The Dragons of Dorcastle (The Pillars of Reality) (Volume 1), by Jack Campbell
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The first book in a thrilling new epic fantasy saga by Jack Campbell, the New York Times best-selling author of The Lost Fleet series!
For centuries, the two Great Guilds have controlled the world of Dematr. The Mechanics and the Mages have been bitter rivals, agreeing only on the need to keep the world they rule from changing. But now a Storm approaches, one that could sweep away everything that humans have built. Only one person has any chance of uniting enough of the world behind her to stop the Storm, but the Great Guilds and many others will stop at nothing to defeat her.
Mari is a brilliant young Mechanic, just out of the Guild Halls, where she has spent most of her life learning how to run the steam locomotives and other devices of her Guild. Alain is the youngest Mage ever to learn how to change the world he sees with the power of his mind. Each has been taught that the works of the other's Guild are frauds. But when their caravan is destroyed, they begin to discover how much has been kept from them.
As they survive danger after danger, Alain discovers what Mari doesn’t know – that she was long ago prophesized as the only one who can save their world. When Mari reawakens emotions he had been taught to deny, Alain realizes he must sacrifice everything to save her. Mari, fighting her own feelings, discovers that only together can she and Alain hope to stay alive and overcome the Dragons of Dorcastle.
The Dragons of Dorcastle (The Pillars of Reality) (Volume 1), by Jack Campbell- Amazon Sales Rank: #186509 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .84" w x 5.50" l, .94 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 334 pages
About the Author “Jack Campbell” is the pseudonym for John G. Hemry, a retired Naval officer who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis before serving with the surface fleet and in a variety of other assignments. He is the author of The Lost Fleet military science fiction series, as well as the Stark’s War series, and the Paul Sinclair series. His short fiction appears frequently in Analog magazine, and many have been collected in ebook anthologies Ad Astra, Borrowed Time, and Swords and Saddles. The Pillars of Reality is his first epic fantasy series. He lives with his indomitable wife and three children in Maryland.
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful. Interesting story, dull interactions By Spectre I really wanted to like this book, especially after spending 14 hours listening to it. It was well narrated, no issues there. The world building was excellent, and it was probably that more than anything else that held my interest. I feel like it has the potential to develop into a really good series. Where it really fell short for me was in the dialog, both internal and external. I felt like it was extremely repetitive and dull. In regards to problems with the guild, relationship issues, etc, I feel like I spent most of the book listening to someone's internal monologue. The problem is they spent most of the time thinking in circles, rehashing the same worn out themes. There were a few times I had to check and make sure I hadn't bumped myself back a few chapters because I was so sure they had just had that conversation or identical internal monologue. In the end I feel like it was a story that tried to be character driven when it should have been world or action driven. I found myself becoming agitated and sometimes pounding the steering wheel or having to take a break in exasperation for the story arc to move forward. This is unusual for me , as I am usually very patient with books, written or audio, and like to zone out to the story. I'm interested enough in the story and the world created to give the next one a chance, but one more like this and I'm out, sorry.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. This is a young adult story, nothing wrong with that. By AudioBook Reviewer I do not normally listen to fantasy, not because I don’t like it, but because there is simply too much to listen to elsewhere. My main reason for purchasing this was to get in at the beginning of a new series by Jack Campbell. I really enjoyed the Lost Fleet, but I feel like it will take forever for me to catch up.Campbell has created an interesting world, Dematr. That was settled by humans centuries ago. Now there are the two factions that control most everything. The Mechanics, just like you would think, are the ones in charge of creating, building and maintaining technology. The Mages, while I am unsure of what the control in the society, rule the world of magic and illusion. One thing is for sure Mages and Mechanics do not, under any circumstances, associate with one another in any way.Think of The Dragons of Dorcastle as an extended revamp of the classic Romeo and Juliet. Here we have a young, youngest ever, male mage who has been given the duty of escorting a caravan, with known cargo, through the wastelands, where bandits run rampant. Of course the caravan is attacked and the secret cargo is revealed to be a young, brilliant, female mechanic. They try to keep from becoming friends, but after the death deifying the experience cannot seem to loose each other.Quickly they learn that there is more going on they either of them thought and realize, along with there feelings for each other, that they are the keys to fixing what they see wrong in their world.This is a young adult story, nothing wrong with that. Because of that there is the YA obligatory love story underneath everything. Campbell has created his characters in such a meticulous way, I could not help but develop my own feelings for both of them. I have already gotten the second book and will be listening with anticipation.Once again Macleod Andrews show his diversification as an audiobook narrator. He his able to go from soft-spoken young adults to creepy overbearing adults with ease. I have been listening to him a lot as of late and do not regret a single moment. He is one to look for if you want to be guaranteed the story is told in one of the best possible ways.Audiobook purchased for review by ABR.Please find this complete review and many others at audiobookreviewer dot com[If this review helped, please press YES. Thanks!]
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Steampunk & fantasy & young heroes! By S Mage Alain is on his first assignment, which is guarding a caravan as it travels through the desert wastes. Alas, desert raiders (Or are they? Pretty heavily armed to be merely bandits.) strike the caravan. Mage Alain does the unthinkable and teams up with Master Mechanic Mari to survive the attack and make it safely to their intended destination. There, Mari heads off to her first Mechanic assignment and Mage Alain must report in to his guild. Further odd occurrences and the blooming friendship between these two continue to pester them both. Their guilds have have nothing but disdain for one another and seniors from each guild worn the two young friends to stay clear of each other.This was one of my favorite reads of the year, hands down. I am new to Jack Campbell’s work (but I heard him talk at Bubonicon this year, so had to check out this book when the opportunity came my way). The world building was excellent without being tedious. The character development was smooth and complex and deeply fascinating. The plot showed us there are plenty more mysteries to come in this series, and yet, still wrapped up the most immediate mystery and left me feeling satisfied. It was a great listen.Both Mari (18) and Alain (17) are young for having attained status within their guilds. And their guilds seem to be incapable of letting them forget it. While this can’t be ignored by the plot, I never felt like I was being hit over the head with it. Mari and Alain are young and do make mistakes, but they also approach their work with seriousness and dedication (both of which pay off as it keeps them alive again and again). Both struggle with their pasts, as each was raised within their respective guilds and not by parents. In some ways, Alain’s training was harsher, stripping him of nearly all of his human feelings and therefore, his ability to connect with others. Set next to these two fascinating characters, we have several side characters that I am looking forward to learning more about.In this world of Dematr, the Mechanics Guild and the Mages Guild have been set against each other for as long as the reader knows. The Mechanics rely on engineering, weights & measures, and logic. The Mages believe the world is but a dream and all but the individual are shadows; nothing is real. This allows them to manipulate the world around them in ways that Mechanics and the Commons (all the rest of us) can scarcely comprehend. The Mechanics and Mages lord it over the Commons and the Commons seem to be tiring of it. There is rumor of revolt building. Questions about guild law and history are frowned upon and rarely answered. It’s a lush world full of secrets and conflict! It was at times heart pounding to listen to Mari and Alain navigate through it.Without giving much away, the dragons don’t come in to it until very near the end. They are completely worth the wait! some of the most exciting scenes (often coupled with the most humorous scenes due to Alain’s lack of understanding of stressed humans and sarcasm) occurred with the dragons. And let me mention that this book has a bit of a steampunk vibe to it with some of the work the Mechanics do. I am very much looking forward to the next installment in this series.Narration: MacLeod Andrews did a very good job with this book. I loved his voice for Mari, which was a little throaty for a woman (but, hey, why not?) but also captured her humor perfectly. He also did a fantastic job of pulling off more than one emotionless Mage voice (as required by the Mage culture). As Alain grows and he starts attempting to infuse emotion into his voice, Andrews did a great job of portraying those attempts.
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