The Vagrant is his name. He has no other. Years have passed since humanity’s destruction emerged from the Breach. Friendless and alone he walks across a desolate, war-torn landscape. As each day passes the world tumbles further into depravity, bent and twisted by the new order, corrupted by the Usurper, the enemy, and his infernal horde. His purpose is to reach the Shining City, last bastion of … Shining City, last bastion of the human race, and deliver the only weapon that may make a difference in the ongoing war.
What little hope remains is dying. Abandoned by its leader, The Seven, and its heroes, The Seraph Knights, the last defences of a once great civilisation are crumbling into dust.
But the Shining City is far away and the world is a very dangerous place.
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Finally finished this! The book reads like a movie – if you want to be specific about POV, it’s a very limited 3rd person – with scenes and action telling the story as much as the limited dialogue. Very fun, but patience is a virtue; it doesn’t hook you right off at the beginning. The book has a bit of a slow start, but really picks up once you get used to the “strong, silent-type” trope taken to an extreme. Where words fail, eyebrows have been reaffirmed as very expressive tools for communication. Despite the sword-toting errant gracing the cover, the book fleshes itself out as cyberpunk science fiction work with a world rife with moral ambiguity. The problem you find here is what happens when you throw a hyper-violent knight who sees the eminently gray world in blacks and whites. Overall, fun read, not super complex – gives off a great Mad Max in Road Warrior vibe.
Any Pacific Rim references made previously have to do with the otherworldly invaders in the book, no giant mechs.
The Vagrant
By: Peter Newman
Narrated by: Jot Davies
This is a science fiction and fantasy book combined. I don’t even know how to review this book because it is so different. I really liked it a lot because it was unique. There was no inner thought dialogue going on from the main character and the main character wouldn’t or couldn’t speak so the only progression of the story was from the action going on around him and dialogue from others. There is some flashback scenes to show the vagrant before the present time.
The main character was The Vagrant of the story. A guy on a mission and nothing was going to get in his way. He had a sword, a special sword of power that was feared and few dared to touch but wanted. He also was caring for an infant. The reader slowly finds out how he got the baby and the sword. He also has a goat to feed the baby milk.
The world building is awesome! There is talk of a space craft crash landing, people scavenging parts. But then a taint came upon the people. Unsure if it’s related. But it seems there came some plague, there are monsters, and people that are using cybernetics and body parts. That part seemed fuzzy to me. But the city was not lacking. Chips in their brains, flying ships.
It was a trek that encountered many people, things, creatures, and situations. The vagrant is a Knight so he is bound to help where he can. It’s a very enthralling read. I know you must be wondering how interesting can a man, a baby, and a goat be but it is an epic journey!
There are many memorable characters in here. Hammer and the goat are my two favorites. Hammer is a giant monster of a creature like a Big Foot. The goat because of her attitude!
Lots of action, emotions, imagination, and wonder in here! It’s not for everyone. But I enjoyed the unique style.
The narrator was new to me and I found he was absolutely marvelous! A man of many voices! A baby…check! A monster…check! Men, women, creatures, anything… Perfectly… Check!!!
This is like nothing I’ve read before. It’s stand out as original. I found myself interested in the story right away. I liked this fast-paced book, but what does makes it difficult is reading about a main character with literally no dialogue. He speaks through his facial expressions, relying on his raised eyebrow, and is pleasantly gentle with the baby. A lion and a lamb, traveling in a dystopia world filled with gods, demons, mutants, and people who have abandoned all humanity. Can they survive? The goat is a great character that deserves mentioning.
a great sci-fi fantasy! the characters are, despite not having a ton of dialog, relatable. additionally this is great for the found-family trope (not going to give spoilers, but people end up joining the vagrant)
Couldn’t get in to it. Not for me
It was boring
I’m not sure I ever really followed the premise of the story and through most of the story I was lost. Probably just me, but after struggling through The Vagrant, I gave up on the rest of the books in the series.
The world the author creates is very cool. Will be reading the next in the series.
Brutal, yet surprising.
Not a fan. The story was probably clear in the authors mind, but I found it confusing. It was more like a chain of short stories instaed of a novel.
I didn’t understand all of this book (some of the creepy “characters” and situations), but it was exciting and I enjoyed reading it very much. Those who like _Kings of the Wylde_ would like this.