Balislanka by John Blackport Book Review (Tomoson)

I read Balislanka (The Talan Revolt, #3). Balislanka, in exchange for honest review from Tomoson. This post contains Amazon affiliate links and images. Balislanka is the third book in the Talan Revolt Series. The other books are RainGun and Resolution.

Rick Reviore is back. Rick has been a RainGun and a Mage in Raingun and Resolution. There is plenty of fighting and persecution going on. Friends and family have died.  Rick has to defeat Lucan, the villain.

The book is a fantasy book, filled with mages, magic, and dark powers. The book also contains adult language and graphic scenery.

The book starts out with Rick learning The Order of the Compass (ogres) has escaped are on the move. Rick has to get back to defeat them. Many people have died in the fights since Resolution. No one can be trusted. Rick has to find able bodied men to fight, but not too many people or elves want to deal with ogres.

I liked reading Balislanka. The book is available in kindle format only.

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Resolution, The Talan Revolt Part 2 Book Review (Tomoson)

I read Resolution (The Talan Revolt, #2), in exchange for review from Tomoson. The book was written by John Blackport. I had previously reviewed Book 1 of the Talan Revolt, Rain Gun Summer for Tomoson, a few weeks ago. This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links and images.

The book started out with Rick Rivore, trying to escape again. The Rain Guns were under attack. One of Rick's friends was killed before his eyes. Admiral Mandrake is one of the villians in the story. Mandrake is an high priest, who uses a special sword to gather his victim's blood. Victims are not killed in the fields, but brought to Mandrake instead. The blood powers Mandrake's magic sword. That part of the book was interesting to read.

Anyway, Resolution is the 2nd book in the Talan revolt series. You also have Rain Gun, Resolution, and Balislanka. Check out the other books in the series.



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Rain Gun Summer Book Review (Tomoson).

I read Rain Gun Summer, in exchange for honest review from Tomoson. The book was written by John Blackport. I received a paperback version of the book. The book is a thick book, but the scenes move fast.

About the book:

The Book is a "heroic fantasy novel". The main character is Rick Rivoire, who has plenty of money and women. He works as a Raingun, a elite cavalry unit. A rebellion soon hits the nation. Rick can either end up on a prison ship or dead. The book is intended for Adults only. The book contains graphic violence and sex scenes.

My review: 

The book is action-packed from the beginning. The first scene--Rick is rescuing hostages. One of the funniest lines on page 1 was I got the money, Rick blurted, waving the jug. :And wine. Rick saved what was important LOL. A fight then ensued with Rick fighting pirates using spells and hand-to-hand combat. Chapter 1 ends in  a shocker. 

Also, from what I understand, People have 5 gifts. Each time an individual dies, they lose a gift when they are revived. The people can die five times. The book is also not meant for skimming. You need to read the book or you will miss a scene. I skimmed first to get a gist of the book, but had to start over and slowly read each scene. The book also does not go in chronological order. It does have back scenes. 

Now what really stands out about the book is the back pages. The author provides a royal calender, which the book follows; an explanation of currency used in the book; a glossary, and the makers plan. The maker's plan explains the book more in detail. 

As I was saying earlier, people are born with five gifts or lives. One life is lost with each death. When they lose their last gift, death is now permanent and they are not brought back to life. Permanently dead people are considered "giftless". When someone dies, they end up at temple, where they are brought back to life and they are protected from all criminal misdeeds, which occurred during the last death. 

Also, each chapter starts with a date. The royal calender comes in handy. The calender consists of 19 months with 19 days. 

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