Born to the Blade: A Novel

Second time around (an audio binge rather than a weekly read), Born to the Blade is even better than the first. Welcome to a fantasy world of islands floating above dangerous mists, where the rock you are born on grants a magical birthright and swashbuckling bladecrafters fight with magical sigils c......more

Born to the Blade is a political fantasy way up high in the sky, where humanity lives on floating islands and casts magic by inscribing signals with swords. Born to the Blade is also a serial story produced by Serial Box, which specializes in serialized fiction. Think of it like the season of a TV sh......more

I liked Born to the Blade: The Complete Season One. I like the original magic system, the combination of sword fights and magic, the floating islands, the airships, the realistic characters, and the dialogue. However, I didn’t like the politics. Four Stars.......more

For centuries the Warders' Circle on the neutral islands of Twaa-Fei has given the countries of the sky a way to avoid war, settling their disputes through formal, magical duels. But the Circle's ability to maintain peace is fading: the Mertikan Empire is preparing for conquest and the trade nation......more

Overall review: If you like fantasy politics, read this book. The Fantasy: The spell work of the bladecasting is an interesting concept and well executed. It's easy to follow what a sigil is supposed to do simply by its name, and the descriptions are clean. They make it very easy for the combat scene......more