A few weeks ago I recently finished reading The Dark City book one of Relic Master by Catherine Fisher. Now I was really excited to find this book because a year or so ago I finished reader some of her other books, Incarceron and its sequel Saphique, both of which I found to be splendid and enjoyable reads. These two books provided my first exposure to steam-punk novels (thank you!) so when I saw The Dark City in the library and saw that it looked like fantasy I was very excited.
The Dark City tells the tale of a young boy named Raffi and his experience as the apprentice of one of the great relic masters Galen, a shrewd, calculating, and embittered man due to an injury he suffered costing him full mobility in his leg, as well as all of his magical and spiritual powers as a relic master. As members of an ancient organization called The Order, Raffi and Gallen, as well as all other member of The Order are hunted by an infamously cruel group called The Watch, and when Watch member Carys begins hunting Galen she questions her loyalties as she is faced with the kindness of Galen and Raffi as she sees the inhumanity of The Watch through their eyes. In hopes of regaining his abilities as a Relic Master, Galen searches for the Crow, a creature from the legends of their scripture who could supposedly restore Galen's lost powers.
Though the book seemed to be geered to a slightly younger audience than Incarceron I still enjoyed it immensely as I found the characters and the story to be enjoyable. As a series of four (I believe) I look forward to reading the other three. Galen is the strongest character so far and the one I'm most interested in. I find it rather refreshing to find a story about a young boy and his master and have the master be the main character, it's a good change from the regularities of the sword and sorcery genre.
Total Pages: 372
Number of Flying Platypus Tea Cups: 8/10
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