Fall 2018, audiobook; Trilogy Review:

Once, again, Wheeler takes me into a world where the villain-archetype of his previous books is reinvented, this time in the shape of the Kishion, his fan-favorite cold, steely, perfect killers. I love the slow reveals of this one, and how you could pick out the touches of the mythos of Eden in this book, matching the Europen history, seas priestess, and Arthurian legends of earlier ones.

I liked how much was woven into time and cultures. I shivered with some delight at the existence in this one of an evil ages old, slowly snipping itself away, until no one knew it existed at all. (I still maintain all my normal comments on things like the Fear Liath and his favorite teleporting device.)

This, though, might have had my favorite ending since the first trilogy of his I read in the summer.


Jeff Wheeler Book Count Now: 15
Books Left: 8 ( )

I was anxious when I saw that Jeff Wheeler had this book published, as I had just read the three books of Muirwood within the past few months. The story description sounded good, and I looked forward to diving into his world(s) again. I was a bit surprised once I started reading though.

The first few chapters are fine, they feel like it moves along sort of slow, yet it is setting the background of some of our main characters, the world around them, et cetera. But I felt it dragged on quite a bit, probably a good two-thirds of the book. Character descriptions were vague. I mean, a Finder is like a hunter in a RPG game, so we have to imagine one as how they would dress, weapons they must carry, etc. as there is never a good description. Same with the druid-types, monk-types, and of course the Kishion. Other than maybe a color of clothing being mentioned, no other note of style, etc. Either way, for most of the book, I just couldn't get into the characters, or the story.

After getting two-thirds through, then I felt pulled into the book. The final chapters left me wanting more, and looking forward to the next installment when it does come out. ( )

Ties that bind

I knew you’d get me with another series, and yes there are many ties to your other books. It is amazing that you have created worlds and races but the are tied together by the same magic. Unnerving, spine tingling adventure drama magic, umm did I leave anything out? ( )

The story is good but it feels too rushed to me. I think Robert Jordan may have spoiled me for other fantasy writers. ( )

This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.leafmarks.com & Bookstooge's Reviews on the Road Facebook Group by Bookstooge's Exalted Permission. Title: Fireblood Series: Whispers from Mirrowen Author: Jeff Wheeler Rating: 3 of 5 Stars Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 440 Synopsis: The plagues continue to wipe out humanity. One man attempts to lead a talented group to the Scourgelands to wipe out what he thinks is the source of the plagues. Only to fail horrifically and have everyone in his group but one wiped out. Now, almost 20 years later, armed with the information gathered from last time, this man must try again, with the child of the final survivor and a disparate group. But how can this group fulfill this mission when they don't trust each other, or even the man himself who set things in motion? My Thoughts: I really, really enjoyed Wheeler's Muirwood trilogy and so was looking forward to this a lot. Unfortunately, the Young Adult really showed through in this. Wheeler is writing for the teen crowd and while nothing he does is wrong, it just isn't aimed at me. A good adventure story with 3 semi-likable teens [and come on, anyone who has EVER had to deal with teens knows they aren't likeable all the time, no matter how great they may be] who are having their coming of age ordeal. The storyline is fun, the adventure fast paced and the characters interesting. I just found myself wishing this was over too many times. I'll be reading the second book in this trilogy when I roll around to it again on my kindle. I'll be deciding if Wheeler is for me or not for the rest of time based on that book :-) " ( )