StarCrossed Starfall Book 2 edition by WA Fulkerson Literature Fiction eBooks
Download As PDF : StarCrossed Starfall Book 2 edition by WA Fulkerson Literature Fiction eBooks 
War is coming.
Flaroria’s ancient rage has erupted. The grudges of Nebularis rise to the surface. A clash between strength and speed, giants and lightning, is now inevitable, and Ducasus and his friends find themselves in the middle of it. Yet the Desert of Nihl calls to them with the promise of a new star, and it is a journey most perilous. Malleus, meanwhile, buries himself in intrigue, hiding amongst the shadows and tugging at invisible strings. New temptations and nightmares of his past appear before him, and he shall not remain unchanged. No one will remain unchanged. War is coming.
“Oh, for the old lands,
Before the liar, the fire, and flame”
StarCrossed Starfall Book 2 edition by WA Fulkerson Literature Fiction eBooks
I must admit I have mixed feelings about this book. Fulkerson's most powerful tool in both installments of this trilogy remains the world he has developed. In Star-Crossed the world of Pontus is expanded upon and a rich history begins to take form. From the first book, Starfall, we received brief histories and looks into the different areas of Fulkerson's fictional world . Star-Crossed gives us so much more. From nation roots to wandering healers the fictional space of this trilogy takes shape in an easy to view world.The central characters retain some of their intrigue in this story and we do get a few more fun characters to experience the journey with. I'm thinking mostly of Gladius and Redimetus here. As a character Incus has been developed incredibly well and there are multiple elements to both his history as well as his role in the upcoming novel that have left me wondering - in an incredibly good way. Truth be told I find Ducasus slightly stereotypical of a narrative's central hero and I am finding myself more and more uninterested in him, though through events in this book Fulkerson promises to add some intrigue to his character. I felt that Malleus was one of the biggest shortcomings in Star-Crossed. In the first novel he was portrayed as cool, calculating, and terrifying in the light of how uninformed he was of the world of Pontus. We see him as the bigot full of hatred for a society that he does not understand in parallel to his brother who begins to learn the ways of the world outside of his informationally sheltered upbringing. I do not feel that this comes across in Star-Crossed. A childish side of Malleus is prevalent and I am not sure it was intentional. I was unimpressed with Malleus' interactions with other Zealots as well as with the barbarians. His words as well as inner thoughts seemed forced and unnatural. Malleus' relationship with the newly introduced Variana is simply childish. I hate to say it but in this respect it is both the character's actions in the story as well as the writing itself that comes across as if it belonged in the halls of a middle school rather than between the covers of a published book.
The narrative itself is good. I loved meeting the new characters from each nation as they struggle against each other. As a reader my allegiances switched from place to place, something that I think was intentional on the part of the author and I look forward to seeing how this plays out in the third book. The flow of the narrative is also much improved from the first book and it is evident that Fulkerson's skills as a novelist are improving rapidly.
There are multiple points of confusion for me within the world of this trilogy and I am crossing my fingers that they will be resolved within the third book. One of these areas was addressed within Star-Crossed so I want to bring it up because I was not happy with the attention it received. Throughout both books I wondered why we never encountered women with gifts. I had initially thought Queen Regina was a Flare but now I am not so sure even she has a star gift. The brief description of a woman's star provided in the text, which is sadly simply an afterthought of Malleus' and no more than a short paragraph, is confusing to say the least. This has been and will continue to be a troubling part of the books for me; an author cannot develop a world and exclude what one would assume to be nearly half the population from the books' pages.
While Fulkerson's writing is clearly improving Star-Crossed still has the mistakes of a new author although I would say this is to be expected. I still think that this book would have benefitted greatly from another proofread.
All-in-all, Star-Crossed is an interesting look into a fictional world. The fictional world is unique and this makes it an interesting read. I would certainly recommend it to others.
Product details
|
Tags : Star-Crossed (Starfall Book 2) - Kindle edition by W.A. Fulkerson. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Star-Crossed (Starfall Book 2).,ebook,W.A. Fulkerson,Star-Crossed (Starfall Book 2),FICTION Action & Adventure,FICTION Fantasy Epic
People also read other books :
- Clawhammer Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus edition by Wayne Erbsen Arts Photography eBooks
- Girl Power and Other ShortShort Stories Katie Cortese 9781942004172 Books
- Space Below My Feet (Audible Audio Edition) Gwen Moffat Anne Dover Gordon Griffin Soundings Books
- Paw Prints On My Soul edition by Deb Gerace Professional Technical eBooks
- Loving Life at Big Creek Keith Lunceford 9780988317505 Books
StarCrossed Starfall Book 2 edition by WA Fulkerson Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
The plot has definitely thickened. Although a set-up for book 3, Star-Crossed still delivers a rich story in the interesting land of Pontus.
The Fellowship in this book is great. The protagonist has a distinguishing scar on his forehead covered by thick hair, except it doesn’t give him any connection with the antagonist, which was weird. There’s also the prescient one, the Hawkeye, who I’ll call H for short. The tall, muscular guy, Incus, I’ll abbreviate as Ron. There was no sexual tension between Ron and H in this one, which was also weird. But substantial deviation is a key to establishing literary credentials. For example, the literary genius of Tolkien is that he made the Tall Muscular One really short and made the protagonist taller, and then the trio is completed by the obligatory pretty blonde, Legolas. But who could respect a book in which the protagonist was called Eragon -> Aragorn and learned to use a firesaber ->lightsaber?
Together, they must travel across Pontus, which is Latin for “Middle Earth”, to go to the Source. One does not simply walk into the Dessert of Nihl. There are no giant eagles around so they have to take giant lizards. They get to the source, but there’s no volcano and no giant eye watching them in this one. The description of the Source is awe-inspiring. I suspect that the Source was based on Aslan.
On a serious note, this book should be required reading to encourage character development and proper mind-conditioning of young people everywhere. The messages embedded in it are spot on and are tastefully delivered. So much so that if only one person ever read this book, I would still be very glad that this book was written.
Also, the way the Balrog was handled in this book was exquisite.
Star-Crossed, the second installment of Fulkerson's Starfall trilogy expands the world he has created in Pontus. Beyond Flaroria, Ducasus, Incus and company as well as Malleus and his recruits travel into the surrounding nations of this world. Relationships are expanded upon, faults are laid bare and twin brothers Malleus and Ducasus continue to grow up and discover the makings of the world around them.
This is a new and exciting series just learning to stand in the vast genre of fantasy, so it's understandable that some readers might be skeptical about where the series is going or what other stories it can be likened to. In all honesty, this isn't possible since I have never read anything like it, but after finishing Star-Crossed, I have a few observations In the merciless bloodshed threatening to overtake their world I am reminded of the battle for Middle Earth in Lord of the Rings. In the gifted, power wielding nations set against each other by pride, I'm reminded of Avatar The Last Airbender (sure, it's a kid's show, but it's a great one). In the barbaric practices of going against the natural and given order of life to gain power, I'm reminded of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. In Pontus, you will not find the races of Middle Earth, a reincarnated master of the elements, or a parallel universe where one's soul walks beside you in animal form. These are all, Starfall included, completely different. These were just observations and connections that my fantasy reading/watching mind made since they were on the same scale of epic battles, complex misunderstandings and the question of purpose.
The only thing I would say I had reservations about after reading was why a female's star was quickly addressed in an afterthought but still not fully explained. Flare women are mentioned, but up until this short moment, it was easy to assume that both females and males went through the same process to become gifted. In the first book, the focus is on the brothers and mainly male characters, with entrances of Rosae and Regina, one who was raised in slavery so would have been kept from her star, and the other a queen of the Flare kingdom so it only made sense she herself was a Flare. When Malleus reflects about the truth of the matter and how it related to the Barbarians, it threw me off. I was confused. I look forward to hopefully seeing this explained a bit more in the third book.
All this to say, Star-Crossed opens up the possibilities for this series and conquers many of them. I'm looking forward to the final book to come out in the spring! Woot!
I must admit I have mixed feelings about this book. Fulkerson's most powerful tool in both installments of this trilogy remains the world he has developed. In Star-Crossed the world of Pontus is expanded upon and a rich history begins to take form. From the first book, Starfall, we received brief histories and looks into the different areas of Fulkerson's fictional world . Star-Crossed gives us so much more. From nation roots to wandering healers the fictional space of this trilogy takes shape in an easy to view world.
The central characters retain some of their intrigue in this story and we do get a few more fun characters to experience the journey with. I'm thinking mostly of Gladius and Redimetus here. As a character Incus has been developed incredibly well and there are multiple elements to both his history as well as his role in the upcoming novel that have left me wondering - in an incredibly good way. Truth be told I find Ducasus slightly stereotypical of a narrative's central hero and I am finding myself more and more uninterested in him, though through events in this book Fulkerson promises to add some intrigue to his character. I felt that Malleus was one of the biggest shortcomings in Star-Crossed. In the first novel he was portrayed as cool, calculating, and terrifying in the light of how uninformed he was of the world of Pontus. We see him as the bigot full of hatred for a society that he does not understand in parallel to his brother who begins to learn the ways of the world outside of his informationally sheltered upbringing. I do not feel that this comes across in Star-Crossed. A childish side of Malleus is prevalent and I am not sure it was intentional. I was unimpressed with Malleus' interactions with other Zealots as well as with the barbarians. His words as well as inner thoughts seemed forced and unnatural. Malleus' relationship with the newly introduced Variana is simply childish. I hate to say it but in this respect it is both the character's actions in the story as well as the writing itself that comes across as if it belonged in the halls of a middle school rather than between the covers of a published book.
The narrative itself is good. I loved meeting the new characters from each nation as they struggle against each other. As a reader my allegiances switched from place to place, something that I think was intentional on the part of the author and I look forward to seeing how this plays out in the third book. The flow of the narrative is also much improved from the first book and it is evident that Fulkerson's skills as a novelist are improving rapidly.
There are multiple points of confusion for me within the world of this trilogy and I am crossing my fingers that they will be resolved within the third book. One of these areas was addressed within Star-Crossed so I want to bring it up because I was not happy with the attention it received. Throughout both books I wondered why we never encountered women with gifts. I had initially thought Queen Regina was a Flare but now I am not so sure even she has a star gift. The brief description of a woman's star provided in the text, which is sadly simply an afterthought of Malleus' and no more than a short paragraph, is confusing to say the least. This has been and will continue to be a troubling part of the books for me; an author cannot develop a world and exclude what one would assume to be nearly half the population from the books' pages.
While Fulkerson's writing is clearly improving Star-Crossed still has the mistakes of a new author although I would say this is to be expected. I still think that this book would have benefitted greatly from another proofread.
All-in-all, Star-Crossed is an interesting look into a fictional world. The fictional world is unique and this makes it an interesting read. I would certainly recommend it to others.
0 Response to "≡ Read StarCrossed Starfall Book 2 edition by WA Fulkerson Literature Fiction eBooks"
Post a Comment