Bloodfury & Fear: A Short Tale From The Era Of Darkness by Ian Thompson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This short story is vividly descriptive with an almost metered artistry.
One of the hardest things to find as a reader of fantasy is a suitable description of violence. Fantasy authors either use descriptions that are familiar to readers or create a new type of violence that usually falls flat because it seems as unreal as it is. Descriptions of violence here have a very nice balance of both.
The emotional impact of the violence described was not diminished in any way by the fact that readers have never heard of these creatures before.
This story is written to give some insight into the larger tale and seems to be a perfect sample of the story it introduces. Some characters are introduced along with some backstory and thanks to a couple of bonus chapters there is a sneak peek of what happens after the events of this story take place. If the quality of storytelling holds for the entire tale I feel like readers everywhere will be in for a treat.
Frankly Wright 