![]() The Elysium harbors the survivors of that conflict and find themselves hunting for the Axiom Diamond. Aimee bungles a portal spell, putting the Elysium square in Azrael, and the Eternal Order’s cross-hairs as they are pillaging and destroying a nation. At the other end is the aforementioned black knight, who goes by the name of Lord Azrael. He centers the story on two primary characters: Aimee, a portalmage who is part the crew of the airship the Elysium along with the renowned mage Harkon Bright (what a name!). Opposing them are the infamous magic-wielding knights of the Eternal Order and their ruthless commander, Lord Azrael, who will destroy everything in their path…įile Under: Fantasy īrassey introduces his characters in the middle of chaos, allowing readers to view these characters fluctuating between their best and worst, with some of them acting their best in a worst-case situation. When trainee sorceress Aimee de Laurent’s first ever portal-casting goes awry, she and her mentor are thrown into the race to find the gem, on the skyship Elysium. Men have sought for it across many continents for centuries, but in vain. ![]() The Axiom Diamond is a mythical relic, with the power to show its bearer any truth they desire. Brassey has written extensively in Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear’s Mongoliad, but here he forges his own world and it is a delightful, fun, and smart novel with Skyfarer, the first novel in The Drifting Lands series. Seems quite standard fare for a Fantasy adventure, but Joseph Brassey’s Skyfarer is that and so much more. ![]() A young mage on the cusp of realizing her full powers, a wizened mentor trying to train her, and an empire led by a black-clad powerful knight all vying for an elusive magical item.
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