Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2020. I did find this book enjoyable, and definitely agree with the comparison to a mix of Cradle and Enders Game. Social Media: Mastodon | Facebook | Twitter. The Stormlight Archive, Brandon Sanderson As for it killing the conflict, I meanwe already knew the main character was eventually going to win in the long run. I read The Wings of War and enjoyed it, so I wasn't surprised that the book was good. Sigh having read the book 3 times now its pretty good. Straight up, exclusive of genre, this is a fun read. June 2013, All Care to recommend something I'm not reading next time? August 2022 I wish it was told in a tighter third person limited perspective but it is pretty loose bordering on third person omniscient but without head hopping. May 2017 August 2018 All of a sudden Viv after seeing Grant beat his friends, she's suddenly shocked and muted? He is one of the better characters I have come across lately. Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy , Science Fiction. Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company, By completing your purchase, you agree to Audibles. Not everyone who gets a CAD has the heroic chops of our MC. Giving someone S growth doesn't mean they'll actually achieve anything with it. I assume the authors were using viv as a sort of tie in between the them needing a mauler at the end. waiting for book 2, I read the book and is waiting the sequel, Loved this book want to see the second book. Though Bryce and I need to finish book 2 of Shattered Reigns first, plus a couple of our other cowrites/projects along the way. So pumped for warformed book 2! Thanks ! Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Haha I noticed that too. December 2013 4) Growth - measurement of a CADs ability to adapt and upgrade itself and its User over time with input of combat information. . So take a break You really deserve it! Iron Prince: Warformed: Stormweaver, Book 1 Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko Bryce O'Connor, Oct 15, 2020 - Artificial intelligence - 811 pages 1 Review Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks. I hope there is more than just 3 books is what I am trying to say here. No matter what the sob story was, who really gives a damn? Reidon was born weak, sickly, and small. I mean I read the whole book, so that's saying something, but I dunno. And yes, voice to text is really the only way I get anything done at the moment though I do feel I am a bit faster while typing. Hopefully, unlike Ender's Game (which I thoroughly enjoyed, it does not die of cardiac arrest on the second book) https://www.audible.com/pd/Death-and-Glory-Audiobook/B09P9QKTFC, https://www.reddit.com/r/litrpg/comments/rm7d5p/got_special_permission_to_post_this_from_a/. As they explain it in the book they cause massive amounts of damage when struck unless of course you are equipped with the same tech. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. My favourite read of the year. Afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents because of it, he has had to fight tooth and nail for every minor advantage life has granted him. . Beyond those projects there are a bunch of other novels in the work that have also been finished and will be coming out in the first half of 2022. January 2022 per y'all recommendations. He grew up reading stories such as Redwall by Brian Jacques and the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. I agree with Will 100% on his description of it. I have a tendency to just skip to the end of parts like that out of sheer excitement to see what happens so I like to read books heavy with those scenes in an audio format so I just can't. Cashe and Ward are also also being ridden by their demons. Here is to an ever more awesome year for us all! He just tries hard and tolerates being beat up really well. Definitely worth a read. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. June 2020 August 2021 Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved . Apparently a lot. ***MINOR SPOILERS*** everleigh rose smith soutas; when to prune winter blooming camellias March 2021 BRYCE O'CONNOR learned the importance of a well-crafted story at an early age. Is it offset, because he has that growth stat maxed out? Enhanced typesetting. I felt like the authors put that into the narrative to justify MC's rapid progression. Does she have a type that matches Logan? November 2013 I read the story and honestly loved it I can see Lukes ability in the fight scenes and would love this book in audible is there any chance this book will join those others on your list of audible books? This is speculation, but they might be objecting to how many pages/filler it has. The problem is that there are too many of them. June 2019 However, this issue is only prevalent toward the very end. It's a good read, plenty of potential. Try again. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. I gave it five stars, because I really enjoyed the story, but there were a fair number of typo's, missing words / incomplete sentences, etc. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Right now the first book is available on Audible for pre-order (with the ebook coming soon!) That makes me so happy to hear! The book is perfect for those who wants to read fantasy, war books. Not having that when then there were so many other technical explanations was weird. Iron Prince (Warformed: Stormweaver Book 1) Kindle Edition by Bryce O'Connor (Author), Luke Chmilenko (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 8,580 ratings Book 1 of 1: Warformed: Stormweaver See all formats and editions Kindle $0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles $4.99 to buy Audiobook The biggest was the absolute lack of explanation of the different types. And as such your on with other things. To echo last year, and the update above, a lot again, though with a very great intention to slow down from the frantic pace of the last two years while also catching up on the few projects that have slid forward due to my hand injury which really took the wind out of my sails this year. I would concur. If he loses for good, the story ends. To me, it sort of feels like a quick idea that doesn't work completely - it just doesn't make much sense to be doing that. !" Will's statement feels lightly over-warned, yes, but at the same time it feels like something that should not happen. December 2019 Stormweaver: Iron Prince Cover Reveal and Pre-Order! There were more typos than I was expecting but that is what it is. I am happy to hear that you enjoyed it! I'd like to ask abt Iron Prince, when does he become too op? Original Fiction The CAD - combat assistance device for each student and teacher are so well thought and unique and again fully fleshed out for all characters. We see him hating the "friend" group he develops but seeming unable to grasp how to handle the situation from there), but then he is pissed that his friends did what they did (and makes it very very clear that they know). Maybe it's possible that they will continue the story in another series, like "Warformed: Stormgod" or something. In particular, not everyone is always trying to exceed their limits like the main character is. 1. Great recommendation! Then afterwards our plan is to jump right into Stormweaver book 2, which will hopefully be completed by the end of the year or early 2022. So its got a long way to go to hit actual romance. There was a problem loading your book clubs. March 2019 I agree with Will that if youre a fan of Cradle, or just progression fantasies/Sci-Fis youll enjoy this book, but Im not so sure I agree with his stellar review of the book. October 2021 He doesn't know it yet, of course. I love this book. October 2013 I took me three . Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Rei is the test case. , Enhanced typesetting I'm excited to let you know about all of my upcoming endeavours! Im really exicted for the sequel and cant wait. Want to read it but its under review. : Learn more. Warformed Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. I started 2 days ago, and somehow blew through the 1100-odd pages. ALL OF THE ABOVE. It was really well done overall. Anyways has luke or bryce announced a release date or an approximate for book 2? This book was great, I really enjoyed it! Hopefully we can get it out soon! Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2020. Might help the hand????? January 2019 I just finished reading The Iron Prince. December 2022 Im not even sure its classist. I think hell be linked to the guy who abandoned his post, with half a planet dying. It's just annoying. So I just finished reading it. You found me! Guess that means he's destined to be a LOSER (you know, in spite of what a basically omniscient presence we base our entire society around says). He's the main character. That being said as we obviously like the same kind of books such as this book or cradle which I just assume you must like . It just didn't add to the story and I found myself skipping huge chunks of the book. Happy Holidays to you all and see you all again in February! It's extremely light on the romance sub-plot, but there is definitely 2 distinct different romantic sub plots. September 2015 It just wasn't a continuation of the original story. Thanks for the recommendation. In fact the first choices were "the mark of the king". You would get no complaints from me if you decided to switch focus to completing Ascend Online book 5. It's not like Viv isn't deeply conflicted about her attraction. He isn't the only one either. Maybe they see something we dont. Preview Bryce O'Connor Tucker has the right of it! 5. While the story of students going to military school isn't new, the way this story is told is. House Of Blades Honestly, the people in power in this novel spend most of it holding idiot balls, because if any of them had an ounce of intelligence they would have taken the main character and had him practice his ass off from the very beginning. Possibly a lot if that what it takes for me to properly heal, or if failing that, not fall apart any further. Same genre . Soon as we have the pre-order up, we will let you know! I was slightly worried how this was gonna be achieved and as I kept going through the book there were times I was dreading to lose the momentum but somehow it worked. So let's hop to it! Thank you. A lot of easily correctible stuff that will hopefully get fixed by the time anyone else reads the book. That could have been abbreviated. Read books: October 2014 Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023. November 2020 I totally agree, definitely a disconnect I felt from the very beginning. Thank Will Wight for recommending your book in his blog. You know Will, usually when you do a book review you have an Amazon affiliate account set up that way you can drop an affiliate link after your review. October 2016 I just went through my one-step purchasing method: If Will loves it, I will buy it. He does not pursue any kind of action or harassment against the main character. Enabled. . For those who would prefer an audiobook version: On Oct. 1, O'Conner posted on FB that there will be an audiobook "narrated by the great Luke Daniels! I do not remember if it has a title yet. From all of the hints given she pretty much flips her opinion of him the instant he goes out and beats the shit out of his "friends." Have you ever read the Reborn Apocalypse series by L M Kerr? You should post your super critical, tear down my competition type reviews under a super tricky pseudonym that no one would figure out like "Will's Remnant". The book was great! So begins the ascent of the Stormweaver. So i just finished reading iron prince, or stormweaver book 1, per y'all recommendations. Is rather unique story that does hearken to manga with many of the elements coming from the genre it seems. So I go to alternate dimensions to find good books. I can't wait for more, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2020. Don't read if you haven't read the book**** Every detail was fleshed out to make sure that while Rei's climb to being an OP character is looking to be amazingly fast, it's not just plot armour - it was explained in great detail how he worked hard to become stronger. , Word Wise Should have all the info you need! Yes, the item shows up under review on Amazon. Rei is quick to attract the attention of other staff and students at Galen's being the lowest ranked student ever admitted. , Screen Reader Does this item contain inappropriate content? Why is it a shock to anyone (who knows) that he moves upwards very fast? : Reidon was born weak, sickly, and small. Were working away as fast as we can to get to the next one! Any fight with a main character: great! :D. Very good read. Any praise you receive for this piece of art is well deserved, BRAVO gentlemen!! Even if she knew where his hang ups come from it still would basically be "He is still actively an asshole to my old and good friend and violently so when he gets the chance in matches, but he is just doing that because he is handling his family history really poorly, so whatever". Of Sea And Shadow Reidon was born weak, sickly and small. December 2018 Good: ;). Only that we are working away on it! Of Dawn And Darkness In either case, the book will be going live on January 25th! December 2014 Loved the book, and I must agree it has some very cradle like feels to it. I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed the book! In preparation for this update, I had a look back at the total words written and edited between all of my 2020 and 2021 projects, and to my absolute shock I saw it was just shy of 2.5 million words, an absolutely stunning total and likely the reason why Im having the problems that I am having. Will, I hope you can give them a few tips on making a good first impression. What is Immortals Ascent? All of the small problems in this book are easy to overlook and dont have much of an impact on your reading experience if you read in small sections at a time, but if you try to marathon the book they add up and leave a bad taste in your mouth. I think Orson was pushed too hard to write a book quickly. You dont own me! It was on KU. One credit a month to pick any title from our entire premium selection yours to keep (you'll use your first credit now). You can scoop a few Amazon gift cards that way and immediately use them to buy more books. Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2023, So I read the first paragraph and skipped the book for 2 months as I read other things. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2020. I agree with your feedback on it. Required fields are marked *. I can understand why they would try this sort of thing but it doesn't all work. Now I have to wait for two series to be completed in real time. Amazon.com: Iron Prince: Warformed: Stormweaver, Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition): Bryce O'Connor, Luke Daniels, Luke Chmilenko, Podium Audio: Audible Audiobooks Amazon Mar 23, 2021 at 1:00 PM IRON PRINCE audiobook, now available! She's got her own development arc. I'll buy it then." Like maybe Warformed: Stormweaver is just the series that covers his "cadet" years. , Sticky notes Yes, but no. What pushed me over the edge was me reading this blog post. Page 1 of 1 Start Again Page 1 of 1. The odds of passing and being assigned a CAD are 1 in 12. I understand the ones that don't know his stats but the ones that do should be treating him as an investment not a risk or long shot. I thought it was ok but with editing they could have deleted half the book and crafted a tighter more interesting story. December 2020 The Archons who are an artificial life form use reactive energy shields as a defense. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. . So begins the rise of a god. A Mark of Kings (The Shattered Reigns Book 1), Child of the Daystar (The Wings of War Book 1), A Blood of Kings (The Shattered Reigns Book 2). Awesome! Combat Assisted Devices (CAD) give users various measurable physical advantages as well as certain user abilities. The relationships were brilliantly fostered and I found myself invested and immersed completely. Novels with anime influences are becoming more common, and some are worth a read for any anime fan in search of their next fix. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Hi Bryce/Luke it would be great to know when the next book in the series is coming out.. I'll probably still get the book on audible when/if it comes out on there (I assume it will but you never know). CAD-specific specs include: 1) Offense - measurement of a CADs direct offensive power. Will definitely check out Shattered Reigns as well.. It's great how the scope of the story for this book really sets out the growth and progression of the characters, especially Rei. Also going to point out this would not be the first time she has dated and broken the heart of someone who bullied her best friend. June 2018 Chronicles Dec 19, 2021 at 7:13 AM. And the main character wants the former Primary Antagonist to join their team for the External School Tournament. : The book would have benefitted from a content editor. That's my next go to after I reread Wintersteel. My normal policy is to only review stuff I really, really like. 4. The growth was too random and not under the characters control. Laris. The romantic sub plot issue I do agree with for now but because the rest of the book is so sound I trust the writers to bring me back on board with it. Next on the list is a super exciting two-in-one cover reveal and pre-order announcement of a new series that Im launching along with Bryce OConnor called Stormweaver: Iron Prince in our new Warformed series! You could say that, but in my opinion it was a far cry from the first book. Ender's Game is a stand alone novel. June 2021 November 2017 If you're interested in getting all the news about Luke's upcoming work, check out his website at: http://lukechmilenko.com/. I can't say enough good things about how fleshed out the world is, and I was excited and rooting for the characters the whole time. There were admittedly a few times that some fights by other characters we didn't know about were covered in too much detail in my opinion, but this could just be because I'm not invested in these unknown characters' battles and just keen to know what's going to happen to the group of friends that I quickly got invested on. A lengthy page turning young adult science fiction with training, powering up, and action galore. There is no Romance Sub Plot. It's a good read, plenty of potential. Reidon was born weak, sickly, and small. The story does feel very anime battle high school, but that's not a bad thing! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2020. So begins the ascent of the Stormweaver. And there are many hints that are dropped. I'm going to say one more thing real quick. But I disagree with your final nitpick. There were a few mentions of rogue operators needing to be hunted and put down. Eh, I thought all that was handled fine. Or those willing to get up and get shit done.. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2020. This was a hell of a ride, people.Fantastic read from two of the best storytellers in the business. The CAD - combat assistance device for each student and teacher are so well thought and unique and again fully fleshed out for all characters. Check the cover and its description out below here! This novel is a fun and entertaining read even when considered outside of its genre and entirely on its own merits. Im not an avid reader but this one has definitely got my attention. Audiobooks September 2021 New Series Announcement! Thanks for the gud rec btw. I like how the people around the main character are more positive than you expect them to be. Aria also makes an excellent addition to the friend group. I couldn't put it down. I am close to finishing Iron Prince and looked to see what the next book was called but saw it isn't released yet. Previous page. All of that being said, it is hard to read more than a couple hundred pages at a time. That said I think once he's around people who are less awful than his current friend group he'll be more palatable. But he can lose along the way, and so can Rei. Contents 1 Book 1 - Iron Prince 2 Training and Classes 3 Characters 4 Pictures Book 1 - Iron Prince You can find more updates over on the /r/warformed subreddit! Conventions Please try again. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. I significantly enjoy fights including Rei as compared to the others Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2020. February 2014 January 2014 The other issue is the lack of interaction with the AI. So lets hop to it! It was my impression that stats were at least highly influenced by the characteristics of the person getting assigned, but we also know that the MIND does try out different things with different people. Does that already exist? You can also be part of the larger Fandom family of communities. Link below! If you need/want a proofreader, Ill volunteer.