A Broken Winter
by Kale Night
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Pub Date 25 Nov 2019 | Archive Date 1 Dec 2019
NineStar Press, LLC | NineStar Press
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Description
General Auryn Tyrus is tired of serving an emperor who turns political dissidents into expensive steak and claims to have swallowed Ankari’s sun. He is fed up with pretending not to know Emperor Haken is buying biological weapons and collecting taxes for a war that doesn’t exist. Auryn’s role in the entire mirage leads him to drastic choices, but unexpected news halts his plans. Seven-year-old Keita Kaneko, the son of a former lover, is captured by the emperor’s special forces. Auryn secretly intervenes and spares Keita from execution.
Keita changes everything. Instead of feeling helpless and oppressed by a self-proclaimed living god, Auryn works to expose the emperor as a fraud. But he knows exactly will happen if he’s discovered, and the extent of Emperor Haken’s lies is worse than anticipated. If Auryn expects anyone to believe the truth, he’s going to need proof. And a lot of help.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781951057091 |
| PRICE | US$6.49 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Karin R, Reviewer
The book could be classified as science fiction with strong undertones of fantasy, featuring some magics and potions.
The plot revolves mainly around general Auryn Tyrus and his former lover Kaneko whose son, Keita, Auryn rescues, and it is brilliant with ups and downs of raising a child who bears a resemblance to someone assumed lost, and the struggles of overcoming torture and abuse. Here is a content warning - the book does feature a brief description of the horrors young Keita has survived, however it is not a great part of the book and could easily be overlooked by those who find themselves spooked away by it.
The world Kale Night has created makes sense in its own universe, with strong notes of dictatorship and the struggles of keeping people under control and running. As much as I would love to spoil the dynamics of races, the details about how said world is run, how the people's needs are covered and the strain of suppressing memories, I can not. You will have to read it yourself.
The book is LGBTQ friendly, the main characters are without a doubt homosexual, and most certainly not flat nor one-dimensional. Each holds their own drives, their own concerns, and frankly, it is rather well written - descriptive, but not needlessly; the conversations between characters are fluid, and as mentioned before, the world stays true to its own limitations. If you want to enjoy a book featuring its share of intrigue, love, angst, drama, and everything else between, wrapped in a sweet blanket of science fiction - this is it.
My only question is - when is the sequel coming up?
Joscelyn S, Reviewer
This is my first book from this author and as soon as I finished all I could think was 'How long until I can read book two?'. It has a great cast of complex and compelling characters and a storyline that totally drew me in with it's flow and top-notch world building. I am most certainly going to have my eye out for more from this author.
*I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by NetGalley and NineStar Press*
