The Stormbringer by Isabel Cooper – a Review
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Description:
The Witcher goes fiercely feminist in this gripping paranormal romance from noted author Isabel Cooper.
Raised from childhood to be weapons against the darkness, Sentinels spend their lives fighting the storm-born monsters that prey upon humanity. They alone can stare down the Traitor God. Their hands will shape the world, and their swords will seal its fate.
Amris has been trapped in dreamless sleep since the final battle raged centuries ago. Now he is awake…and so, it seems, is the Traitor God. Determined to save the world from being swallowed by the oncoming storm, Amris and fierce Sentinel Darya must learn to trust each other as they fight their way through a ruined city swarming with monsters in a last desperate bid to get word back to their allies before it’s too late…
Review:
The Stormbringer by Isabel Cooper is the first book in her new Stormbringer series. This is an epic fantasy adventure series filled with magic, sword fighting, epic battles, creatures and an evil god. Sentinels, who start training as a young child, protect the world against a traitor god and his minions who threaten to destroy the world.
Darya, one of the best sentinels, and our heroine, accidently wakes up an infamous warrior, who was locked in statis for 100 years. Amris, our hero, is a General, who battled the Traitor God all those years ago, with both of them awakening, bringing chaos and destruction. Amris is a bit lost, but knows he needs to help defeat the evil Thyrad, who is now awake and creating monsters to destroy cities. Amris also learns that his friend and lover all those years ago, is magically connected to Darya’s soulstone sword; Gerant is a mage spirit that protects, uses spells to help Darya. Amris knows everything about Thyrad, who does the bidding of the Traitor god, is a sorcerer creating the enemy horrendous magical creatures that are almost impossible to kill.
What follows is a wild, nonstop action filled battles that has you on the edge of your seat the entire book. Amris and Darya work closely together to use their experience and magical skills, along with Gerant, to bring together all the sentinels, mages, warriors in trying and stop the onslaught. What I really liked was how women, were equally as strong and savvy as the men. Cooper has created some very good secondary characters who were part of the overall team effort. I also like the slow build romance between Amris and Darya, with Gerant’s approval (he is dead, with his soul as part of the sword).
The Stormbringer was well written by Isabel Cooper, with great characters, in a very good fantasy adventure that was non stop action. I look forward to seeing where Cooper will take us next.
Reviewed by Barb
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