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dreamweavermirar's review against another edition
4.0
I quite enjoyed this book; it started a little slowly, perhaps because there was little explanation of how the world worked, but once I got a few chapters in it picked up. I liked the characters quite a bit, as they were all believable, even the ones doing things I found despicable (though there was a little bit much rape- I guess it's an accurate view of a raiding society though).
trinsreading's review against another edition
3.0
(Source: I received a digital copy of this for free on a read to review basis. Thanks to author Zen Lim.)
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hostral's review against another edition
4.0
The Starfall Knight is the first full-length self-published book I've read. The previous efforts being short stories or novellas.
I became aware of Ken Lim through... Ken Lim, oddly enough. Like many a self-published author he's not a household name, but I didn't hold that against him. He didn't give me a copy to review and I don't know him personally, I just decided to take the plunge as the synopsis sold me.
The prose of The Starfall Knight is solid, but it's the setting that really makes it stand out. Every character is living on series of giant floating rocks called aerocks that are kept afloat through the mining of a special (and volatile) mineral. This approach makes for a mobile landscape, which enhances the storyline and provides for any number of sequels. Instead of their travelling the land, you have the other aerocks travelling to them.
The two protagonists of The Starfall Knight are Alessa and Devan. They're fairly well fleshed-out with clear motives and back stories. The support cast aren't as well done, but given the length of the book that is to be expected.
To cut a long review short, while it didn't blow me away, Ken Lim has constructed a well-crafted fantasy tale that is well worth the money and gets bonus points for the imaginative setting. I'll definitely be purchasing the next in the series.
I became aware of Ken Lim through... Ken Lim, oddly enough. Like many a self-published author he's not a household name, but I didn't hold that against him. He didn't give me a copy to review and I don't know him personally, I just decided to take the plunge as the synopsis sold me.
The prose of The Starfall Knight is solid, but it's the setting that really makes it stand out. Every character is living on series of giant floating rocks called aerocks that are kept afloat through the mining of a special (and volatile) mineral. This approach makes for a mobile landscape, which enhances the storyline and provides for any number of sequels. Instead of their travelling the land, you have the other aerocks travelling to them.
The two protagonists of The Starfall Knight are Alessa and Devan. They're fairly well fleshed-out with clear motives and back stories. The support cast aren't as well done, but given the length of the book that is to be expected.
To cut a long review short, while it didn't blow me away, Ken Lim has constructed a well-crafted fantasy tale that is well worth the money and gets bonus points for the imaginative setting. I'll definitely be purchasing the next in the series.
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