The Fury Yet to Come is an amazing, thrilling, heart-pumping, mind squeezing and moralistically blunt piece of writing by Steven Mckinnon.
As the prequel of “The Raincatcher’s Ballad Series”, it introduces us to our main character, Gallows, a mercenary recruited by one of the commanders of the Dalthean forces, Aramon Fellon.
The book starts off kicking even before the story begins with a quote by Major Aramon Fallon that clearly sets the tone of the book:
“Positive emotions get all the glory, here’s to anger, rage and fury”
Aramon Fellon
The first scene is as punchy and captivating as expected. We meet Gallows, who is in horrible shape, yet, more suffering awaits him, and is shortly brought by Nidra, the Grand Perceptor, a mystical and powerful entity.
We get an introduction to the style of the writer in the beautifully brought first scene, which knocks us off our feet. The narrative demands pin-point attention to every word, and pleasingly challenges the brain of the reader with its complexity. By the end of the first scene we know that this story is going to be thrilling to the extreme!
Empires, realms, wars and treasons are mentioned, leaving us eager to know what happened and why. An excellent start!
In a climate of war, the scenes are presented with the air of expectation and high tension that is only broken by the dark-humor of war brought by Major Amaron Fellon. You’ve got to love him.
The wait isn’t long for the first battle scene that is vivid, gruesome, uncompromising, and fast-paced. The reader can almost see what’s happening, as the author skillfully makes us switch places with the main character without us realizing. We can feel the panic, almost hear the sounds of the guns and the airplanes falling from the sky. Although it’s somewhat hard to conjure the details of the weapons used, it’s clear what the author is referring to, and the war is only beginning.
The war dialogue is very real. Interrupted and rushed conversations, mumbles, screams, the random orders, the call for medics— everything is so well drawn in this scenario. It recalls a Japanese-style militia in the 1980’s, but in a distant, futuristic world (possibly Earth). This is because of the Japanese references to kiro (which means ‘to cut’), and the fact that the slave-soldiers are armed with knives and swords.
As we get into the story, things start to connect, and the author shows us what is really happening in the present time, revealing more and more about Nidra, Gallows and Sara, but with a dreadful, shocking twist. Although not horrific, the scenes sometimes tangent into the gruesome— not in the graphic aspect, but on the moralistic side of things. The author is not afraid to show rape, brutality, and what one can only be described as madness from our antagonist, as the author unravels the twisted, broken, yet understandable mind and motives of Nidra.
The scenes are heavy, but the author creates a beautiful blend of contrasts between softness and sheer cruelty. We applaud the writer’s handling of the subject of male rape, because the scenes crafted force us to stop and realize that rape is horrible, regardless of the gender that suffers it.
Suffering can only go on for so long, and it does end. The author gives arefreshing and vivid twist, as an exotic assassin shows up out of nowhere in to kill our main character. Yes.
Each incredible scene of battle and adventure makes us forget the thrilling terror we’ve experienced so far, only to teach us in the end that maybe the best thing to have is a lack of hope.
The Fury Yet to Come is a truly amazing book, that we present to you with the highest of recommendations. Because, regardless of what you prefer to read, this is not only a book, but an experience on its own.
Pros
- EXCELLENT narrative, that is neither simple nor too complex
- EXTREMELY realistic war scenes
- Vivid scenes that make the reader strap into it’s own seat
- Crude humor that relieves a lot of the tension
- Gruesome scenes with amazingly sharp details
- Engaging descriptions of sensations and psyche of the characters
- Great analysis of the human ego
- The villain of the story has flaws that derive from her power and weaknesses that are human, which makes her very relatable (and somewhat likable)
- The writer describes the horror of rape in a way whichforces compassion from the reader
- Great storyline that is completely unpredictable
- Zero clichés throughout
- Amazing contrast between love and suffering that moves and connects the reader to the story and the main character
- Vivid depiction of mental strength, love and devotion
- Several plot twists
- A staggering ending
Cons:
- A lot of the most likable characters die brutally, so don’t fall in love with any.
- The author expertly teaching us to not have hope by crushing readers’ hopes without mercy.
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