The worldbuilding is fine. The plot is good.
In this paranormal/alternate world, the supernaturals are hiding in plain sight. They have jobs, businesses, they go to school, university just as normal humans do.
They are vastly outnumbered. Only a few humans know they exist, and they say nothing.
They are vastly outnumbered, so of course they cooperate for the greater good of everyone.
...
??
Naw, only kidding. It's a massive MMA cagefight to the death. No wonder there are so few of them. A wonder that some of them manage to become centuries old.
Still, every story needs a plot, and this story is well told.
I have objections.
• Genetics. Just once, I would like to read a paranormal story where the author tries to follow simple rules of inheritance. Mendel's laws would be quite enough. Mr Stewart doesn't seem to have even heard of genetics. He trows out random (s)craps that the various kinds of fae are infertile with each other, but are fertile with humans... He has a completely new definition of "Changeling". A changeling is the result of breeding between fae and human... Possibly he wants to avoid terms such as half-breed, but it is very confusing. It doesn't get better when he somehow mixes in genealogy. A fae with a better title is more powerful, and is not allowed to have children with the lesser ones. There could be genetics hiding in this, but if that is the case, it is not explained.
• Metalurgy. Mercury and Quicksilver are somehow not the same element... An addition is given as explaination, but why not just invent a new name? Even worse, Cold Iron and Steel are not the same element, with no explaination at all.
So, on the whole, a good new paranormal fantasy world, and a believable plot, but glaring breaking of natural laws - which should be the same as ours, or explainations should be given of why not.
5 Stars, but with a big minus.
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Glynn Stewart is the Canadian science fiction and fantasy author of the Starship’s Mage, Duchy of Terra and Exile series. Writing managed to liberate him from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.
Faolan’s Pen Publishing is an action-oriented science fiction publisher with an emphasis on unique high concepts and optimistic views of the future. Lead characters grapple with and are driven by a sense of duty—both to their cause and the people around them.
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One day I was desperate for a certain type of fiction. I wanted something I hadn't read before, something that wasn't political preaching in a fictional disguise, and something with a supernatural feel to it. I picked up this book on a whim. I wasn't sure if I would like it or not, but I needed something to read. I was impressed by what I got. The author really does an awesome job telling the story and giving you a feel for the characters. He did such a good job that I read all afternoon and then all night, only stopping because the words were blurring and not making sense anymore, and the morning sun was shining through the window. I went to work that day on an hour and a half of sleep then finished the book when I got home. Rarely, does a book come along where I actually get that drawn in. When I find an author like that they usually become one of my favorites. This book just may be my gateway drug to a new favorite author. I have the second book in the series now and so far I am enjoying it just as much.
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