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A review by lyndiane
The Iron Ring by Auston Habershaw
5.0
I stumbled across this gem of a novel whist spot-reading through, and discarding, a bunch of other works by more experienced authors.
Clever, complex and filled with gentle humour, the basis of the story is about a young nobleman who, having eschewed his privileged upbringing in favour of less salubrious dealings, finds himself faced with the peculiar prospect of being constantly challenged by his core principles (which have a great deal of impact in defining who and what we are as humans). This challenge is manifested in the form of a plain iron ring that causes him significant pain whenever he makes questionable choices. Yes, he can ignore the discomfort, but it's not an easy thing to go against one's nature!
Making matters far, far worse, he finds himself lumbered with a teenage street urchin and a mage Defender (who he kidnapped when his latest venture went belly-up) in the midst of an ugly conspiracy...
Like I said, it's complicated and vastly entertaining. The narrative is excellent, and I cannot wait to lay my hands on the next instalment of this quirky series. I'll DEFINITELY be keeping an eye out for all future works by this writer!!!
Clever, complex and filled with gentle humour, the basis of the story is about a young nobleman who, having eschewed his privileged upbringing in favour of less salubrious dealings, finds himself faced with the peculiar prospect of being constantly challenged by his core principles (which have a great deal of impact in defining who and what we are as humans). This challenge is manifested in the form of a plain iron ring that causes him significant pain whenever he makes questionable choices. Yes, he can ignore the discomfort, but it's not an easy thing to go against one's nature!
Making matters far, far worse, he finds himself lumbered with a teenage street urchin and a mage Defender (who he kidnapped when his latest venture went belly-up) in the midst of an ugly conspiracy...
Like I said, it's complicated and vastly entertaining. The narrative is excellent, and I cannot wait to lay my hands on the next instalment of this quirky series. I'll DEFINITELY be keeping an eye out for all future works by this writer!!!