Mud and Horn, Sword and Sparrow

Runehammer, Book 1

By: Brandish Gilhelm

Narrated by: Mason Hunter

A dramatic, poetic fantasy adventure through time and danger. Are we all we dream ourselves to be? Can love outlast time? Will valor hold true in the darkest hour? Some dare to answer, they are called Mud and Horn, Sword and Sparrow.

©2018 Brandish Gilhelm (P)2019 Brandish Gilhelm

Superb

Everything about this book was great, narrator, story, characters and world. I do wish it were a bit longer but also can see why the author choose the pacing he did. despite the rapid introduction of characters, I still felt a strong connection to them and enjoyed every moment of listing.

It's great, but could be amazing if it slowed down

Gilhelm's writing is excellent, with very nice use of language here. The characters are compelling - especially Mud - and I think this story could be one of my favorite fantasy novels if it slowed down to about one quarter of its current pacing. The story - and the characters - need downtime, room to breathe. I'm not sure where books 2 and 3 will go, but I've already bought them and slotted them into my reading list.

Punchy action abounds

if you are the kind of reader that hates the Meandering Pros that is very common in the world of Epic length fantasy, then you need to get in here and read this book. It doesn't pull punches, it doesn't waste your time, and it's not trying to fill pages so that it can fit more artwork on the spine. It tells an action packed tale of Epic Adventure and it manages to do so without sacrificing too many twists and turns and surprises. We don't spend a lot of time dwelling on the innermost thoughts of the main characters, but they're not the sort of characters that have very complicated innermost thoughts. They're Heroes.

Brandish Gilhelm weaves a masterful tale.

With striking imagery, and subtle humor, both eye and attention are drawn to the razor edge of the killing sword, the maddening isolation of endless murk, and a tale of epic heroism that plumbs the depths of ancient mystery.

exceptionally awesome book.

I am a huge fan of the author, who also is the Indy RPG company, Runehammer.