Spirit’s End by Rachel Aaron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Legend of Eli Monpress (Book #5 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy
Published: November 2012 by Orbit (UK and US)
Easily one of the most addictive and fun fantasy series I’ve read in recent memory, The Legend of Eli Monpress concluded most satisfactorily in Spirit’s End, and now occupies my list of favourites.
The Spirit War by Rachel Aaron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Legend of Eli Monpress (Book #4 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy
Published: June 2012 by Orbit (UK and US)
A new-found favourite, The Spirit War was a fantastic penultimate volume in The Legend of Eli Monpress, a series which just kept getting better.
The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Legend of Eli Monpress (Books #1-3 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy
Published: February 2012 by Orbit (UK and US)
Rachel Aaron’s debut fantasy series, The Legend of Eli Monpress, was so addictively entertaining and fun that I blasted through all three books in the first omnibus in just four days.
The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
The Legend of Eli Monpress is such a classic romp of a fantasy tale. The world building was solid, the magic system entertaining and fascinating. I love the idea of every single thing on earth, from rocks to grass, from rivers to wind, having a consciousness of its own.But what made the story for me was the cast of characters. There was a lot of character development here, especially in the form of the relationships between characters. Miranda and Gin, Josef and Nico, Eli and, well, everything, were all such fun relationships to read about. I’m a big fan of motley crews, and Eli’s ragtag group is about as motley as they come. …