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Series Review: The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the story across several books. I'd like to thank longtime Patron Case Aiken, who receives a monthly shoutout. This episode discusses The Kingston Cycle by C. L. Polk.  Full Audio Here    In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his family's interest or to be committed to a witches' asylum. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn’t leave his past behind. The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, but even after...

Late September Reviews (2021)

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

For The Wolf by Hannah Whitten (The Wilderwood, #1)

The Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty (The Daevabad Trilogy, #3)

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #8, City Watch #1)

Early September Reviews (2021)

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow, #1)

Mort by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #4, Death #1)

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ailuros by Matt Doyle

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #1, Wizards #1)

Unwind by Neal Shusterman (The Unwind Dystology, #1)

The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #1)

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

The Witch King by H. E. Edgmon (The Witch King #1)

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Late August Reviews (2021)