On the Shoulders of Titans
- 740
- Pages
- about 14 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“On the Shoulders of Titans” is a long second Arcane Ascension novel whose inventive magic system and puzzle-like challenges are its main rewards. Andrew Rowe sends Corin after news of his missing brother while he tries to undo the harm done to Sera, and the story finishes strongly. Readers repeatedly describe it as slow in stretches and overlong; some add that the narrator repeats himself and that the characters are thinner than the magic.
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About the book
Corin Cadence finally has a firm reason to believe his brother, Tristan, is still alive.Unfortunately, finding more information isn't going to be easy. Tristan appears to be entangled with a clandestine organization that calls themselves Whispers. And Corin's last brush with the Whispers didn't exactly end well.As much as he wants to follow that lead, Corin has more pressing problems to deal with.Sera is still suffering from a mysterious malady that has stolen her voice and her magic. Corin knows that a portion of that is his fault, and he's determined to fix it.His mother is still off in another country, and there are growing odds that she's involved with a conspiracy to overthrow the visages.Corin has also been branded with a new magical mark on his right hand -- one that even veteran climbers don't seem to recognize. He's going to need to figure out how it works, otherwise it could be more of a vulnerability than an asset.Corin still hasn't finished his first year at Lorian Heights. If he fails his final exams, he'll be sent off to the military, and lose his chance to investigate his brother's fate.And finally, there's the issue of enemies.He might have made a few of them.The biggest problem?He's not sure if Jin, once one of his closest companions, is one of them.
Reading order · Arcane Ascension
Full order & progress →- Sufficiently Advanced MagicStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - On the Shoulders of TitansThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - The Torch that Ignites the StarsThe Torch that Ignites the Stars–Not ranked yet
- The Silence of Unworthy GodsThe Silence of Unworthy Gods–Not ranked yet
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- A Brief History of ChronomancyA Brief History of Chronomancy–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 200 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 58% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 200 | 100% |
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It has 740 pages — longer than 76% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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