Revenge and justice
Leif trains as a fighter while planning to kill Hob in response to his father’s death.
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Joseph Delaney - Author
A tense futuristic fantasy about training, arena combat and revenge, with an imaginative vocabulary and a young protagonist confronting a powerful enemy. Its opening may require patience, and the ending leaves major questions open.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA tense futuristic fantasy about training, arena combat and revenge, with an imaginative vocabulary and a young protagonist confronting a powerful enemy. Its opening may require patience, and the ending leaves major questions open.
Leif trains as a fighter while planning to kill Hob in response to his father’s death.
Hob controls Midgard, while crowds gather to watch and bet on fights in the arenas.
Humans created djinnis for battle; the djinnis rebelled and came to control humans in Midgard.
Consider whether a reader is comfortable with a story centred on fighting arenas, a threatening ruler and revenge. The book’s emotional effect may be heightened by scenes designed to make Leif’s discomfort felt.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.