The Last Citadel [Kindle Edition]

Kevin Ashman (Author)

Book Description

Totally re-formatted and re-edited August 22nd 2012

Bastion.

A solitary fortress isolated in an endless sea. A city of secrets where the elite dominate with an iron fist and ambition ends at the city walls.

Ordinarily the city is surrounded by water but one day a month when the moon is at its highest, the water recedes and uncovers the causeways linking the city to the outer towers.

This is Moon-day, the time when the trades bring their specialities to market and the whole Citadel enjoy the celebrations the festival brings, so when the city’s stargazer predicts the water level will drop even further, nobody takes any notice.

Soon enough and despite the people's indifference, the predictions are proved correct and as the sea falls it reveals secrets that have never been known before.

Secrets that are at first exciting....then disturbing .....and ultimately.....terrifying

Product Details

• File Size: 519 KB
• Print Length: 262 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Silverback Books; 2 edition (November 12, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0067397W6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,977 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wondeful Fantasy Story! July 27, 2012

By Amelia R.

Format:Kindle Edition

Let me first say that I absolutely loved this story. This is the second book by this author that I have read, and my favorite of the two. The world he created is intriguing, interesting, and wonderful. I really enjoyed the characters too, especially Amber and Braille, but my favorite part of the book was the world-building. Along with that, the twists and turns in the plot as the characters discovered more and more about their city and its history were quite good, and at times very unexpected. The writing moved along nicely, and the author painted a lovely picture of the world he created, which had a little bit of a Waterworld vibe to it.

I would absolutely recommend this to anyone and everyone looking for a good fantasy read. Also, I hope that there is a sequel, and that the author writes it soon.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Citadel November 16, 2011

By RandiTS

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

The entire world is covered by water and all the exists is "The Citadel". The Citadel consists of the main keep - the Citadel and eight surrounding towers. Each tower is has a specific function and the people who live there all support that "guild". They are: The brewers, hunters (fish, seafood), courtesans (women,sex), bakers, watchers (take care of the dead for all the other towers), artists (entertainers), weavers (clothing), and the prison tower.

The towers are separated from each other except for one day a month "the moon day" when the tides recede enough for the bridges to be uncovered by the water and everyone comes to the Citadel for the market day. Each tower brings their goods for trade and sale and at night, there is a large party when the artists entertain those that can pay the admission price.

The entire complex is run by the High Council which has representatives of each of the towers with the head being from the Citadel. During the latest meeting, the "Stargazer" brings the news that something is changing with the water and that it will soon be lower than it has ever been before. In fact, so low, that the entire population is in danger of not only starving (as they will not be able to reach the ocean to fish) but of dying of thirst as the wells will fill up with salt water. The Stargazer is charged with finding a way to reduce panic and find a solution to their problems.

At the same time, Kenzo, a guard at the Citadel, is approached by a gentleman who offers him a large sum of money if he is able to find a child that has escaped from the watchers and is now somewhere in the Citadel. This money will allow him to marry his fiance so he begins the search, along with his cousin, Amber.

Lots of twists, intrigue, new information found about their history, and what really happened to form the Citadel make it an interesting story. I would give it a 3.5 since this is not normally the type of book that I really enjoy but if this is the genre that you enjoy, you will find it very interesting as it is well written.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Science Fiction / Fantasy August 23, 2012

By Bob

Format:Kindle Edition

One of the difficult things with these types of books is to make the world the author has invented seem real, with the right balance of detail, so everything is not over described but there is enough detail to use your imagination to visualise the scenes this works well in this book.
A number of reviewers have commented on typos and grammar but either this is a later version with no errors or I was so engrossed in the story that I did not notice.
Although quite a simple tale which initially I thought was possibly a children's book until later on in the book there are much darker themes.
I liked the characters particularly the portrayal of Braille the thick (in all senses of the word) but good hearted soldier.
There are some interesting twists and turns in the story which I did not seem coming particularly the role of the midwives from the watchers tower.
My only disappointment was the ending which needs to be continued in the next in the series although there is no indication if this is the start of a series or a standalone novel. I hope it is part of a series as I will certainly read the rest if there are more to come.

More About the Author

Hello there. My name is Kevin but I guess you've already worked that much out for yourselves. Thank you for taking the time out to read about me and By doing so, I assume you have enjoyed 1 or more of my books.

My style of writing hopefully drags the reader into stories of the unexpected whilst staying true to historical facts, escaping reality for a while and transporting the reader to another time, another place.

I hope you enjoy them. Please feel free to contact me via the e mail address in the books

Enjoy

Kevin