The Chathrand Voyage (5 books in series)

The Ruling Sea (2009)
language
English
3.81 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: "The Ruling Sea" by Robert Redick.The setting takes place in Alifros, the current name of the planet. In Alifros, Young Pazel and his old tutors' friends are looking for allies on the island Bramian. Here they are to find the followers of the Old Faith and subjects of the 'God-Ki...
Night of the Swarm (2012)
language
English
3.85 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: This book concludes the journey of the Chathrand and the journey to destroy the threat posited by the nilstone and the swarm. It is very week written conclusion of the journey of Paazel, Thasha, Neeps, Hercol, Neda and so many others as the world falls apart around from various ...
The Rats and the Ruling Sea (2009)
language
English
3.81 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: I read this without having read the first book. I thought it was something other than the fantasy that it is. That said, it's best to read these in order. It's a complex world and there is much work to get one's footing. It's fantasy, but has some nice, original ideas in it and w...
The Night of the Swarm (2012)
language
English
3.85 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: Reading the third installment of this series, The River of Shadows, I was blissfully ignorant that there was a fourth book- so it was a nice surprise at the end to discover that there was. And the surprises keep coming for in book four- many bringing the plot up a level and incr...
The River of Shadows (2011)
language
English
3.84 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: The ending surprised me. At first I was disappointed that it wasn't the standard 'love conquers all' or even searching forever for the love you lost. After mulling on it for awhile, it was refreshing to have a total left turn at the very end, and felt it echoed real life nicely...