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Title: Raising Fire
Author: James Bennett
Narrator: Colin Mace
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-29-17
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal
Publisher's Summary:
Ben Garston has broken the Lore. Now it's time to face the music.
Life isn't treating Red Ben well. He's lost everything he held dear, including the love of his life. Still, at least he escaped the clutches of a malevolent spirit bent on total destruction. So there is that.
Now Ben just wants to drink, and forget, and drink some more. But he can't. Not yet.
Because someone is stirring up trouble. Someone who wants to unleash a powerful ancient magic that could bring the realm of mythology crashing into the modern world.
If Ben fails to stop them, the world will burn - and that's the last thing he needs on his conscience.
Fans of Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher will revel in this fiery tale of magic, mayhem, and modern-day mythology.
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Critic Reviews:
"For those who love this series and this genre, Raising Fire offers the fantasy you're looking for." (RT Book Reviews)
"Inventive and vivid.... This is smart action storytelling, and Bennett is assembling the materials for a terrific conclusion." (Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
You owe it to yourself to read this book.
The first novel in this series created a rich world where history, myth and fairy tale blend together and offered us a protagonist driven by duty more than heroism as it built towards a climax. This second volume picks up with the fallout of the previous years events, dropping the reader straight into the action as we discover that far from being allowed to fade back into the background, Red Ben is going to be fighting for his life.
The focus in the second novel is on the eastern and western guardians of the remnants and the lore and the machinations of the Envoy, leading us through Xanadu in the past, Paris in the present and of course, a little bit of London among others. The threads of loss, betrayal, longing and survival weave throughout the fantastic story telling and compelling characters. It's faster paced than the first, full of visceral battle scenes, with the occasional potent moment of sorrow or despair, rooting it deeply in the readers heart.
James Bennett is a superb storyteller and this series is a must read for fans of knightly adventures, dragons or fantasy, or pretty much anyone who reads fiction really.
I would recommend reading the first, but technically I think you could dip straight in at book 2, Bennett drops just enough breadcrumbs to follow the plot without the full background, although I think it is a shame to miss out on book 1 personally.
A great follow up to Chasing Embers
Raising Fire continues the adventures and trials of our favourite Remnant Ben Garston that began in Chasing Embers.It is a fast paced story combining new characters and others introduced in the first instalment. James Bennett's vivid descriptions of Hong Kong, China and beyond take you right into the action.Thoroughly recommended for lovers of myths, history and fantasy, or just good story telling.