Comments for The website of Iain Stewart https://istewartauthor.com Author of the Knights of the Air series Tue, 24 May 2022 15:55:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Comment on Knights of the Air, Book 1: Rage! by Iain Stewart https://istewartauthor.com/product/knights-of-the-air-book-1-rage/#comment-4 Tue, 24 May 2022 15:55:04 +0000 https://istewartauthor.com/?post_type=product&p=201#comment-4 Knowing a bit about the early days of the Royal Flying Corps inspired by my Father who was a post WW2 jet fighter pilot I found this a wonderful read. Beautifully written with a wealth of historical detail, it had me engrossed from the first few pages and was difficult to put down. The novel , based on a young man, or perhaps boy would be a better description, transported from South Africa to the battlefield of France has shades of Wilbur Smith’s “A sparrow falls”, but this is much superior, less cliché driven and brings home the tragedy and despair of young men in an ultimately pointless war.
Simon Jeremy Glass

]]> Comment on Knights of the Air, Book 1: Rage! by Iain Stewart https://istewartauthor.com/product/knights-of-the-air-book-1-rage/#comment-3 Tue, 24 May 2022 15:54:14 +0000 https://istewartauthor.com/?post_type=product&p=201#comment-3 Knights of the Air suprised me with both the riveting details of the WW1 air war and the East Africa stories.
I started reading and just did not want to put the book down. The Characters in the book were very well developed and their stories engrossing. Would love to read more, especially about the WW1 air war that changed the course of the war.

Dov Schlein

]]> Comment on Knights of the Air, Book 1: Rage! by Iain Stewart https://istewartauthor.com/product/knights-of-the-air-book-1-rage/#comment-2 Tue, 24 May 2022 15:53:39 +0000 https://istewartauthor.com/?post_type=product&p=201#comment-2 Nothing destined me to love Knights of the Air.
I am neither a history nor an airplane buff.
The synopsis: a young Brit from British East Africa who ends up (out of revenge) becoming an ace in the Royal Flying Corps during WW I.
I was gripped by the book.
The psychological transformation and complexity of the main character, the effective and rich descriptions of the war communities (English and German) and air battles, the depiction of a significant cast of characters (males and females) and their interactions…are all made extremely compelling thanks to a rich, often humoristic (British humour) , sometimes lyrical prose.
The book is light and deep, entertaining and enlightening, complex and direct,…
I can’t wait for Vol 2.

Didier Birsch

]]> Comment on Knights of the Air, Book 1: Rage! by Iain Stewart https://istewartauthor.com/product/knights-of-the-air-book-1-rage/#comment-1 Tue, 24 May 2022 15:53:03 +0000 https://istewartauthor.com/?post_type=product&p=201#comment-1 My favorite reading experiences involve being entertained, while coming away with newfound knowledge. This book fires on all cylinders. A roaring yarn about a piece of history I sadly knew little about – WW1 and the birth of wartime aviation. A fascinating melding of exciting storytelling with true-to-spirit technical know-how created a story that forced me to suspend all other activities until I read through to the very last page. Stewart shows a writing style that is rare among his peers: Fluid and transporting, with deft employ of precise aviation terminology, and yet never broaching on the dry and didactic. Character development is solid; protagonist profile is imperfect and believable. Bonus: there were no typographical or grammatical errors to be seen. To my delight, I came to find out that Stewart has more books coming. I’ll be the first in line!
Alexander P Lorenz

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