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Information, Power. Respect.
Xelnath of the Gnarled Root—a tavern owner, information broker, healer, and guildmaster of the Blackwind Company—has found a place, far better than the forest from which he came in the magical metropolis and city-state of Lladad in the Magiian Empire.
When a simple act of kindness draws the ire of a troubled assassin, his love-stricken Archmage father and an army of magically constructed golems, Xel must scheme with vipers of the high court, mingle with royalty at the castle, blackmail drug dealers in the slums, and fight assassins and mercenaries in the streets.
He needs to lean on the support of his motley crew of a dark elf assassin, a dragon pirate, a high elf royal, and a talking dog artificer to keep him from his own inner demons and doubts.
Perfect for fans of World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls, Brandon Sanderson, Michael J. Sullivan, Nicholas Eames, and Scott Lynch.
Genre Epic Fantasy/High Fantasy/Swords and Sorcery
Market New Adult to Adult
Ebook Tavern Dargath Chronicles Deston J Munden Paul Martin 9781795562584 Books
"I love it when I feel like I'm in the tavern or the beautiful gardens. The main character's mysterious past makes you want to keep reading to find out more. I don't want to give away the book, but if you want an escape into a fantasy this is it."
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Tavern Dargath Chronicles Deston J Munden Paul Martin 9781795562584 Books Reviews
- "Tavern" has a lot going on - guilds, assassins, blackmail, and more! If you're a fantasy fan, you'll probably feel at home within these pages. It's fantasy through and through, yet it doesn't fall into many of the common pitfalls or follow the overused fantasy cliches. Very creative all around. My biggest problem with the book is how long it takes for anything to happen. There were probably a couple of dozen times that I straight up skipped two or three pages and didn't miss anything of interest - sometimes, characters take like five pages just to walk downstairs. The author really likes his descriptive prose and knows how to abuse the life out of it. At the best of times, this wordiness was a mild annoyance, but at worse it took away any sense of urgency or danger and made it difficult to connect with the current ongoings. Some people are into pure prose, but I prefer larger helpings of plot. If such things don't bother you, you can probably get a good deal of enjoyment from this book. Even if it DOES bother you, you'll still probably have a decent time.
- Just finished reading this, and I can't wait for more from this author! It's now well past my bedtime, and I'm all hyper and giddy from reading such a good story. Definitely getting a physical copy to add to my collection ASAP!
- Good book, I am a picky reader but I really liked this.
- Deston Munden sets up an amazing ensemble cast of characters led by an extremely endearing orc (not something you see often too, an orc as our main hero and protagonist!). Xel is a strong character who feels very real and leans on his friends when he needs to but can hold his own...even if it takes some convincing that he is good enough to do so! There's also a nice bit of different types of representation in this book as well ranging from POC, WOC, LGBTQIA, and neurodivergent characters! The main character himself struggles with anxiety often and doesn't "magically" get over it by manning up or finding a magical plant or anything.
The action and fight scenes are beautifully crafted with each character bringing their own unique fighting style and abilities to the stage, a real treat for those of us who are fans of the Legend of Korra and Avatar the Last Airbender.
If you're a fan of video games from Bioware, you will also enjoy how the characters interact and banter with each other. Along with how each character has their own "quest" or side mission that they help Xel with. Rynn has her specialty as does Wil and as does Char, so on and so forth.
The ending is satisfying and leaves enough room for future installments (as the title does say Dargath Chronicles 1). I look forward to seeing more about Xel and crew in the future! Consider me a fan for life! I will be purchasing any and all future Deston Munden novels for as long as he is going to write them! - This is the author's first book. It's pretty obvious. Many sentences are short. This interrupts the flow of reading. It's jarring to read short sentences. Especially when there are a lot of them. Mild spoilers may follow this sentence.
The book starts with the main character returning home from an event that occurred that is probably central to the plot. He has an encounter on his way home, and the following day he asks someone for help in determining the cause of the event. The MC heads out to get some lunch--and now we are ten percent of the way through the novel.
Basically, the author needs to tighten up the prose. We don't need a description of the flowers, clothes and correspondence in his room if all the MC does is enter, sleep and leave. There's a lot of this going on and it distracts from moving things along, not to mention the proliferation of terse, short sentences that make the book read like a cheap detective novel.
This is the author's first published work and I don't want to be overly negative, although I realize this review is pretty harsh. Hopefully future works will be a smoother read. - This book was a hit for a family member who loves this genre. He told me he could not put it down. Found out about this book on reddit. I was told it’s fantastic and a total page-turner.
- I love it when I feel like I'm in the tavern or the beautiful gardens. The main character's mysterious past makes you want to keep reading to find out more. I don't want to give away the book, but if you want an escape into a fantasy this is it.
- Awesome book
