Cursed with endless drowsiness, Enchantress Hiresha sleeps more than she lives. Since she never has had a chance to raise a family, she sometimes feels like every woman is pregnant except for her. This time, she is right. From virgin to grandmother, all the women in her city have conceived. One unexpected pregnancy is a drama; fifty thousand is citywide hysteria. A lurking sorcerer drains power from the unnatural pregnancies, and Hiresha must track him by his magic. Unfortunately, her cultured education in enchantment ill equips her to understand his spellcraft, which is decidedly less than proper. The only person uncivilized enough to help is the Lord of the Feast, a dangerous yet charming illusionist. Associating with him may imperil Hiresha’s city, yet refusing his help will allow the sorcerer to leech godlike power from the mass births.
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By Ms. A. Clark
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Wow, what an amazing journey with the characters and story line! Plays on your mind in places, well written twists that I didn't always see coming. Left me hungry for more of the stories really hoping they are all ready forming in author's mind!
Not often you find a book with a completely new plot and this is definately new.
Brill and exciting read and if you haven't realised it yet I loved it and would recommend!
Not often you find a book with a completely new plot and this is definately new.
Brill and exciting read and if you haven't realised it yet I loved it and would recommend!
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By Callum
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I downloaded this book when A E Marling offered it for free on Twitter, although I did not read it at once; having recently been pregnant I could not deal with the thought of mass pregnancies all going wrong. When I overcame this however I was blown away. I absolutely loved this book.
AE Marling demonstrates a beautiful use of language, with a fantasy story set in a vividly envisaged world. I very much enjoyed his original take on magic and magical beings - Bright Palms, Feasters et al.
The story is told through the eyes of Hiresha, an Enchantress. Other reviews have complained that some of the other characterisation is 2D - I did not regard this as a flaw, but as an inevitable result of the story being so completely Hiresha's.
As soon as I finished reading Brood of Bones I downloaded its sequel, Fox's Bride. Now waiting for a third book, impatiently.
AE Marling demonstrates a beautiful use of language, with a fantasy story set in a vividly envisaged world. I very much enjoyed his original take on magic and magical beings - Bright Palms, Feasters et al.
The story is told through the eyes of Hiresha, an Enchantress. Other reviews have complained that some of the other characterisation is 2D - I did not regard this as a flaw, but as an inevitable result of the story being so completely Hiresha's.
As soon as I finished reading Brood of Bones I downloaded its sequel, Fox's Bride. Now waiting for a third book, impatiently.
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By PeterC
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As the first book in what I hope will be an extended series I found Brood of Bones to be a great start. It introduced characters that grew throughout the novel yet left plenty of potential for future books. The prose was flowing despite being in the first person, a technique I often find jarring, and Marling's descriptions of the city of Morimound and it's inhabitants were colourful and vibrant. I would say this is a perfect novel for those new to fantasy as the series is still relatively new and not over-imbued with the back story of other series making it more accessible.
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Author A. E. Marling does a bang-up job with this novel about a magic-wielder afflicted with a sleeping disorder. Her drowsiness does not equate boredom for the reader. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Robin Lythgoe
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One of the most original fantasy books I've read in ages, no dwarves, elves or rings to be seen anywhere. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am about to start the Fox's Bride. Read more
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Brood of Bones is from the mercurial mind of A E Marling.
When the women in a local area all find themselves with child Hiresha know evil is afoot. Read more
When the women in a local area all find themselves with child Hiresha know evil is afoot. Read more
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I really enjoyed this book. It was well written, original and the characters were great fun! Even now, a couple of months after I finished the book, I find myself wondering about... Read more
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It has been a while since I have not been able to put a book down. Brood of Bones kept me enthralled from the first chapter. Read more
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All I have to say is that this book is a great read. Kin to walking through a dark forest, at night with a lantern that has just been blown out... Read more
All I have to say is that this book is a great read. Kin to walking through a dark forest, at night with a lantern that has just been blown out... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Zed Cahn
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not normally a fantasy person but really enjoyed this book
As the title says I have not been in the past a massive reader of fantasy books however having read game of thrones I have started to widen my reading genres
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Published 8 months ago by samplus2
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I have to say that I wasn't really expecting a great deal when I picked up this book on Kindle. I had never heard of the author and the description suggested that it was not really... Read more
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It's thanks to the power of Twitter that I discovered A.E Marling and this very interesting work of fantasy. Read more
Published 9 months ago by graciemg
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Nice and new
Started reading this along with some other books but ended up having to read this and finish it.
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