And at this moment, his face had assumed the distant mask he often wore in times of turmoil. Book one of the reborn empire will be a worthy addition to your bookshelves alongside your copies of the emperors blades brian stavely and the wolf leo carew. My luck with debut novels seems to keep holding strong, and leo carew s the wolf is the latest in this string of fortunate encounters, an epic fantasy story set in what looks like an alternate version of britain, called albion, where baseline humans and outlandish warrior races compete for primacy through bloody wars. Carew s gripping and ambitious epic fantasy debut introduces a world. Leo carews debut novel the wolf, the first book in the under the northern sky series, is a masterpiece in epic historical fantasy a new voice to. Some promising signs, but the failure in cohesion and pacing drained far too much of the fun. Violence and death come to the land under the northern sky when two fierce races break their ageold fragile peace and start an allout war in this thrilling and savagely visceral epic fantasy. The wolf is a thrilling, savagely visceral, politically nuanced, and unex.
November 30, 2017 by leo carew 2 comments three years ago, i passed briefly through iceland. Fans of medieval fantasy and epic poems like beowulf will enjoy the wolf, leo carew s debut novel and the first book in his under the northern sky series. The wolf by leo carew march 26, 2018 march 15, 2018 book bosomed blonde thank you to orbit books for sending me an early. The spider under the northern sky, book 2 by leo carew. The cold edge official website of author leo carew. Leo carew s debut novel the wolf, the first book in the under the northern sky series, is a masterpiece in epic historical fantasy a new voice to. After the critically acclaimed epic fantasy the wolf comes the spider, book two in leo carews under the northern sky series. The third of four children, leo carew grew up in the centre of london, in the shadow of st. The wolf the under the northern sky series, book 1 leo carew on. It blends a bit of saxon history with an alternate past, making it fantastic. A great war has come to the land under the northern sky. Our current age is unusual, in that we are the only species of human on earth. It was a compelling world of volcanoes and waterfalls, surprisingly.
Split into three main parts that cover the events of a single autumn, winter, and spring, the book sees the sutherners of albion which just so happens to be the. As always with leo carews writing, the imagery is majestic as every battle. It was a compelling world of volcanoes and waterfalls, surprisingly abundant after the months spent at much higher latitudes. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A book much stronger in the blood of war than in the quieter machinations of politics.
When i read the wolf i knew immediately that this was a writer i was. Apart from writing, his real passion is exploration, which led him to spend a year living in a tent in the high arctic, where he trained and worked as an arctic guide. The wolf under the northern sky book 1 and millions of other books are available. Leo carew is a 26yearold cambridge graduate of biological anthropology, currently studying medicine. The book is twisty in its political maneuverings, gritty in its battle descriptions, and rich with a sense of heroism and glory that fans of saxon.
With this book leo carew joins the ranks of the top military fantasy authors. Leo carews the wolf is not historical fiction, however, it is an excellent book. The wolf the under the northern sky series, book 1 by. Leo carews debut novel the wolf, the first book in the under the northern sky series, is a masterpiece in epic historical fantasy a new voice to rival david gemmell or george rr martin. The first two novels in the under the northern sky series the wolf and the spider out now. The wolf the under the northern sky series, book 1. The black kingdom, inhabited by a race of giant warriors.