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calbowen's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fun and exciting read - I gave it four stars because I did enjoy the book, but it did not offer anything that was mind blowing - just a fun romp through the country on an airship story in the world of Eberron - I love the stories told in Eberron, and though I am not a huge fan of the War forged, they are not distracting to the stories - this is your standard fair in the world on D&D in that characters have a class, and are sometimes referred to their class in dislike or distrust from opposite sides of the playing field - Again, nothing ground breaking, but the airships are fun and have good details in this novel and I enjoy the characters, their back-stories and their mission in this and hopefully the next book.
squishy_mage42's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fun and exciting read - I gave it four stars because I did enjoy the book, but it did not offer anything that was mind blowing - just a fun romp through the country on an airship story in the world of Eberron - I love the stories told in Eberron, and though I am not a huge fan of the War forged, they are not distracting to the stories - this is your standard fair in the world on D&D in that characters have a class, and are sometimes referred to their class in dislike or distrust from opposite sides of the playing field - Again, nothing ground breaking, but the airships are fun and have good details in this novel and I enjoy the characters, their back-stories and their mission in this and hopefully the next book.
odonatakytes's review against another edition
4.0
Quite an entertaining read. Characters were delightful to meet. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
vladdbad's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
manwithanagenda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Seren Morisse left home after her father at the end of the Last War. The stipend from the Brelish government was only enough to keep her mother, so she left home for the capitol and didn't look back. As a young woman Wroat with no real training she had few options, but she discovered she had a talent for stealing. She fell in with an old man, Jamus, who needed a young accomplice and taught her the trade. When a risky job backfires and Jamus is murdered by their employer, Seren joins the Cannith Guildmaster she robbed and his small crew on an airship seeking out the lost Legacy of Ashrem d'Cannith - an avowed pacifist and genius artificer who claimed he was working on something that could change the future of Khorvaire and all of Eberron.
'Voyage of the Mourning Dawn' follows Seren and the crew of the 'Karia Naille' as they seek to discover the whereabouts of the Legacy and what exactly it is. Others, particularly a sinister changeling named Marth, are seeking the Legacy, too.
This was a decent start to a trilogy, but I haven't fallen in love with any of the characters yet. Seren remains a cypher despite a lot of time spent with her, and the rest of the cast is only given a brush of characterization. The villain Marth is given enough time that the reader has some doubts about how villainous he actually is. Eberron is a setting that deliberately blurs the often rigid lines of good and evil in Dungeons and Dragons.
This is the first long-format (more than one book) storyline that I've read in Eberron since the first trilogy and I'm hoping to get a little deeper into some Eberron lore. The next book promises a meatier flashback of the 'Day of Mourning' when the nation of Cyre was swallowed up by a magical terrorist attack (or industrial accident?), so that should be good.
Heirs of Ash
Next: 'Flight of the Dying Sun'
'Voyage of the Mourning Dawn' follows Seren and the crew of the 'Karia Naille' as they seek to discover the whereabouts of the Legacy and what exactly it is. Others, particularly a sinister changeling named Marth, are seeking the Legacy, too.
This was a decent start to a trilogy, but I haven't fallen in love with any of the characters yet. Seren remains a cypher despite a lot of time spent with her, and the rest of the cast is only given a brush of characterization. The villain Marth is given enough time that the reader has some doubts about how villainous he actually is. Eberron is a setting that deliberately blurs the often rigid lines of good and evil in Dungeons and Dragons.
This is the first long-format (more than one book) storyline that I've read in Eberron since the first trilogy and I'm hoping to get a little deeper into some Eberron lore. The next book promises a meatier flashback of the 'Day of Mourning' when the nation of Cyre was swallowed up by a magical terrorist attack (or industrial accident?), so that should be good.
Heirs of Ash
Next: 'Flight of the Dying Sun'
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