Previous SFF Author: A.J. Steiger
Isabelle Steiger was born in the city and grew up in the woods. She received her first notebook when she was eight, and she’s been filling them up ever since. She lives in New York, though her erstwhile companion, a very moody gray cat, has since retired and moved to Florida. The Empire’s Ghost is her first novel.
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The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
The Empire’s Ghost (2017) is the first novel in Isabelle Steiger’s PATHS OF LANTISTYNE series. I was sent book two to review and while I don’t often review books whose predecessors I haven’t read, The Rightful Queen looked intriguing enough that I went back and read The Empire’s Ghost.
Long ago, the empire of Elesthene encompassed the entire continent. But the Empire, as empires are wont to do,
Bill Capossere´s rating: 3 | Isabelle Steiger | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Rightful Queen by Isabelle Steiger
The Rightful Queen (2020) is the sequel to 2017’s The Empire’s Ghost and the second in Isabelle Steiger’s PATHS OF LANTISTYNE series. It continues the story of the many aristocrats and commoners who oppose Imperator Elgar, who is trying to reunite the old Elesthene empire under his own rule.
The Empire’s Ghost was solid, smoothly written, and intriguing, but the characters were a bit thin and I didn’t feel compelled to devour the book quickly.
Bill Capossere´s rating: 3.5 | Isabelle Steiger | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Previous SFF Author: A.J. Steiger
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