Winds of Strife by U. G. Gutman
Winds of Strife
by U. G. Gutman
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My Ratings 4.4/5
Synopsis
“They burned me and mine. I'm not done until I burn them and theirs in return.”
Witch-hunts have plagued the kingdom of Olyanath for decades. Thousands were slain due to the king’s paranoia of women who practice Senspiritic magic.
No more.
Nye and his companions have seen enough of murder and misogyny. Fifteen years have passed since he joined the witch-hunters, and now, at long last, an opportunity to destroy them from the inside reveals itself.
An opportunity to overthrow the king and end his reign of cruelty.
But fifteen years of pretense have taken a toll. The strive for vengeance has steered Nye toward a path of violence and villainy. His hands are stained by the blood of countless innocents, his heart is scorched by grief, and his sanity hangs by a thread.
Even if he can kill the king and see this revolution through, it may not suffice to purge the voices from his head.
My Thoughts
Wonderful... Magical and outlandis Winds of Strife by U. G. Gutman runs around the domain of Olayanath which is located in Huravoth, in magical world the night is longer than day and keeps getting longer. King believes that a witch is responsible for that, so he is running a crusade of killing every women. This is one of the best works of Gutman, an extremely engrossing tale. Gutman’s forte lies in using bizarre instances, simple but soul touching dialogues, interesting & quirky characters, to weave a magical tale. This novel is no different and is an absolutely crazy ride. If you’re picking this book, you should expect all this, and more. What I love about Gutman, is that the story almost always takes you beyond the normal bounds of human reality, into some sort of an alternate world where metaphysical magic happens!
For people who are new to Gutman’s style of writing, they might find a lot of events really random. And yes, they are random at times. Not denying that bit. But maybe, that’s the whole charm of his writing, where certain things happen which are totally unexpected.
This was my first U. G. Gutman book, which took me to this spellbinding outlandish adventure. Oh, and you really need to read it more than once, not that you'll necessarily understand it any better but the beautifully complex intricacies become more apparent.
A magnificently bewildering achievement... Brilliantly conceived, bold in its surreal scope, magical and driven by a furious plot... Exuberant storytelling
The more you read it , the more you love it.
Highly Recommended!
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