Even if this whole geographical phenomenon doesn't feel scrupulously accurate, it's a great foundation for Hair's story and characters.Ĭonsequently, you can understand that the history of the world is rich. So when a group of mages created the Leviathan Bridge, a construction that connects the two continents for a time (at the ultimate low tide) every twelve years, the world changed. Navigation is almost impossible and even if airships can travel between the landmasses, they don't seem to suffice to transport a huge number of troops. Caused by the proximity of the moon, the oceans are in a great turmoil. Her speech is clearly unnatural and awkward.Īnother distinctive aspect of Hair's world is the division between the two continents of Yuros and Antiopia at the heart of the world's structure. The problem is that almost every member of her council was present and part of it so they knew very well what happened. The mother of the young emperor of the Rondian Empire is speaking with her council about the Third Crusade but when she does, she recounts the complete history of the first two crusades. One example of this is right at the beginning of the book. Some aspects could have been revealed in the follow-ups. I think that Mage's Blood would have benefited from a less prominent background explanation. Heavy info-dumps are scattered throughout the book, more than I wanted to receive, mostly so in the first part of the novel. These factions, even if in the end are reminiscent of the religious faiths of the real world, need some explaining and background detail and it's not conspicuous in Hair's case. David Hair created a complex world where the political situation is in symbiosis with the various religious factions of the world. but it is three seemingly ordinary people that will decide the fate of the world Mage's Blood is not an easy book to dive into but it shouldn't discourage the readers.

Now the third Moontide is almost here and, this time, the people of the East are ready for a fight.

The Magi are hell-bent on ruling this new world, and for the last two Moontides they have led armies across the bridge on 'crusades' of conquest. Most of the time the Moontide Bridge lies deep below the sea, but every 12 years the tides sink and the bridge is revealed, its gates open for trade. Mage's Blood is his first adult Fantasy novel, it was released in September 2012 and will be followed later this year (in October) by The Scarlet Tides. Mage's Blood is the first book in a new series called The Moontide Quartet by David Hair, a New Zealander author who wrote several YA Fantasy novel (for 2 series) and won an award for one in New Zealand.

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