Sep 27, Mark rated it it was amazing Shelves: Well, I wasn't expecting that! What an absolute barsteward Who, what and why, I hear you ask. Now, I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I am rather limited in my descriptions of the novel, but I will say it builds on the high standards McNally set with the first two instalments, The Sable City and Death of a Ki Well, I wasn't expecting that! Now, I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I am rather limited in my descriptions of the novel, but I will say it builds on the high standards McNally set with the first two instalments, The Sable City and Death of a Kingdom.
Once again, the reader is sucked into a detailed and vivid world, richly portrayed without ever becoming bogged down in detail, and with characters to match, as events hurtle towards their earth-shattering climax.
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We're not there yet, though — there's another instalment to come — but the players in this epic fantasy are moving into place in a dramatic and portentous manner as we follow the lives of McNally's heroes and villains struggling to get on with their lives and schemes. Many of them are unaware, though some suspect, the dark times ahead that will change their world forever. Of course, this wouldn't be epic fantasy if it weren't building up to some cataclysmic struggle between good and evil. In building up to this fateful clash, McNally paces it well, so that it never seems to drag as we share the characters' experiences in their everyday struggles and adventures; and there's more than a few surprises to keep us off balance, as I indicated at the beginning.
If you've already been following the Norothian Cycle, then all you need to know is that The Wind From Miilark is a worthy successor, and if you haven't then that begs the question why not?
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This is a classy piece of work from a masterful author. Mark Cantrell, Author of the novel Citizen Zero Oct 15, Christine rated it it was amazing. In a way, it's silly to start a review from scratch on the third book in any series. Because you're not going to look at this unless you've already read the first two, right?
So, let me say that if you HAVE read the first two and if you haven't, and you love epic fantasy, you'd better get right on it this book will not disappoint you. We open on John Deskata returning to Miilark and his only love, Rhianne remember her? We didn't know much about her in the first two, but now we go deep. She's In a way, it's silly to start a review from scratch on the third book in any series.
She's a lady's lady. And at this point, after eight years of geographical separation, about as emotionally separated from the rough warlike John Deskata as she could be. So the initial tension is, can these two find love again? Stuff happens, and it all makes sense in the story. There's a war with the Lokendah, there's other cultures over Interminable seas. There are books and prophecies.
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And that's all interesting and fascinating and readable. But it's the question of that relationship that got me to turn the page. There's plenty of history and description, and I admit to skimming through that. But I don't mind skimming to get into a riveting, character-driven piece of world-making. Apr 05, P. Jones rated it it was amazing. It has taken me a few days to try to find the right words to sum up how I feel about The Wind from Miilark. Sadly, I doubt any review I write can do the third book in this saga justice.
I humbly realize now, that unlike M. Edward McNally, I am not that great a wordsmith. The characters in this novel often times refer to their fates as being unpredictable, and they are metaphorically speaking, blown by the wind. Just It has taken me a few days to try to find the right words to sum up how I feel about The Wind from Miilark.
Just as I suspected the scene would play out in a certain way, I was blown off course, as the novel sailed in a completely different direction. To say the least, reading such an unpredictable novel was both exciting and refreshing.
The ending was shocking, horrifying and utterly brilliant. But, honestly, the whole novel was brilliant. This fantasy saga has been without a doubt the best in the genre I've ever read.
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In fact, these are the best books I've read. I am anxiously awaiting the fouth installment. Dec 05, Heather Adkins rated it it was amazing. That's what happens in The Wind from Miilark. The characters we have come to know and love throughout the first two books of McNally's Norothian Cycle come to a point from which they'll never be the same.
Just like the title might suggest, the winds of change - the winds by which the Miilarkians live their lives - bring about terror, destruction, and even the hope for a new future. This book is hard. It deals with hard themes, and it ends on a note even more difficult than you point of no return. It deals with hard themes, and it ends on a note even more difficult than you could ever imagine. Before this book, I was already invested in the series.
After, you couldn't pry it from my cold dead fingers. Jul 01, Lynne Cantwell rated it it was amazing Shelves: McNally has once again provided readers with a crackling good time.
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In the third installment of his Norothian Cycle, John Deskata goes home to Miilark to find his ancestral home being dismantled by Miilark's new ruling house. With help from allies -- including Rhianne, his foster sister and the love of his life -- he procures a pirate ship and embarks on a war against his new foes. Despite some old friends turning up along the way, things don't go exactly according to plan.
And Rhianne must get t McNally has once again provided readers with a crackling good time. And Rhianne must get to know this new, battle-hardened John, and decide whether he is still the man she once loved. My least favorite so far. The way events eventually unfolded are hardly credible view spoiler [John turning this evil?
Destroying his crew to the last man and having no regrets about it? Allying with the dragons and saying he wanted "everything destroyed"? Well, I just hope there'll be an explanation like he's being possessed or something after his passage in Vod'Adia because all this doesn't make any sense. The numerous typos were distracti 2. The numerous typos were distracting to say the least Jun 02, Andy rated it really liked it. Jul 14, KD Rush rated it it was amazing. My review for this series can be found here Matt Reed rated it it was amazing Mar 08, Melissa rated it it was ok Dec 26, Lee Tatum rated it it was amazing Apr 24, Johnathan Rowe rated it really liked it Jun 27, Dana rated it really liked it Dec 09, Michael Katz rated it it was amazing Jun 02, Brian Corrigan rated it it was amazing May 13, Erica rated it it was amazing Jul 27, Karen B rated it really liked it Nov 29, Rick Frazier rated it it was amazing May 09, Martin McNally rated it really liked it Jan 11, Crystal rated it it was amazing Aug 02, Sheila L rated it it was amazing Nov 28, Kym rated it really liked it Jan 02, There will be a Book 7.
I throw myself on the mercy of the court, and hope to thank you for your patience. Posted by medmcn on October 8, in Characters , epic fantasy , M. Nothing much has happened in the intervening weeks mind you.
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Writing Book 6 continues to take up most of my time, and while I think I am on pace for a release this year, I have to admit it is really slow going. Readers of The Norothian Cycle may have noticed a preponderance of plotlines unspooling throughout the first five books, and as John the Red is the last installment, all those loose ends have to come together.
Also, I feel it would be nice if they came together in a readable fashion — so that takes a bit of doing. Death of a Kingdom — Is Karza ever going to get some comeuppance, or is that evil jerk going to keep skating? The Wind from Miilark — Will Rhianne ever find someone else to love? Posted by medmcn on July 12, in Characters , Characters , epic fantasy , M. So here we go: Posted by medmcn on May 16, in epic fantasy , M. What was the word count of the first draft?
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And as always, thanks for reading. Posted by medmcn on May 2, in Characters , epic fantasy , giveaways , M. Particularly in terms of a guy named John. In the hands of a great author, that can still be an engaging circumstance to read about, but I mean a really great author. Most of the time, if there is little to separate the heroes from the villains, I check out of the story. A world full of people acting purely out of self-interest reads more like the national or local news to me than it does fiction.
I began writing my own epic series with the intention of fiddling with some of the traditional fantasy tropes, mostly in a fond and friendly way as I do still love the genre. When it comes to Villains mustache twirl , I intentionally went a little farther afield.