An Intense Thriller With Lots of Surprises
4.5 out of 5 stars
I wasn’t sure what I was getting into when I originally looked at this one. I included it in one of my weekly new and notable posts for a couple reasons, one of them being the sweet cover art but then I read the synopsis and thought “oh crap this is gonna be good”.
Thankfully, I was not disappointed at all. Nelson was able to write a story that was both interesting, forward thinking, and made you feel all at the same time. There were characters and relationships that took turns right out of This Is Us. And then the science part of it really took it ito the next level.
Nelson writes about a future where you can be killed at the drop of a hat because of the DNA in your body. No one has to shoot you or even get close. It’s a scary terrifying thought and I thought that he pulled it off pretty damn well.
The Last Sword Maker started off a bit slow but then really kicked it into another gear. At one point I had to email the person who recommended it because I was so shocked by a scene in it. And I almost emailed him again when something else related happened near the end of the book.
Brian Nelson’s The Last Sword Maker is a look into our future that’ll scare the daylights out of you.
Book Description:
The Last Sword Maker by Brian NelsonNarrator: Bradford Hastings
Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
Series: The Course of Empire Series #1
Published by Blackstone Audio on October 16th 2018
Genres: Technothriller
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