| Title | : | The Amaril Company (The Yoga Trilogy #0.5) |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 103 |
| Publication | : | Published January 1, 2021 |
The Emperor is dead. Long live the King.
Emperor Traximus, ruler of the Heraclytan Empire, lies murdered at the hands of villainous Red Tradition, Mages who have seized the magic of Clovir for themselves. The loyal men of the Emperor's Coloured Companies have been crushed beneath their crimson boots. All, that is, except for four of Traximus' faithful Warriors, broken and scattered.
The men of the Amaril Company are nothing more than a mess to be mopped up, flies in the ointment to be swatted before the Mages of the Red Tradition blot out memories, create the Kingdom of Thrairn out of thin air,and install their puppet monarch.Together with unlikely allies, including a Druidess and a powerless Sea God, the remnants of the Amaril Company are all that stands between the Red Tradition and their plot to erase the past and cling to everlasting power.
But Fate has far more in store for the people of Clovir...
The Amaril Company is the first book in The Clovir Cycle. If you like fast-paced plots, rich description, colourful dialogue, darkly comic situations, and reflections on the human condition, then you'll love this opening chapter of Andrew Marc Rowe's unputdownable fantasy series.
Pick up The Amaril Company to explore this exciting new series today!
The Amaril Company (The Yoga Trilogy #0.5) Reviews
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I enjoy being in the world that Andrew Mark Rowe has created. Like many of the series that I enjoy, it seems this one will span a significant time period and introduce us to a great number of interesting characters. Andrew does a fine job delving into mythology and spirituality, while the action of the story carries us along. I like when particular sentences in a novel strike me; sentences such as "He did not know how the song of the future would sound," "It was a bit and bridle for the minds of the masses and they would thank the Church for the Honour of their enslavement," and "the warp and weft of Fate were writ large upon the sky." I'll be sure to continue reading The Clovir Cycle. Keep up the good work Andrew.
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A promising start to a fantasy trilogy.
Rowe is excellent at concrete visuals. You can tell he's the sort of author who knows how to show instead of tell.
My quibbles are minor, and largely concern the naming system within this world. Some of the names (Emperor/Warrior/Fisherman/Uther) were a little generic to the point of distraction. Others were a little jarring because of their real-world connotations: Coloured Company and Mannannan to name a few.
4 Stars on my Self Pub Scale -
I am not even sure where to begin! Amazing world-building, characters that are captivating, and more action than I expected from such a quick read! This is the prequel to The Yoga Trilogy and I am absolutely hooked - I HAVE to finish the series!
The Mages known as the Red Tradition have murdered Emperor Traximus and removed magic from the world. They are determined to rewrite history and use religion to control the masses. But prophecies keep popping up that all may not go as they have planned.
Rowe does a beautiful job introducing this new world and its mythology without engaging in lengthy exposition. He has crafted interactions between the book's characters that give the reader a quick idea of how this fantasy world works and I was absolutely taken in from the first page. I can't wait to see what will happen next in the world of Clovir! -
The Amaril Company is a novella set in the world of The Clovir Cycle, an eight book series that includes The Yoga Trilogy (main novels) and Tales of Sight (short story collections). You don't need to read Tales of Sight to enjoy The Yoga Trilogy and vice versa, but they are complementary and will add to your enjoyment. Don't let the 'Y' word throw you off - these are fantasy stories, through and through, and they're all set in the world of Clovir. If you want a free copy,
click here!
From here, I would recommend you either go for
The Yoga of Strength, Book One of The Yoga Trilogy, or
Clovir: An Overture, Tales of Sight I.
A quick note about the way I write my cycles. Essentially, there is a total of eight interrelated books set within the world of each cycle. That includes a prequel novella and a trilogy of novels, and a “Tales of” series of short story collections. The generally recommended reading order is to start with the novella, followed, by the first book of short stories, followed by the first main trilogy novel, then the second book of short stories, and on down the line in this fashion. However, this is not strictly necessary - you can start with the first book in the trilogies or the first book of short stories and you will be able to follow along.
The main novels tend to be a little more ‘serious’ and philosophical as a whole than the short stories, but that is not always the case. I cut my teeth as a writer on short stories - I love the format, I love what is required of an author to write in that style. That said, the more humorous stories are found in the ‘Tales of’ short story collections, but there are plenty of funny scenes in the novels and some philosophical interludes in the short stories.
To make a long story short - if you want the complete experience, read the entire cycle. If you just want to read the main story, check out the trilogy (and the prequel, if it strikes your fancy). If you want some bite-sized chunks to digest, check out the ‘Tales of’ stories. -
Received free for review:
Kind of skips from Emil being a toddler, to him being a grown man with his own family.
Story line is hood, lots of action, but i had a little difficulty remembering who was who.My problem, not the authors! -
It was a novella all it's own. The action flowed nicely and the story came together just in time to arrive at the end wanting more. Very Nice.
I am volunteering a review for the author. -
Tried it, because it was free. I quickly stopped. Didn't like it at all.
