing from a velle, Than Junelle, meets two strangers at the local inn. One is Vendanj one of the Shesason, and Mira of the far. Who were looking for Tahn. So Tahn, his sister Wendra, and his best friend Sutter, as well as well as an inexperienced sodalist Brathen. They will embark on a journey to save the world and also learning about themselves.
The story has some impressive examples of world building. With some good description and some cool concepts. However, this results in the form of padding and just exists to add more pages than necessary, which slows down the pace of the story. On the other hand, pacing dose pick up in the last third
The characters are very engaging and have depth to them. Though can be moments of overdramatic dialog. You feel the relationships between them all, as well as some internal conflicts. Such as Tahns struggle to regain his lost childhood past; Vendanjs willingness to use any means nessary to save the world; Wendra protecting a child she has effectively adoptive on her journey. And few characters solely exist as just a plot device or a means of exposition, and abide by Mark Twain rule #4 They require that the personages in a tale, both dead and alive, shall exhibit a sufficient excuse for being there.
And you feel the Tahns struggle into manhood or the change. as they call it.
With the wheel of time almost finished with the last of the books to go before its complete, and if you want the next epic fantasy saga. I woluld highly recommend The Vault of Heaven. Its defiantly worth rembering.
