Honor Crowned The Spare Heir Book 3 edition by Michael G Southwick Keith Leatham Literature Fiction eBooks
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The coming war brings many changes to the kingdom, most of them bad. By order of the King Jorem must give up his secret identity as the soldier Rim and take up his true name to lead men on a mission aimed more to keep him out of the way than to accomplish anything. He must earn the trust of a people who have lost all at the order of his father, a people who still think of him as the spare. When he finds himself faced with an enemy force out of his deepest nightmares, Prince Jorem will have to rely on the help of some unlikely heroes.
Betrayal and deceit are just a few of the challenges coming his way. With the help of friends both new and old, Jorem will have to find a way to overcome not only the enemies’ secret army but the uncertainties and insecurities that come with a boy newly become a man.
Honor Crowned The Spare Heir Book 3 edition by Michael G Southwick Keith Leatham Literature Fiction eBooks
I personally suspect this book was written by two separate people. In my mind it is the only way this book could have come out as it did. I've waited since book 2 eagerly to read this next installment, and upon seeing both the length of the novel as well as the plot pace, i was ready for the next step in a saga ongoing. What I got was the apparant absurdly rushed ending to a story involving so many plot holes it isn't even funny.***Spoilers ahead! Please note that I feel that the novel comes to a complete and utter train wreck at the end and I hold very specific issues to what was effectively the ruination of the story.*** If you do not wish to read my specific points, my summation is as follows:
By the end of the novel I was literally face palming with almost every paragraph as the author became more and more cliche. It's as if he had a word limit he had set (which was rather short) and suddenly realized that he had spent an entire novel describing a tiny battle at a run down castle, and yet still felt the need to close the story immediately with said limit. This resulted in Roughly 2 chapters carrying the story forward an entire novel's worth of plot, if not two. I want to like the story even a little bit, however the complete collapse of any literary skill and technique frankly took this book from a 4 star to a 1. The real world equivalent of this book is like traveling on a highway, only to come around a turn and hit the breaks at a dead-end. The closure of the book is so fast, it's almost mentally jarring.
Pros:
-Grammar and editing is good, which is a plus, especially for a 2.50 book as you see less of that now.
-Dialogue was "okay". There was the occasional point where speech become both stilted and entirely robotic but that was the minority.
-Combat scenes were fairly well done, keeping the pace moving without getting too in depth of the specific moves. For the most part, I think the author expects us to know the fighting style from previous novels.
Cons: (The majority of these issues arise in the second half to final third of the novel, indicating to me either a rush job or second author)
- Primary issue: The author accelerated the primary character jorem from your average younger son to literally a god figure supported by the most powerful creature in the story, with little to no explanation why, especially considering prior facts offered about said creatures.
- Said acceleration of character power also closed the entire ongoing tension plot in fewer words used to describe the setting of defenses for a relatively minor battle.
- Plot characters were suddenly given very "archetype" roles with unbelievable explanations. A harden warrior woman becomes emotional because she makes a comparison between a hardened assassin and an untrained noble based off a relationship explained in a few paragraphs, never mentioned prior to.
-The established rules of the book in regards to magic were completely broken in final segment. the novel states clearly and repeatedly through the novel that magic requires cost, and that when a person is trapped in the "forbidden" cells, they are trapped. Yet somehow the PC stubmles upon the stumbling body of a trapped soul, is physically transported who knows how far to the very lair of the the "dark mage" who supposedly has the power to trap dozens of mages including the most powerful creature in the realm, yet is defeated by a weakened mage defeated once already. Said important character's total lines in the book consisted of a grand "Die Witch!"...very informative.
-Power/hold of the dark mage over fanatic troops is never explained.
-Intrigue of the previous two novels is summed up by "your father went insane".
-Romance plot...never closed.
-Main character somehow recalls spell (from no source) that gives instant power to loved one that trained spellcasters know nothing of and cannot explain.
-Main character is hinted at having unique physical powers/berserker abilities that allow him to move considerable distances very fast and defeat numerous foes at once, yet is never explained other than "I was angry."
-For three novels, repeated attempts to influence/kidnap/harm the main character from an unknown (though hinted dark mage source) are brought up, yet the reasons and source behind said plots are never explained. Even a plot revealing character states something along the lines of "I know nothing about that". Completely left open.
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Honor Crowned The Spare Heir Book 3 edition by Michael G Southwick Keith Leatham Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I have now read the whole series. the author is very slow paced, detailed--overly detailed. But the story holds together until the 3rd book. As other's mentioned the ending is rushed. the ending is also out of character with the rest of the book, as all of a sudden the hero is the Super Hero, (needs a red S on his chest) with plans to save the world from itself. no don't want to be a king where you could make rules and regulations, and inforce them. lets just threaten everyone that does wrong. yeah. how old is the author? how many super hero books does he read? the ending is very immature. all of the books dragged. but the third book had me skipping pages and pages, as I got tired of reading the same thing over and over. if you have read the first two books, of course you want to know the end, If you have not started. then don't.
I really wanted to enjoy this book and kept waiting for something to happen. As another reader aptly noted (meaning I could not say it better myself, though I give the book one more star than did the other reader)
"Southwick attempts to wrap up any and all loose ends in the last thirty or so pages of the books. Unless this is preparation for another trilogy, it makes no sense. While questions from the last two books are answered, new questions abound.
Additionally, the "boss fight" I was expecting was disappointing. Less than three pages to defeat the major villain in the series.
Finally, Southwick seemed to get bogged down in the first 4/5 of the book with a prolonged siege. While good for character development, it sucked for reading."
Two stars because the writing is a delight to read. Everything is well described, but nothing happens of importance. The protagonist is never in danger, nor are anyone important. In a typical story, the antagonist is better at everything compared to the protagonist. The protagonist should have nothing (important) go his way until the end. Not so in this story.
The antagonist is an empty shirt who cannot even defeat the protagonist at his weakest. The only thing he ever says is, "What have you done?" Seriously? We are denied an antagonist of any substance whatsoever. We don't know his name, where he came from, how he rose to power or anything.
If you like reading where the good guy is never in danger, have fun with this book.
**** Spoilers Ahead ****
The title of the book, "Honor Crowned," is very misleading. There isn't a crown in the entire book. We don't even meet a King or Queen, let alone the protagonist getting a crown. A better title would have been "Honor, When It's Convenient."
For example, the protagonist is ordered at the beginning of the book to canvas a region with a handful of misfits, but the captain of his outfit lets him pick the cream of the crop. This goes against the protagonists honor (to disobey an order), but he doesn't mind. On the journey he chops some wood and suddenly he's a prince of the realm that everyone considers worthy of the title. It is well written through these parts, so ok - maybe, but read on.
There is a undeveloped sub-plot from book 2 where other "spare heirs" like himself end up working for the bad guys, get killed and there are no repercussions. In this book they are never mentioned or are other spare heir notables brought into the story. An opportunity lost.
The early books talk about during all the wars important knowledge is lost to the brutality of men. We get to hear about a library in the battle for a keep, and the knowledge within would be a waste to lose. By the end of the fight win or lose, the library should be burning (and at least in danger of being lost). There should be a comment about losing all that important information - it never happens.
The battle sequences are very well written if not plausible. Considering the protagonist never fights anyone worthy since book 2. You never feel the protagonist is in danger through the whole book, he's never captured, tortured or in anyway threatened by the antagonist or his forces. Miracle after miracle occurs such that a handful of old men and babies can defeat super veteran enemy soldiers. Not just once but twice.
I agree with another review. The last part of the book seems written by someone else. The protagonist travels for several days "north," notices the beautiful changes in scenery. Mentioning how the trees up here need eight men hand to hand to encompass. Then bam, he's teleported to a wizard's citadel. Putting his great skill of chopping wood to use he unleashes all the captives of the great "Dark Mage," never confronting said mage. That's left for his friend to do, while he flies off and uses more wood chopping skill to release her dragon.
The Dark Mage is supposedly so powerful everyone is afraid of him, but he's not - he cannot defeat our protagonist and his friend. He has no tricks up his sleeves. Those talents are reserved for the protagonist. He can throw a few fireballs that don't hurt their target. He does nothing to reveal why he's called "The Dark Mage" during the final confrontation with him. We do get to see how mean he is when our protagonist releases his captives, saying, "What have you done?"
A better response would have been, "You think you've defeated me? I was just waiting for some fool to do what you've done..." When released from their captivity by the stupid protagonist, all the captives were sucked into his evil ring and the Dark Mage blasts the protagonist into oblivion with their combined power. Now make the protagonist the Dragon Knight he becomes at the end of the book, so he can beat the Dark Mage - defeat the Dark Mage and everyone rejoices, especially the reader for seeing the protagonist lose at least one fight!
I personally suspect this book was written by two separate people. In my mind it is the only way this book could have come out as it did. I've waited since book 2 eagerly to read this next installment, and upon seeing both the length of the novel as well as the plot pace, i was ready for the next step in a saga ongoing. What I got was the apparant absurdly rushed ending to a story involving so many plot holes it isn't even funny.
***Spoilers ahead! Please note that I feel that the novel comes to a complete and utter train wreck at the end and I hold very specific issues to what was effectively the ruination of the story.*** If you do not wish to read my specific points, my summation is as follows
By the end of the novel I was literally face palming with almost every paragraph as the author became more and more cliche. It's as if he had a word limit he had set (which was rather short) and suddenly realized that he had spent an entire novel describing a tiny battle at a run down castle, and yet still felt the need to close the story immediately with said limit. This resulted in Roughly 2 chapters carrying the story forward an entire novel's worth of plot, if not two. I want to like the story even a little bit, however the complete collapse of any literary skill and technique frankly took this book from a 4 star to a 1. The real world equivalent of this book is like traveling on a highway, only to come around a turn and hit the breaks at a dead-end. The closure of the book is so fast, it's almost mentally jarring.
Pros
-Grammar and editing is good, which is a plus, especially for a 2.50 book as you see less of that now.
-Dialogue was "okay". There was the occasional point where speech become both stilted and entirely robotic but that was the minority.
-Combat scenes were fairly well done, keeping the pace moving without getting too in depth of the specific moves. For the most part, I think the author expects us to know the fighting style from previous novels.
Cons (The majority of these issues arise in the second half to final third of the novel, indicating to me either a rush job or second author)
- Primary issue The author accelerated the primary character jorem from your average younger son to literally a god figure supported by the most powerful creature in the story, with little to no explanation why, especially considering prior facts offered about said creatures.
- Said acceleration of character power also closed the entire ongoing tension plot in fewer words used to describe the setting of defenses for a relatively minor battle.
- Plot characters were suddenly given very "archetype" roles with unbelievable explanations. A harden warrior woman becomes emotional because she makes a comparison between a hardened assassin and an untrained noble based off a relationship explained in a few paragraphs, never mentioned prior to.
-The established rules of the book in regards to magic were completely broken in final segment. the novel states clearly and repeatedly through the novel that magic requires cost, and that when a person is trapped in the "forbidden" cells, they are trapped. Yet somehow the PC stubmles upon the stumbling body of a trapped soul, is physically transported who knows how far to the very lair of the the "dark mage" who supposedly has the power to trap dozens of mages including the most powerful creature in the realm, yet is defeated by a weakened mage defeated once already. Said important character's total lines in the book consisted of a grand "Die Witch!"...very informative.
-Power/hold of the dark mage over fanatic troops is never explained.
-Intrigue of the previous two novels is summed up by "your father went insane".
-Romance plot...never closed.
-Main character somehow recalls spell (from no source) that gives instant power to loved one that trained spellcasters know nothing of and cannot explain.
-Main character is hinted at having unique physical powers/berserker abilities that allow him to move considerable distances very fast and defeat numerous foes at once, yet is never explained other than "I was angry."
-For three novels, repeated attempts to influence/kidnap/harm the main character from an unknown (though hinted dark mage source) are brought up, yet the reasons and source behind said plots are never explained. Even a plot revealing character states something along the lines of "I know nothing about that". Completely left open.
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