The Umbral Storm, Alec Hutson
The Umbral Storm, Alec Hutson
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The Umbral Storm

Author: Alec Hutson

Narrator: Kevin T. Collins

Unabridged: 23 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/06/2023

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

A thousand years ago the Heart of the World was shattered, its fragments scattered across the lands.

In the chaos that followed, martial orders arose to gather these shards, for it was found that great powers were granted when these pieces were bonded to the flesh of the chosen. These are the Sharded Few, warriors imbued with the divine energies that once coursed through the Heart, and driven to absorb enough fragments to claim godhood.

Deryn has known nothing in his life except suffering. Orphaned at the edge of the realms, indentured to a cruel slaver, he can see little chance of escaping his circumstances. But elsewhere in the world ancient powers are stirring, new alliances threaten the peace of the old order, and in the cataclysms that are coming a slave will become a hero.

About Alec Hutson

Alec Hutson grew up in a geodesic dome and a bookstore, and currently lives in Shanghai, China.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews on June 10, 2022

Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions to reading fantasy books as soon as I finish the book. The best parts of Wheel of Time meet the best parts of Cradle in this absolutely marvelous epic progression fantasy debut. WOW! I had no idea what to expect when going into this bo......more

Goodreads review by Arundeepak on May 23, 2022

4.75/5 The Umbral Storm by Alec Hutson, the first book in the Sharded Few series is a stellar Epic/Progression fantasy novel with outstanding world building, memorable characters and intriguing magic system. PLOT The Umbral Storm is about Deryn, a late teen who was sold as an indentured labor to a l......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on January 27, 2023

I see the appeal. It's well written epic fantasy thru and thru. But I am just so not in the mood for an info dump on the worldbuilding and the slow pace. I know nothing is really happening in a book when it takes me 2 weeks to read 100 pages of it. Then, I skipped to 90% to see if it sped up, and sa......more

Goodreads review by Lukasz on October 13, 2022

3.5 but I reserve the right to round the score up in the future. I dunno. The beginning tired me with a ton of exposition and introduction to the world, but I had fun reading the last 40% or so. The characters are average and the plot ;layers tropes on top of tropes. In the end, though, it's rather f......more

Goodreads review by Tori on August 31, 2023

+ Fresh magic system + Subtle progression that weaves in with the plot naturally + Smorgasbord of character types + Court dynamics meet elemental magic with a twist First of all, this book has tree crabs in it. That was a great hook. I never knew I wanted a book with tree crabs in it until I started rea......more