Haven A Trial of Blood and Steel Book 4 eBook Joel Shepherd
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The heart-stopping conclusion to the Trial of Blood & Steel quartet.
The Army of Regent Arrosh advances on the forces loyal to Saalshen, homeland of the serrin people, as the serrin's friends are in full retreat. Their only hope is to reach the city of Jahnd -- the serrin word for haven -- across the Ipshal River.
The Army of Lenayin marches with the Regent, but Sasha, sister of newly crowned King Koenyg, can no longer stomach the awful cause for which her people fight. As tensions build between Sasha and her brothers, her sister Sofy -- wedded to the Regent -- travels to the city of Tracato to attempt to negotiate a peaceful transition of its rich heritage to her husband's rule. But there are forces beneath the Regent's banner that wish to see all serrin and serrin-influenced civilisation destroyed for good.
While the serrin people fight for survival, families must be betrayed, enemies reconciled, nations persuaded and great armies fought, as Sasha's tale reaches its dramatic conclusion.
Haven A Trial of Blood and Steel Book 4 eBook Joel Shepherd
In my opinion, the tetralogy, "A Trial of Blood and Steel," is the best epic fantasy series written by a modern author. And it has not one wit of magic.The four novels, --"Sasha," "Petrodor," Tracato," and "Haven" - follow the adventures of a young swordswoman, Sasha, in peace, in the events leading up to war, in war, and in war's aftermath. Through it all she demonstrates extraordinary and unconventional skill with the sword as taught to her by her mentor Kessligh, an unbeaten swordsman and ex-commander-of-armies.
The larger story is that of the conflict between humans and a "different" kind of humans, the serrin, on a world that is not earth, but could be earth if, instead of the Neanderthal, a more gracile humanoid had evolved alongside homo sapiens.
At two-thousand plus pages, the tetralogy is epic, and the reader may be, at first, confused by the large number of nobles, commoners, races, cities, and nations that populate the novels, but persist. It's a great read.
In another review, I criticized the swordplay of Elizabeth Moon's Paksenarrion (I am a big fan of Elizabeth Moon otherwise) because the woman, Paks, won against men using male techniques. Even though the man are bigger, stronger, and, (assuming normal human physique) faster. In our world, men hold all the records in running, swimming, agility sports, and brute strength. I sport fence, and top level male fencers beat top level female fencers 99% of the time. This is not prejudice, it just is. Joel Shepherd solves this by introducing a type of fencing that is more Japanese than Western, as much aikido as swordplay, where the secret is placing your sword where your opponent's sword is not, never resisting your opponent's sword. It is extremely well done and believable. While a man trained in the same style might beat her, the stab and slash swordsmen she meets are baffled.
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Haven A Trial of Blood and Steel Book 4 eBook Joel Shepherd Reviews
Last book in the 'Trial of Blood and Steel' series. Good strong conclustion with all the strings tired up. Should be read in order because it not a good stand alone book. Good world building with a string cultural message.
Final book in this excellent series. Epic warfare descriptions, betrayals, pain and redemption. A fantastic read!
I really enjoyed all four of these books, and I was very pleased with the way the last of the installment wrapped things up. The ending is a little rushed and could've used some more time spent resolving some issues, but no major threads are left hanging and the characters behave consistently throughout. I really enjoyed these books and highly recommend the series.
This was a good end to the tale. The war is complicated, filled with inconsistencies, changing allegiances, successful brilliant strategy, failed brilliant strategy, and idiots. Sasha truly comes into her own setting aside some of her insecurities in favor of trusting her experience. I am glad to have taken this journey with her.
"Love carved its own path, and made its own fate."
If you have read my reviews, of other books in the series, you know my love of Sasha. She's my wife in book-form, driven by her beliefs and passions. Often she doesn't know the way, but she knows what must be done. And she blooms as she ages.
But page 252 is it. I have been waiting two books for this scene. Rhillian finally does what I've been wanting her to do this whole time. I'm so proud of her. Yes, I know, she's fictional. I DON'T CARE. She finally does the right thing for the right reason and to heck with the consequences.
Koenyg has the perfect ending.
Is the ending a bit sudden- possibly, but that is what happens in a battle like that. One slight change at the right time ends it.
It is easy to recommend this series. It's very gray, and Book 3 is very hard, but the series is a masterpiece. I'm really glad I found it.
Sasha loses herself and finds herself as she struggles to save the Serrin and their way of life against overwhelming odds. All of the characters throughout the series are back to make this a tremendous finale. I would so much like to see what everyone was doing ten years after the end of this part of the story, would love to spend more time with Sasha and Errollyn and all the others.
This is the end of the Trial of Blood and Steel, over 300 consecutive pages of battle, warfare, and military engagement. Everything is centered around Haven (also called Jahnd), a fortified human city constructed at the edge of Saalashen. If it is taken, the Serrin face genocide. The book opens with tactical discussions, and a desperate diplomatic mission to Ilduur, a nearby neutral country the Serrin helped found 200 years ago. Their Nasi-Keth have become isolationist, and there's a hidden bribery tie-in.
After that mission, it's the big war. Kesseligh is overall commander, but he's outnumbered somewhere between 3 and 5 men to one, depending on the engagement location. Additionally, the enemy has captured 'advanced' Serrin war siege engines, and while they don't know how to best use them, they are still devastating. Sasha gets a command position.
This is the story of one final battle, with the philosophical underpinnings of both sides represented.
It is also the story of little else but the final battles. Great if you are in the mood for battles and war stories, but not something you'd enjoy if you just want light fantasy or character building. Pretty much 450+ pages of constant military fantasy battles, mostly larger engagements between armies of 30000+ troops.
Events are concluded in a satisfactory manner, but little in the way of romance or character building compared to the volume of military exposition. When I read, I was in the mood for military fiction, and I enjoyed the work.
In my opinion, the tetralogy, "A Trial of Blood and Steel," is the best epic fantasy series written by a modern author. And it has not one wit of magic.
The four novels, --"Sasha," "Petrodor," Tracato," and "Haven" - follow the adventures of a young swordswoman, Sasha, in peace, in the events leading up to war, in war, and in war's aftermath. Through it all she demonstrates extraordinary and unconventional skill with the sword as taught to her by her mentor Kessligh, an unbeaten swordsman and ex-commander-of-armies.
The larger story is that of the conflict between humans and a "different" kind of humans, the serrin, on a world that is not earth, but could be earth if, instead of the Neanderthal, a more gracile humanoid had evolved alongside homo sapiens.
At two-thousand plus pages, the tetralogy is epic, and the reader may be, at first, confused by the large number of nobles, commoners, races, cities, and nations that populate the novels, but persist. It's a great read.
In another review, I criticized the swordplay of Elizabeth Moon's Paksenarrion (I am a big fan of Elizabeth Moon otherwise) because the woman, Paks, won against men using male techniques. Even though the man are bigger, stronger, and, (assuming normal human physique) faster. In our world, men hold all the records in running, swimming, agility sports, and brute strength. I sport fence, and top level male fencers beat top level female fencers 99% of the time. This is not prejudice, it just is. Joel Shepherd solves this by introducing a type of fencing that is more Japanese than Western, as much aikido as swordplay, where the secret is placing your sword where your opponent's sword is not, never resisting your opponent's sword. It is extremely well done and believable. While a man trained in the same style might beat her, the stab and slash swordsmen she meets are baffled.
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