Find The Night Of The Swarm (The Chathrand Voyage, #4) Expressed By Robert V.S. Redick Shown In Document

tetralogy is concluded and we lay to rest Pazel and Thasha, Neeps and Mirila, Hercol and Neda and dozens of other well developed characters.
Some we set aside, this story has concluded but their lives are unfinished and others we lay to rest in the proverbial Felthrup disapproves of this usage sense of the word.
In four books so well written in the parting from such distinct and unique personalities there is the feeling of having developed a rich relationship and then having to say goodbye and walk away, perhaps for good.
It is hard to find characters as well developed as these in any work of fiction, Not merely the main players, but even those such as Dr, Ignus Chadfallow, Lady Oggosk, Suthinia Pathkendle and many others, Each one is a believable character, filled with life and detail, Every avid reader experiences that last moment of reading a truly good book when they finish the last words and put the book down with a sigh and a wisp of a smile, and bittersweet regret at the parting.

We have taken a great journey together, across great seas, over ice and fire, great cities and stark wilderness, even under the sea.
We traveled the length and breadth of a fantastic, yet organic land full of the wonders of imagination, Pazels gift for languages gives us unique insight in to the eguar, a beast like no other in fantasy literature.
An empire in cancerous decay, A captain of one of that worlds mightiest ships, who just like his ship, the Chatrand, is full of secrets.
The murth, a mage confined to the bodies of willing sacrifices, the Polylex and the River of Shadows and too many others to mention.

Of course, Mr. Redick does not create ex nihilo, the selk may be in some ways like elves in Rivendell, Their mul seems like lembas, The meeting at the aqueduct may be reminiscent of a certain meeting the Fellowship of the Ring had in the Mines of Moria.
But, there is no need for defense or apology, The author has imbued each of his creations, the people, the races and the situations with more than enough creativity to make it his own, something that

feels original and fresh.

Here endeth many of the myriad story lines that have been woven in to the fabric of the series, like metallic fiber woven in to a cloth of cotton.
One may trace these lines from beginning to end as they sparkle and shine, diving out of sight for a time, yet resurfacing a little farther on.
I congratulate the author that he did not choose the easy way out in many of these stories, He has chosen a more realistic path for our journey in an unapologetic manner, Of course what is realistic in fantasy Even in the end the fairytale is eschewed, the moment that you leave with, that moment of finality and closure, Mr.
Redick has made a hard choice and done the right thing and let us down in a way we know is right.
Not only the end but the entire span of the Chatrand Voyage deserves a standing ovation and cries of, Encore! The Night of the Swarm, as a book alone, deservesstars.
The Chathrand Quartet deservesand warrants any fan of fantasy fiction to read, absorb and radiate in awe to the talent of author Robert VS Redick.
I cannot recommend these books anymore than to say this is a MUST read,
The books weave a roller coaster story, The environment is detailed beautifully, Fast action scenes. Great characterisation and characters you really care for and probably one of the best endings to any series, It is compelling. Sure this series will be compared to other " like stories " it is inevitable, But when it has been written with so much commitment, care and attention, is it really that important The answer is no.

Purchase the four books and immerse yourself in the land of Alifros, and Bali Adro, Follow the company and adventures of Pazel Pathkendle, Thasa Isiq, Neeps, Marila, Hercol and Sandor Ott, Laugh and shed a tear, Cheer and curse. Enjoy. The ISS Chathrand is welcome to sail anytime in my repeated reading list, I cannot wait.
Thank you to Robert VS Redick, A welcome new talent to the fantasy genre, It was real. A fine conclusion to an allinall very different kind of fantasy quartet, The last book is massive, but brings the story to a fine, and mostly satisfying conclusion,

The epilogue in particular made me quite sad, which is a good thing, because a series is only great if you truly care about the characters.
By the end, I cared deeply about the fate of Pazel, Thasha, Felthrup, all the other wondrous and unique characters introduced in this long series.


The book strangely reminded me The Fellowship of the Ring in many places, The first half of the book details the story of the conclusion to the quest to retrieve the Nilstone in Bali Adro, and the parallels to LotR are a bit overwhelming, with the selk replacing the elves, to the point of being stopped by a balrog, or rather demon, with Gandalf aka Ramachni saving the day.
But once the crew has returned to the Chathrand and the voyage finds its conclusion, the book returns to its more unique flavor.


In any case, The Chathrand Voyages is an excellent and unusual quartet, the only weak point being the sluggish second book.
The series could have done with some more editing because it was a bit on the long side, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time.
From Robert Redicks first published fantasy title, The Red Wolf Conspiracy RW to his most recent work, Master Assassins MA we see an author that has honed new tools without suffering the weaknesses common to authors whose creative life must satisfy deadlines.


RW loves to surprise, This was its least attractive feature, New elements were added in each of the early chapters, often in a fashion that stopped me and pulled me out of the story.
MA makes as many twists and turns, but does a much better job of dropping clues for what is coming so that the moves are welcome instead of jarring.
The presentation of the world in MA is a wellcurated gallery, introducing in an ordered progression, a foreign and fantastic worlda desert kaleidoscope of otherworldly wonder.


Also new to Roberts style is the inclusion of the gobsmacking turn of phrase or plot twist that stopped me cold and forced me to think.

More than once, Robert hits so hard, the bond between reader and story becomes immutable, MAs world is not what it seems at first blush and the hook it sets is sharp indeed,

MA also tried something new in terms of delivery switching back and forth from the present to the past.
My first thought each time the point of view departed the present story, was that it was too much and the plot of the main story was bogging down.
I prefer to learn character backstory through the narrative and dialogueor so I had thought, Each flashback journey Robert delivers in MA is a silver staple that binds the reader back to the main tale.
The second storyline stands on its own, and I have not previously seen a flashback point of view carried off so well.
MA treats the reader to two tales that cultivate each other and rewards a careful reader again and again.


The way sword fighting and action carried between the two titles did not change, Sequences remain disjoined glimpseslike the shaking camera of a news correspondent running behind a platoon, It is not my favorite style, but Roberts delivery is solid and did not weaken,

Crawling under the hood a bit more, I must make mention of the marketing copy for the new series and its reference to MAs exploration of feminism, race, and religion.
There is much to say on Roberts evolution here,
MA does not shy away, in sharp contrast to RW, from recognizing and exploring the inequities that exist in its cultures.
MA includes dynamic and powerful POC and female characters without stepping out of the story to wave and point at their inclusion.
The view we are given of these rich and fantastic characters does suffer a touch from our limited view of them.
The storys perspective throughout is male and that of the oppressor never the oppressed, The emotions and struggles of these rich characters is that of the alien, We see them but from the outside, like boys peering through a crack in the wall of womens bath.


As a final note, I must point out the one thing that did not change between RW and MA.
Robert is now an author who must meet deadlines, but his work has not suffered for it, This matters and is the reason I give himinstead of,

I will be buying everything Robert writes, regardless of genre, .