Prince nels is the scholarly runt of the ancient kainen royal family of eledore, disregarded as flawed by the king and. Waiting on wednesday cold iron by stina leicht tenacious. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cold iron the malorum gates book 1. So when i saw this first in series scheduled for release, and its a flintlock fantasy with magic, pirates and twins, i was sold. As a debut goes for stina leicht, its a marvelous one. Stina leicht books list of books by author stina leicht. Cold iron the malorum gates book 1 and millions of other books are available for. Cold iron is a stina leichts first high epic fantasy novel.
Jun 23, 2015 stina leicht brings to us an epic saga of one countries struggle for survival in cold iron, book one of the malorum gates. Her second novel, and blue skies from pain, was on the locus recommended reading list for 2012. Stina leicht is a science fiction and fantasy writer. Jun 22, 2017 i saw the cover of this book, the size of it 657 glorious pages, and i thought this looks like a proper fantasy book. Only suvi, his fraternal twin sister, supports him. Cold iron is, stina leicht says in her afterword, the novel prompted by wondering what lord of the rings would have been like had tolkein been american. From now, finding the completed site that sells the completed books willbe many, but we are the trusted. Stina leicht, whose previous books were historicalurban fantasy, makes a promising turn to epic fantasy with an excellent trio of central characters. The kainens kingdom of eledore is under attack by the acrasians, a human race that has long been oppressed by the kainens natural talent for. Stina leicht is a science fiction and fantasy writer living in central texas. Fraternal twins nels and suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into military and magical dominion in this flintlock. Her previous two novels of blood and honey and from blue skies from pain were historical urban fantasy set in the 1970s. In cold iron, stina leicht does the latter, building a cohesive northern european fantasy world that looks nothing like middleearth or westeros.
Cold iron rapidly progresses towards very entertaining indeed. Jul 14, 2015 cold iron rapidly progresses towards very entertaining indeed. Follow me on twitter for announcements of new posts over on patreon. Cold iron ebook by stina leicht 9781481427791 rakuten kobo. Cold iron the malorum gates series by stina leicht. Apr 04, 2017 with stina leichts voice telling a story comprised of these ingredients, in addition to dashes of flintlock gunpowder and a slightly different setting, cold iron is a smart start to the malorum gates, a series that looks to be a refreshing splash in the large pool of epic fantasy and answers her own question, what if tolkien was. There was always a drive to turn the page in leichts novel. Fraternal twins nels and suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into military. With stina leichts voice telling a story comprised of these.
Prince nels is the scholarly runt of the ancient kainen royal family of eledore, disregarded as flawed by. Stina leicht brings to us an epic saga of one countries struggle for survival in cold iron, book one of the malorum gates. Blackthorne book by stina leicht official publisher. Cold iron by stina leicht fraternal twins nels and suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into military and magical dominion in this flintlock epic fantasy. In this sweeping sequel to the critically acclaimed cold iron which npr books raved, reminded me, pleasurably. Blackthorne book by stina leicht official publisher page. With it, leicht moves away from urban fantasy and towards epic in the new gunpowder fantasy mode. By stina leicht how to download or read online cold iron the malorum gates book. Cold iron came out in 2015, and its been sitting on my shelf ever since. What i adore about stina leichts cold iron, the first entry in a series entitled the malorum gates, is that that she effectively tinkers with many of the genre conventions, merging them with elements more typically stressed in other fiction, while keeping the joy of epic fantasy intact in a hefty read. My attention never had the opportunity to flag, a joy in a long epic novel of this scope and length. Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our affiliate program.
See the complete the malorum gates series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Leicht writes that she wanted to come at fantasy from a more american perspective, and you can see these elements in her use of flintlock technology and one way or another, modern epic fantasy is a reaction to tolkien. Jul 07, 2015 i really liked this book even though sometimes it did feel like it dragged on a bit, but its a long book and i havent read one in a while. Stina leicht between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Cold iron by stina leicht intellectus speculativus. Cold iron by stina leicht overdrive rakuten overdrive. Stina leicht is the author of of blood and honey 3. The allure of fascinating world building permeates cold iron from its foundation.
In this sweeping sequel to the critically acclaimed cold iron which npr books raved, reminded me, pleasurably, of robin hobbs assassins apprentice seriesthe kingdom of eledore has fallen and nel and suvi lead a diaspora of their people to safety, but the magic that has kept the demon forces away is dwindling. July 12, 2015 stina leichts novel melds tolkienesque fantasy with muskets and gunpowder in a tale of elves at war with humans. Jan 15, 2016 they can balloon into the unmanageable. This is a thoroughly enjoyable book, with solid, believable characters.
May, 2015 ive heard good things about stina leicht, but have not yet read anything from her. Gritty has become a lame cliche in the urban fantasy field, but this book sells it. In the acknowledgements for cold iron, stina leicht writes that one of. Buy cold iron book online at best prices in india on. Buy cold iron malorum gates reprint by stina leicht isbn. Epic best book of 2015 there are quite a few underrated authors out there. Posted in sff tagged books, saga press, stina leicht. Stina leicht books list of books by author stina leicht thriftbooks. Buy cold iron by stina leicht from waterstones today.
Stina leicht prince nels is the scholarly runt of the ancient kainen royal family of eledore, disregarded as flawed by the king and many. Cold iron by stina leicht royal twins, a crooked advisor, warring nations, elvish creatures, and a dark reawakening evil are all familiar ingredients in epic fantasy. Cold iron stina leicht 20170622 i saw the cover of this book, the size of it 657 glorious pages, and i thought this looks like a proper fantasy book. Fraternal twins nels and suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into military and magical dominion in this epic story. These are authors with a disgusting amount of talent, but not nearly the attention for said talent that they deserve. Read cold iron by stina leicht available from rakuten kobo. Jul 14, 2015 buy the paperback book cold iron by stina leicht at indigo. It offers a fullscale flintlock fantasy world in which a a pair of young scions prince nels and princess suvi stretch beyond their royal heritage and into relams both military and magical. Here, we travel to the kingdom of eledore whose inhabitants are known the world over for their unique magical abilities.
What i adore about stina leicht s cold iron, the first entry in a series entitled the malorum gates, is that that she effectively tinkers with many of the genre conventions, merging them with elements more typically stressed in other fiction, while keeping the joy of epic fantasy intact in a hefty read. Really looking forward to getting the chance to read this one. Jul 12, 2015 in the acknowledgements for cold iron, stina leicht writes that one of the questions at the core of her new malorum gates series is, if tolkien had been american, what would fantasy look like. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Cold iron the malorum gates book 1 kindle edition by stina leicht.
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This hefty comingofage epic fantasy from leicht and blue skies from pain, which launches the malorum gates series, features not one but two adolescent heroes. She was a campbell award finalist in 20 and in 2012. Stina leichts novel melds tolkienesque fantasy with muskets and gunpowder in a tale of elves at war with humans. This was a really fun conversation because in stina s last visit to dive into worldbuilding, we got a few hints about her work on this project, and this time we were able to talk about how the novel had come together.
When nels is ambushed by an acrasian scouting party, he does the forbidden for a member of the ruling family. Fantasy fans, join us tonight as we welcome our good friend and former bookseller stina leicht with her fantasy debut, cold iron. Everything she writes is gold, so why did i wait so long to read this one. You will want to start with cold iron, but i daresay you will enjoy blackthorne perhaps even more than that worthy book. Cold iron the malorum gates book 1 kindle edition by leicht, stina. Stina leicht, in my humble opinion, is at the top of that list. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Cold iron offers a fullscale flintlock fantasy world in which a pair of young scions stretches beyond their royal heritage and into realms both military and magical. With stina leicht s voice telling a story comprised of these ingredients, in addition to dashes of flintlock gunpowder and a slightly different setting, cold iron is a smart start to the malorum gates, a series that looks to be a refreshing splash in the large pool of epic fantasy and answers her own question, what if tolkien was american. The content kept my attention pretty well the entire book and i think a lot of people who enjoy high fantasy or even fantasy would enjoy this. July 12, 2015 stina leicht s novel melds tolkienesque fantasy with muskets and gunpowder in a. There are distinct races and cultures, a magical system with spirituality and ritual within it, flintlock technology, and rumors of mythical old ones soon to return. Jul 16, 2015, cold iron offers a fullscale flintlock fantasy world in which a pair of young scions stretches beyond their royal heritage and into realms both military and magical. Stina leicht prince nels is the scholarly runt of the ancient kainen royal family of eledore, disregarded as flawed by the king and many others.
Cold iron book by stina leicht official publisher page. It is also a rather better, and strikingly less boring, book than its opening pages portend. Jul 31, 2015 cold iron is, stina leicht says in her afterword, the novel prompted by wondering what lord of the rings would have been like had tolkein been american. Fraternal twins nels and suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into m. Cold iron, by stina leicht published in 2015 where i got it. There are distinct races and cultures, a magical system with spirituality and ritual within it, flintlock technology, and rumors. Cold iron book san antonio public library bibliocommons. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Leicht writes that she wanted to come at fantasy from a more american perspective, and you can see these elements in her use of flintlock technology and the role disease plays in the plot. Jul 17, 2015 cold iron is stina leichts third novel. Prince nels is the scholarly runt of the ancient kainen royal family of eledore, disregarded as flawed by the king and many others. See all books authored by stina leicht, including of blood and honey, and and. His lack of understanding and experience in warfare might haunt him, but it also might enable him to do something utterly unconventional to surprise an enemy. See all books authored by stina leicht, including of blood and honey, and cold iron, and more on thriftbooks. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cold iron is the opening volley in the malorum gates. Cold iron by stina leicht literature a forum of ice. Fraternal twins nels and suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into military and magical dominion in this flintlock epic fantasy debut from a twotime campbell award finalist. Persephone station january 2021 cold iron blackthorne of blood and honey and blue skies. Davos main advantage and disadvantage would be he doesnt think conventionally. Cold iron ebook by stina leicht official publisher page. Cold iron by stina leicht kelseys cluttered bookshelf.
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