Laura P. (hemmputnam) reviewed The Wizard Hunters (The Fall of Ile-Rien, Bk 1) on + 1154 more book reviews
I truly enjoyed all of the Murderbot series on audio so came back to this earlier work when I had run out of those. Maybe it was the audio format, but I had trouble keeping the characters straight and felt like I didn't know what was going on for quite a while. Even after an 18-hour listen, I still don't know why the Gardier are attacking other realms. I appreciated the world building and the relationship between the lead characters.
Lisa C. (tarheelcoin) reviewed The Wizard Hunters (The Fall of Ile-Rien, Bk 1) on + 84 more book reviews
I love the Ile-Rien universe and the various inhabitants. I first became familiar with it when I read "The Death of the Necromancer", loved it, and emailed Martha Wells asking if there were any more Nicholas Valiarde books. She replied no, but suggested that I try "The Wizard Hunters" which featured Nicholas's daughter Tremaine. I'm glad I did. The book does start off somewhat slowly, with two seemingly disparate viewpoints, but I'd read a review that addressed this and that urged the reader to stick with the book, as this would resolve itself in a few chapters and then proceed to take you on a great adventurous ride. It did, and I'm looking forward to reading the next one, "The Ships of Air".
A nice surprise. A new, original, detailed world and an enjoyable engaging story.
