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Ebook About A mage with coveted magic and the scion of a powerful family are magically bound together in service to the Empire in the first book of a spellbinding fantasy trilogy from David Gemmell Award-nominated author Melissa Caruso. Magic is scarce in the Raverran Empire, and those born with such powers are strictly controlled -- taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon army, to be used as weapons in times of war.Zaira has lived her life on the streets to avoid this fate, hiding her mage mark and thieving to survive. But hers is a rare and dangerous magic, one that threatens the entire Empire.Lady Amalia Cornaro was never meant to be a Falconer. Heiress and scholar, she was born into a treacherous world of political machinations.But fate has bound the heir and the mage. And as war looms on the horizon, a single spark could turn their city into a pyre.Praise for Swords and Fire:"Charming, intelligent, fast-moving, beautifully atmospheric, with a heroine and other characters whom I really liked as people. I couldn't put it down."―Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library"Breathtaking... Worth every moment and every page, and should make anyone paying attention excited about what Caruso will write next."―BookPage"A riveting read, with delicious intrigue, captivating characters, and a brilliant magic system. I loved it from start to finish!"―Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Queen of BloodSwords and FireThe Tethered MageThe Defiant HeirThe Unbound EmpireFor more from Melissa Caruso, check out:Rooks and RuinThe Obsidian TowerBook The Tethered Mage (Swords and Fire Book 1) Review :
Problematic.I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, the writing is sharp and professional. I enjoyed the prose. On the other hand, the narrative was problematic.I don't really have an issue with the plot itself. The idea that mages are "tethered" to a handler who controls them is an interesting concept to explore. It's morally conflicted, but hey... so is life. It's okay to explore ideas that are morally conflicted.I just didn't think the conflict was well-managed here. The entire novel is told from the point-of-view of Lady Amalia Cornaro, a wealthy heiress to a politically connected family. Lady Amalia enjoys an extremely privileged social position due to her wealth and expected inheritance. One day, on the way home from a clandestine excursion to purchase books on magic, Lady Amalia accidently encounters a Fire-Mage who is in the process of burning down the city. To save the city, Lady Amalia "tethers" the mage by binding a magic bracelet around the Mage's wrist. The bracelet gives Lady Amalia control of the Mage's magic.The Fire-Mage is an orphaned waif named Zaira, who isn't thrilled about being tethered. In fact, Zaira has spent her life trying to avoid such a fate. But regardless of Zaira's feelings on the matter, now Lady Amalia is not only the most privileged Lady in the Empire, she is also in command of a Fire Mage who can burn a city to ashes. Politics and intrigue ensues.So my big problem with this story isn't the aspect of slavery. My problem is the point of view. There's a lot of ink devoted to the morality of tethering mages, and justifying the necessity for it (Zaira was going to burn down the city, after all). But that's all discussed from Lady Amalia's point of view. The justification is convenient.For this story to work for me, I really needed to read it (or at least part of it) through Zaira's eyes. I had to experience being "tethered" from her point of view. I needed access to Zaira's internal dialog. Instead, I get Zaira's thoughts and opinions filtered through Lady Amalia's point of view.So this doesn't work for me. It isn't impactful. It's just a story about a rich girl from a powerful family becoming even more powerful by means of slavery (as if that's never happened in human history). The token protestations of Zaira don't really mean much if I don't get to experience Zaira's internal conflict.You know what would have made this book fantastic? If the roles had been reversed. If Lady Amalia had been the mage who lost control of her power, and the orphan-waif Zaira had been the one to tether her. THAT would be an interesting story.... a rich and powerful heiress is now tethered to a homeless, destitute, street-urchin, and has to negotiate the loss of her autonomy. The same plot with all the same political shenanigans... but a more intimate exploration of what being "tethered" really means.THAT is a story I would enjoy.I perused the free sample of the second book in the series. The only way I would read the second book is if it was from Zaira's point of view. Nope. It's still written from the viewpoint of Lady Amalia. Since Lady Amalia doesn't have anything interesting to tell me, I'll pass on book two. Let's just start with the things that really worked in this book for me:- The prose is pretty tight and enjoyable.- The main characters are nicely fleshed out.- The world, story, and concepts are interesting. The titular concept (the tethered mage) feels ripped right out of The Wheel of Time, not a bad thing, and the world is interesting.- The end of the book is very strong and certain stretches of the book are very gripping. While some of the twists are slightly predicable, a lot of it did keep me guessing, and the book always kept my attention for the most part.Now what I didn't love:- The whole opening scene, and much of the tension that follows, is based on a "Oops. I forgot the ramifications of my actions, even though I know them" and then a whole lot of people seemingly being okay with something they should not be okay with. It was a pretty rough pill to swallow.- Zaira's dialog in the beginning parts of the book is a little on the nose. I know that she's supposed to crass to the main character's proper, but it felt too forced to me and removed me from the story a bit.- Certain stretches of the novel dragged a little much for my taste. One scene at the end comes to mind where it was just one too complication too many.Overall I enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the rest of the series! 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