In an uncertain world on the brink of chaos, can love and destiny prevail?
When Kalinda parts ways with Stonewall at Whitewater City, she has no idea if she will ever see him again. But when their paths cross once more, they find themselves in the middle of impending turmoil.
Fear is consuming the land as the body-snatching thralls are multiplying and destroying everything in their path. Meanwhile, rebellion is brewing between the mages and sentinels and threatening to rock the very foundations of their co-existence.
Kali, a crippled mage who longs to run from the painful memories of her deceased father, travels to Whitewater City to meet with a powerful healer. When her sentinel escort is decimated by monstrous bandits, she is left in the company of a single sentinel, Stonewall, a man with nothing left but his chosen name and his faith in the gods. Together, they must survive demonic creatures, bloodthirsty nomads, and a strange magic never seen before.
But trouble brews in Whitewater City. Sentinel Commander Talon struggles to keep the mages captive as Eris, a shape-changing mage, prepares for an escape of her own. Meanwhile, Milo, a new sentinel, must decide if the path he’s chosen is the right one after tragedy strikes his squad.
Catalyst Moon: Incursion is the first book an epic fantasy series, with notes of romance that introduces an old world where magic is new...and rebellion is on the horizon.
My review:
This book was interesting for me to read. This was a society who feared mages and ket them sequestered from the other people. I was fascinated by it.
The story was great. A mage is getting transferred from old bastillion to a new one and her envoy gets attacked. Desperate to protect herself and the sentinels, she does magic through her bonds. She ends up transporting them far away from the scene of the battle.
If the author continued writing the story from Kalinda’s perspective, it would have been boring. Adding Gideon/Eris story would have completed the story. But when I got into Milo/Flint’s issues then it became confusing and dragged the story down.
I liked Kali and Stonewall’s characters. I liked that the author did a slow burn for the romance instead of Instalove. I didn’t feel them as a couple, at all. Because the romance was later on in the book and she was taken away from him before they could bump uglies. I’m not too sure if they did have sex. The scene where they were in the inn and making out didn’t say if they did or not. I went with no but I could be wrong. It was vaguely written.
The book ended like I thought it would. There was no huge twist and I saw what happened from a mile away. With the way the book ended, there was no doubt that there is a 2nd book coming.
How many stars will I give Incursion? 3/3.5
Why? A wonderfully written story that was a quick read. A little predictable at times and a little vague (see above) at times. But definitely keeps you focused on the book.
Will I reread? Yes
Will I recommend to family and friends? Yes
Age range: Teens on up
Why? Violence and maybe sex that was very vague.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
Mages, held captive since magic first manifested in the world, seek to break their chains. Sentinels, warriors with an unnatural immunity to magic, are oathbound to keep the magic-users prisoner – at any cost.
Kali, an atheist mage fleeing her painful past, travels to a powerful healer in Whitewater City, hoping to mend more than her broken heart. One of her sentinel escorts is Stonewall, a man left with only his faith after the death of his brother. But when monstrous bandits destroy Kali’s other escorts, the two unwitting companions must join forces to survive demonic creatures, bloodthirsty nomads, and a dangerous magic never seen before.
Meanwhile in Whitewater City, the sentinel commander struggles to keep control as the mages plan a daring escape.
Opposing worldviews collide in Catalyst Moon: Incursion, the first book a fantasy-romance series where magic is new and a mage rebellion is on the horizon.
The Catalyst Moon Saga: Book One – Incursion Book Two – Breach Book Three – Storm Book Four – Surrender (Coming 2020!)
This book was interesting for me to read. This society feared mages and kept them sequestered from other people. I was fascinated by it.
The story was great. A mage is getting transferred from an old bastillion to a new one, and her envoy gets attacked. Desperate to protect herself and the sentinels, she does magic through her bonds. She ends up transporting them far away from the scene of the battle.
It would have been boring if the author had continued writing the story from Kalinda’s perspective. Adding Gideon/Eris’s story would have completed the story. But when I got into Milo/Flint’s issues, it became confusing and dragged the story down.
I liked Kali and Stonewall’s characters. I liked that the author did a slow burn for the romance instead of Instalove. I didn’t feel them as a couple at all. Because the romance was later on in the book, and she was taken away from him before they could bump uglies. I’m not too sure if they did have sex. The scene where they were in the inn and making out didn’t say if they did or not. I went with no, but I could be wrong. It was vaguely written.
The book ended as I thought it would. There was no huge twist, and I saw what happened from a mile away. With the way the book ended, there was no doubt that there is a 2nd book coming.
I would recommend Incursion to anyone over 16. There is violence and non-graphic sex.
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