One thing it could be definitely described as though is epic.
It is not particularly high fantasy but neither is it low, yet somewhere in between. The world is broken.and it can never be made whole again. The book starts off intriguing and quite light but slowly descends into darker times, and I get the sense has potential to get darker still with only the truth and courage of the righteous to light the way. The first book in acclaimed epic fantasy author John Gwynne's Faithful and Fallen series, Malice is a tale of blind greed, ambition, and betrayal set in a world where ancient monsters are reawakening - and a war to end all wars is about to begin. knot of energy to the East, twisting and contorting into a whirlpool of malice. The intrigue, plenty of exciting events, sometimes intense jeopardy and various switching character arcs drive the reader onwards, making this book a fast paced joy to read. Although we had understood that many men had fallen in search of faith. He’s been in a rock ’n’ roll band, playing the double bass, travelled the USA and lived in Canada for a time. John Gwynne studied and lectured at Brighton University. There are some emotional moments, and I felt at times joy and humour, and at others, genuine sadness and shock – which is a testament to Gwynne’s writing. He is the author of the epic fantasy series The Faithful and the Fallen including Malice, Valour, Ruin and Wrath.-This text refers to the paperback edition. There are some cool monsters and giants too, but yet it’s done really well and is quite believable. There appear to be great forces in motion and the characters of the book are embroiled in an inexorable wave of events sweeping them each onto either the side of good or evil, yet which side is which is not always obvious and even at the end I was eager to discover more.
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