(Imaginary epic, serious writing style, group portraits, multi-line narrative)
In the Iravian continent after the gods left, the old world still relied on oaths, fires, river sacrifices and heroic songs to maintain its final warmth; while the Black Iron Empire in the East was using railways, steam, artillery and black furnaces to announce a new era that no longer needed gods.
The long winter has descended on the northern border, the holy mountains have begun to lose their voices, the black river no longer responds to sacrifices, and the dragon's blood is restless in the depths of the volcano.
The hero of the North, the daughter of the demigod, the imperial engineer, the queen of the riverland, the prince of dragon blood, the house spirit, the forest guard and the last memorialist will all go to their respective destinies under the shadow of the awakening of the black sun.
When the gods are silent and when the railway tracks cross the mountains, mankind may finally win the future - but the world that can respond to people is no longer there.
Reader comments
After reading the entire "Elegy of the Black Sun", you can clearly feel the author's intentions. The fictional world view is very complete, with the various forces of the Eldar, humans, and empires intertwined. The collision of old and new civilizations, and the struggle of human nature under disaster are all very realistically depicted. The group portraits are brilliant, there is no suspended protagonist, each character has his own position and helplessness. The writing style is literary and artistic, and the foreshadowing is detailed. It is an epic-to-fantasy masterpiece that is worth calming down and reading slowly.
It's pretty good. I can see that the author is a fan of Lord of the Rings.
After reading the entire "Elegy of the Black Sun", you can clearly feel the author's intentions. The fictional world view is very complete, with the various forces of the Eldar, humans, and empires intertwined. The collision of old and new civilizations, and the struggle of human nature under disaster are all very realistically depicted. The group portraits are brilliant, there is no suspended protagonist, each character has his own position and helplessness. The writing style is literary and artistic, and the foreshadowing is detailed. It is an epic-to-fantasy masterpiece that is worth calming down and reading slowly.
It's pretty good. I can see that the author is a fan of Lord of the Rings.