Review of Fate War: Alliance
5 stars
It’s not often I encounter fantasy interwoven with my
beloved subgenre Steampunk, but here it is, and it works amazingly well. Crown
Prince Cole of the Kingdom of Arborea is a rather headstrong, iconoclastic
individual, who much prefers to do his own bidding, which is NOT to ascend to
the throne. He and his father King Arnold at totally and always at
cross-purposes. Cole certainly does not wish to wed unseen, simply because his
Kingdom and the Island of Perspicia should be united. In this case, at this
time, it is not so much simply politics, as it is necessity: the Fate Army
advances. The Arboreal Lands need the mechanistic provenance of Perspicia, and
to further that aim, Prince Cole and Lady Samantha will now marry—sight unseen.
Samantha, too, has long been schooled in the knowledge of
her destiny. Running away, or trying to, didn’t solve the individualistic idealism
which kept her chafing at the reins of the confinements of “should, ought to,
must” common to noble and royal families. Now comes the momentous event; will
it happen, or will Cole and Samantha refuse, and let both lands fall to the
Fate Army?
Kudos to author E. M. Havens for interweaving disparate
genres and making it work, and work well; and leaving readers craving for a
sequel.
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