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The Adventures of an IT Leader

Robert D Austin, Shannon O'Donnell and Richard L Nolan

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What does it take to lead and manage your company's tech? Becoming an effective IT leader and...

ClareR (5885 KP) rated Face of Glass in Books

Apr 10, 2020

Face of Glass

Damon L. Wakes | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

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Face of Glass is best described as a fantasy novel, but I don’t know as it even falls into this category, to be honest.

A young slave, ParuMe, finds himself in the right place at the right time, and is handed the role of chief of the tribe. As SatuKe, a God-like chief who never dies, he is forced to protect his tribe and the whole island from an invading force who know the secrets of steel. Help comes in a surprising form - that of a long dormant, ancient power. And as all good storytellers say, these ancient powers can be rather tricky.

This has some great world building, but I did keep trying to place the tribe and the invading forces - I think they’re all a product of the authors imagination though (but I keep thinking that the invaders are Romans - I may well be Descriptions we’re such that I thought they could be based on reality.

It’s a great story - very exciting in places, and I loved the stories that the tribes told one another. As with all tales where God-like creatures are involved, they don’t have happy endings, and are cautionary tales.

I really enjoyed this book, and I’ll be keeping an eye open for any more books by this author. Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and to the author for reading along.