The Red Knight

By: Miles Cameron

Narrated by: Matthew Wolf

Miles Cameron weaves an epic tale of magic and mercenaries, war and depravity, politics and intrigue in this action-packed debut fantasy The Red Knight.

Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild.

Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men -- or worse, a company of mercenaries -- against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder.

It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it.

The Red Knight has all three, he has youth on his side, and he's determined to turn a profit. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery, it's just another job. The abby is rich, the nuns are pretty and the monster preying on them is nothing he can't deal with.

Only it's not just a job. It's going to be a war. . .

If you're a fan of Mark Lawrence, John Gwynne, or Brian McClellan you won't want to miss out on this intricate, epic debut fantasy.

Lots of POVs and a bit dark

The narrator did an excellent job and got me to the end of the book.
I found the large number of POVs made the story difficult to follow. A couple of times I was not sure who was doing what where.... There were a couple of the POVs that I really enjoyed but others I did not enjoy at all.
Some of the twists and turns in the story were fun! Many of the battle scenes were exciting and well written. However, for me the overall story was depressing and made me decide to skip the rest of this series.

Not my cup of tea

The story was good but a lot of military ramblings that allowed my mind to wander. I like to know whats happening in the battle and how the characters set the scene but sometimes a little less is better.
And a lot of strong language, but I guess in a military camp there will be strong language. - - - I did keep wondering though 'Did they use that particular cuss word when the knights were around', then I'd think it's not actually earths timing but fantasy". As I said, This book did not keep my interest enough to keep my mind from wondering. It was like when you are cornered by someone at a gathering and they go on and on, and on and on, And you think "I really should pick up some milk on the way home"... And then they actually say something interesting or ask you a question, that's when you back the book up 30 seconds or so to hear what happened.
I gave it an overall 4 stars because although it's not my cup of tea, the main story itself was enjoyable (once you get past the babbling) and I'm sure there are some out there that would appreciate all that military babble.

Great story! Purchased the wrong Cameron but this book was a pleasant surprise!

I liked it all! The Red Knight is definitely worth the investment. Can’t wait to finish the series and definitely happy to have new author to consider!

Great fight scenes but I struggled to stay engaed.

The fights and battles in this book are a readers dream. Each word is selected carefully to keep the pacing quick and yhe imagery is fantastical.

However, so many characters lack anything that makes me care about them. The romance feels soulless and unnecessary. and there are too many POVs that I kept waiting to some how be relevant that never were and at the same time I kept waiting to get some slice of life moments for the main casts like we were getting from random villagers but it never came.

The magic system is awesome! It asks and answers the question "÷what if Christianity was cool?" and it manages to do it in a way that is neither preachy nor offensive in my opinion. Just a cool way to explore European mythology, almost like an alternate history story.

It's not a book I'm likely to recommend to anyone but I will likely read the next book happily.

when

I would like to know when the next book ia going to be narrated. it is not cool to stop without completing the story