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Øyvind

oyviaase@books.babb.no

Joined 2 years, 2 months ago

Mostly reading fantasy and science fiction books, reading while commuting is genius :D

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2026 Reading Goal

20% complete! Øyvind has read 5 of 24 books.

reviewed A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan (Age of Wrath, #1)

Anthony Ryan: A Tide of Black Steel (Paperback, 2024, Orbit)

The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been …

A return to a familiar world

We return to the same world as in the Covenant of Steel books. Whilst that's my least favorite series of Anthony Ryan is this a lot better series. What I disliked about the Traitor and the other covenant of steel books was their perspective and how they where written. I have no such problems in this book, and it makes this a lot more enjoyable to read in my mind. It builds on the fantastic world from the other books and expands it and it have a lot of interesting new characters.

SenLinYu: Alchemised (2025, Penguin Books, Limited)

« In English: What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours? …

Looks pretty lacks substance

The books looks cool, while the story isn't horrible is it definitely not a great one.