The cast of the Ketty Jay is a unique bunch. The second half of the story was where Wooding finally displays his talent in characterizations.

The aerial dogfights, the writing, the setting, they were all engaging in the second half but it was how invested I am in the characters that enhanced the enjoyment factor of this book by a LOT. The second half of the book was significantly better in every way possible that every page since the 51% mark became addictive to read. With predictable story and non-engaging characters, I found myself thinking whether the book will ever get better and oh my god, it certainly did. Not only the story was predictable, in the first half of the novel I was mostly bored because I found the excellent characterizations that Wooding implemented in The Ember Blade was completely missing. The majority of the story in Retribution Falls were very predictable that’s just the nature of the book after all. Honestly speaking, the first half of the book was really weak in my opinion. The plot began when Frey was offered a heist mission that will make him extremely wealthy and as usual, the mission immediately went completely wrong. The main story follows the sky pirate Darian Frey-the unlucky captain of the airship Ketty Jay-and his ragtag team of misfits. Retribution Falls is the first book in Chris Wooding’s Tales of the Ketty Jay quartet. I loved his Tales of the Ketty Jay series!” and because I absolutely loved The Ember Blade, knowing that there’s so much love for Wooding’s previous series immediately seal the deal that I MUST give this series a try and I’m glad I gave it a go.

An entertaining and fun beginning to a steampunk fantasy series filled with great characters.Ī few months ago when I finished Wooding’s newest book, The Ember Blade, my review was flooded with comments along the line of “I can’t wait for this one.

Retribution falls by chris wooding