Witch King (Rising World)

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Witch King (Rising World)

Witch King (Rising World)

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Thankfully, Wells is a master at her craft, and that trust is well deserved. While it took me a couple of chapters to really get adjusted to the vastness and strangeness of Witch King’s world, it ultimately ended up adding to the sense of immersion. There’s always a strong feeling of intention behind the specific choices Wells makes in telling the story; the magic, cultures, and various creatures and bits of lore are expertly drawn. The characters are vivid and lovable, especially Ziede, who is a consistent scene-stealer. Witch Kingis simply a well-wrought fantasy book in pretty much every respect.

MW: You want to try to make it feel for the reader as complex as the real world is, without overwhelming them. And that's kind of the balance you have to strike. Kai is an intriguing being, as an under earth demon inhabiting a mortal host. Of course his history has lent him special traits that aren’t typically associated with demons in this world. Ziede is equally fascinating as her powers are more elemental (she controls wind spirits or devils). And Tahren, whom we travel far to meet is of another kind altogether being one of the immortal blessed.

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Sam Danis: Hi, this is Sam Danis. I am Audible’s sci-fi and fantasy editor, and I am just elated to be chatting today with the amazing Martha Wells. Martha is, of course, the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the ongoing series the Murderbot Diaries. She is also the author of many works of fantasy, including the Books of the Raksura series, and her latest, the title I'm looking forward to talking about today, Witch King . Thanks so much for being here, Martha. After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well. But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence? In that way, Witch Kingalmost reads more like an expanded novella than a typical epic fantasy novel. The exact nature of the story Wells is telling doesn’t become clear until late in the game. It doesn’t exactly reframe everything that came before in the way a huge plot twist might. Instead, Wells reveals what kindof story Witch Kingis, thematically speaking. And a big part of why it works is when the author chooses to end it. So as much as I wish there were going to be more novels featuring Kai, Ziede, and all the rest, as a standalone book, Witch Kingis a resounding success. Verdict WITCH KING is Martha Wells's first new fantasy in over a decade, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm we've come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.

Kai is a fascinating character who exhibits a wry sense of humor, making Witch King fun to read in places, such as in the following exchange: Narrator Eric Mok makes this wonderfully inventive and diverse fantasy eminently accessible... Mok's Kai is appealing and relatableâ??he sounds simultaneously young and resigned, weary of death and pain and betrayal and yet still hopeful for something better. Listeners will hope we get more of this fascinating world."- AudioFile As it was, I was able to figure out who we are fighting and who we aren’t in any given scene, and that was enough to get me through the book, which is basically one long action scene with periodic pauses in which the characters read maps and argue about politics before being flung headlong into another action scene. There’s so much drama that even the quiet scenes feel like action scenes. My favorite moment in the book involved someone finally falling asleep and everyone whispering so as not to wake him up. As with Murderbot, Witch Kingfeatures a protagonist who isn’t human but still derives some meaning from the human experience, which is a sort of character Wells really excels at writing. Kai is a non-human character who thinks and behaves in a way that feels non-human. Demons have their own culture in this story, and Kai never reads like a caricature. MW: I think it's really important now because, again, that was something growing up in the '70s, those binary gender norms were very much enforced. And even the sort of mildest—especially when you were a kid—even the sort of mildest step outside that just really set you apart. So I really love the fact now that people are more accepting of the fact that gender isn't binary. It's a spectrum, just like sexuality is a spectrum. I want to explore it in a way I didn't get to explore it when I was younger. And doing that through different characters is just really helpful for me.

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