August 2024 Indie Book Review

Moroda by L.L. MacRae

Bickering B-Team Saves the World
An Indie Book Review by Joseph Poopinski
4 stars

There’s a respectable cast of singular characters in L.L. MacRae’s fantasy story.  These folks from different backgrounds & circumstances find themselves cooperating (sometimes reluctantly) for the survival of civilization against an unstoppable enemy, who with dragon magic-enhanced powers of telepathy would rule the world with his cronies.  But, similarly to the Mule from Asimov’s Foundation saga, almost everyone dislikes the bad guy, including the dragons...

Besides our main heroine Moroda learning, coping & adapting to adversity, her friends practice & refine their unique skills too.  The stakes kept building, compounding before each trial.  As always, mistakes & losses complicate matters.  Although this could be a dragon/war story, I enjoyed it as a “characters becoming better versions of themselves” tale.  Other notable fun features:  Shapeshifters galore (tigers, snakes, etc.), ingenuity/resilience, arcane artifacts, Raiden from Mortal Kombat but with angel’s wings, flying skypirate ships & a couple of dragons too!

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