Review: Another good story from Lindsay Buroker
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
First – I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Second – I LOVE Lindsay Buroker’s Emperor’s Edge Series.Now this book – I was first snagged by the blub for this book, a cocky male mixed in with a female mage who is trying to keep it a secret. This is just the type of book I enjoy reading; throw in a touch of a romance plot and blam most of my hot buttons for a good book. And in short, I LOVED it, I got it and read it nearly straight through (I had to put it down out of social niceties, apparently it’s not polite to read when out to dinner with friends)In more detail:Ridge is a witty, smart ass ace/war hero pilot that doesn’t always keep his mouth shut when he should, which lands him in hot water more often than not. He says/does the wrong thing once again and this time his commander has just the perfect place to hide him away, hopefully out of trouble. Ridge is transferred to a mostly secret military mine/prison in the frozen mountains in the middle of nowhere.The day of the transfer miners/prisoners unearth the passage to the stasis bubble that has kept Sardelle alive for the last 300 years. Sardelle is smart and powerful but completely cut off from nearly everything she once knew. An attack destroyed everything she once knew. Now she is stranded in a world vastly different than the one she just left, a world at war. A world that now fears and kills anyone even suspected of being a ‘witch’.  The only link to her past is her soulblade, a sentient sword infused with the soul of a sorcerer that was dying still buried deep in the mountain.Sardelle must get to her soulblade, Ridge must find out just who she is (and what does she mean to him) all the while battling the enemy airship that has somehow found out about the mine and are hell bent on destroying it.If you like the Emperor’s Edge Series, this is the same good blend of those same elements infused with new/fun elements that make this unique tale all its own. The story is a standalone, but I certainly would enjoy more stories from these characters, even just shorts.Steampunk – this has some elements of steampunk, but I wouldn’t really say it’s true steampunk, much like the emperor’s edge series it’s more a mix of magic and low level technology, repeating rifles and such. No real clockwork type creations.Romance – is pretty straight forward, it’s not the whole plot but it does add good depth and is more alone the lines of love at first sight. I enjoy this type but I know some don’t.Magic – The magic system isn’t well defined but once again I don’t mind this so much. It adds a bit of mystery to what can and can’t be solved by magical means. Though, not everyone likes that.Action – Plenty of that, enjoyable and left me wanting to finish the entire book quickly.All and All, I really enjoyed it and hope you to do!