To follow up from my earlier post on Call Your Steel by G.D. Penman, here is my review on the book.

CALL YOUR STEEL

G.D. Penman

Book Info

In the sky above there was no sun.

For millennia beyond reckoning the Eaters of the Gods ruled over this sunless world, waging their secret war on each other through their Chosen, mortals granted a fraction of the Eaters in human powers in exchange for a life of servitude. Kaius counts himself among their hallowed ranks, devoted entirely to his brutal duties. Lucia is no more than a travelling minstrel, albeit one who found herself in the very worst place at the very worst time. How could mere mortals like them stand up against the vast alien power of the Eaters of the Gods?

Review

Rating: 4 Stars

Never a dull moment from the first page to the last. We open with Lucia singing for her livelihood only to fall afoul of thieves. I thought Kaius would rescue her (since he killed the thief), but the author has something else in mind. The twists and turns in the story astounded me and kept me riveted to the pages. I have to say that i was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected events, as i had never expected the author to take the story in that direction. But i love it when a story is able to engage and immerse me totally in its world. The world and the concept of the eaters totally awesome and fascinating.

Kaius was, in a word, cool. I love how he was first and foremost a warrior. He tried to learn politics, though it wasn't to his liking. Lucia is great, too. I like how she always has a song for whatever occasion. I like what the author has done with the songs, how they serve as a repository for concepts and things long gone. It's a reflection of our world, before storage for writing was invented. Back to Lucia, sad to say, I didn't quite like her as the story goes. She's truly not suited for the new life she's been given, and dare I say, not smart enough to adapt. However, I do understand why she acted that way, and her actions are quite consistent with her character.

I do wish the book had been given another pass by an editor as there were punctuation and grammar errors. I can only hope the copy I read is not the final one.

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G D Penman writes fantasy fiction. He lives in Scotland with his partner and children, some of whom are human. He is a firm believer in the axiom that any story is made better by dragons. His beard has won an award. If you have ever read a story with monster and queer people, it was probably one of his. In those few precious moments that he isn’t parenting or writing he continues his quest to eat the flesh of every living species.

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