Lays of Anuskaya: The Winds of Khalakovo : The First Volume of The Lays of Anuskaya (Paperback)

from ladycato

Beaulieu's novel is a deep, highly original work of fantasy. The use of airships may cause an initial impression that this is steampunk, but it's not--this is hardcore epic fantasy with fascinating magic and political backstabbing galore.

from RobinLythgoe

I found The Winds of Khalakavo to be an enjoyable read in spite of not *quite* pulling things together as an epic fantasy. The author has a real talent for prose. The culture(s) are well crafted, though a little more history explaining the rifts between the three factions could have gone a long w...

from Amelia_Smith

A good story in an interesting and complex world, but a bit heavy on the invented terminology for my tastes -- I found the abundance of unfamiliar names and words distracting.

from Shimmin

A pretty solid fantasy in the airship genre - not Victoriana for once, but a fantasy world with a reasonably solid worldbuilding explanation for their presence in the fact that the world's magic revolves around summoning and controlling elementals. I was alarmed by the presence of not only a map,...

from eviljosh

This is a quiet little beginning to what could be a very interesting world. It's quite well written, and the characterization is quite good for the main characters. Some of the enemy characters are a bit one-sided, to the point where, from the reader's perspective, they seem to simply have a sens...