The Warden - Rambling Readers

eBook, 310 pages

English language

Published April 18, 2023 by Tor Books.

ASIN:: B09XL7HCFJ

(2 reviews)

There was a plan.

She had the money, the connections, even the brains. It was become one of the only female necromancers, earn as many degrees as possible, get a post in one of the grand cities, then prove she’s capable of greatness. The funny thing about plans is that they are seldom under your control.

Now Aelis de Lenti, a daughter of a noble house and recent graduate of the esteemed Magisters’ Lyceum, finds herself in the far-removed village of Lone Pine. Mending fences, matching wits with goats, and serving people who want nothing to do with her. But, not all is well in Lone Pine, and as the villagers Aelis is reluctantly getting to know start to behave strangely, Aelis begins to suspect that there is far greater need for a Warden of her talents than she previously thought.

Old magics are restless, and an insignificant village on …

There was a plan.

She had the money, the connections, even the brains. It was become one of the only female necromancers, earn as many degrees as possible, get a post in one of the grand cities, then prove she’s capable of greatness. The funny thing about plans is that they are seldom under your control.

Now Aelis de Lenti, a daughter of a noble house and recent graduate of the esteemed Magisters’ Lyceum, finds herself in the far-removed village of Lone Pine. Mending fences, matching wits with goats, and serving people who want nothing to do with her. But, not all is well in Lone Pine, and as the villagers Aelis is reluctantly getting to know start to behave strangely, Aelis begins to suspect that there is far greater need for a Warden of her talents than she previously thought.

Old magics are restless, and an insignificant village on the farthest border of the kingdom might hold secrets far beyond what anyone expected. Aelis might be the only person standing between one of the greatest evils ever known and the rest of the world.

3 editions

Leia reviewed The Warden by Daniel M. Ford (The Warden, #1)

Its a Two-Parter

4 stars

A very enjoyable read. More of a travelog, a series of stories like The Hobbit than most traditional books.

I'm guessing the Twin Peaks comparison is because it's a big city detective stuck in the middle of nowhere with weird shit going on.

I finished it a week, which I think is the fastest I've done all year.

Bu yeah, this is part one of two and ends on a cliffhanger. Which I do not care for from first books of fantasy. BUT! I will read book two "Necrobane" next year.

But yeah, if you want a smug wizard-cop sent to bumfuck with an interesting cast of characters, (and goat) it's worth the read.

ghosttie

rated it

Mar 10