![]() Helping to kick off Vector’s 2018 Round-Up, Nina Allan takes a look back at the year …Īs genre imprints become ever more conservatively focused upon tried-and-tested formulas, so the more interesting speculative fiction gets pushed increasingly towards mainstream imprints. However, the conflicted elf assassin Rayla is a truly intriguing character, and I hope that we learn more about her in the next series. ![]() ![]() Ezran is the fun-loving, rather greedy younger brother, who has a humorous pet, the glow-toad Bait. Callum is the artistic older brother, who is not much good at princely arts of swordplay and horse-riding, but discovers he is a mage. At nine episodes it rushes through the story, and Callum and Ezran’s characters are not given much chance to develop and remain rather stereotypical. This is not a perfect show by a long way. It is clear that Viren has his own reasons for not wanting magic to continue. The war between the two countries has been going on since that time, although the egg could end it, as it would provide a guarantee of ongoing magical powers. However, humans have been driven from Xadia to the Human Kingdoms after a Mage discovered Dark Magic, which exploits the powers of magical creatures, leading humans to enslave them. In the land of Xadia, where the elves and dragons reside, magic comes from natural sources. The story is an exciting adventure with a fantasy setting written for pre-teen children.
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