Monday, June 28, 2021

Shadow and Bone (serial)

Season 1

A world of magic. The fold is a dark area that splits a continent in two. It is a cloud full of magical creatures and to cross the fold is almost certain death. The magicians of this world each have a specific power (healing, matter manipulation, shield, etc.) and to initiate it they must make a hand signal where their hands are touching. So keeping a spell from being cast is as simple as keeping their hands apart (if you can get close enough). The magicians are born with their talent, so youth across the world are tested, and then set to special training schools. In this world, an orphan mapmaker finds she is magical, but did not get trained as she "cheated" the test to not be selected as a kid. But her magic is powerful and she is the key to dismantling the fold. In all, this is a pretty good world created, and will probably need 2-3 seasons to tell the story and resolve. In this first season, the world is created and the sides are set. And there are at least 4 different storylines running in parallel in true fantasy storytelling style.

3 stars (out of 5)

No comments: