I’m a sucker for a woobie and now I’m looking forward to him growing as a character and a warrior. I found his story in the novel to be the most interesting and I do have a soft spot for characters who go through a lot of shit and he gets beaten up, almost killed and heartbroken enough for me to love him. I have to admit, my favourite character is Drem. He’s not a bad character and I think he will turn out great but his arc is moving a little slower than everyone else’s.# I’ll have to see what happens with him in the next book.
There’s an air of mystery about her throughout the novel and the end makes her a more intriguing character and I am looking forward to seeing where her arc goes. Riv becomes more interesting as the novel goes on.
I like her and the end of the novel made my jaw drop (no spoilers). It’s nice to Sig again from the first book and it’s good to see her have a POV. There are four main POV characters: Riv, Drem, Bleda and Sig. This is only the first part but you can already see things starting to come together and it looks very interesting. The plot is sprawling but he weaves the story so well that all the plot pieces merge together in a splendid and satisfying way without it seeming contrived. The thing I like most about John Gwynne’s novels is how well he connects everything together. They’re only saving grace is that they’re not as horrible as their enemies, the Kadoshim, who are into such lovely practices such as murder, torture, creating a weird Kadoshim-human hybrid and plotting nasty, spoiler-free things that can’t mean anything good for the world. In other words, like your typical angels.
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The story picks up over a century after the end of Wrath and reintroduces a world which is now “protected” (I use the term loosely) by the Ben-Elim, who were established in the first books as a right bunch of twats and that trend continues in this series with them poncing around like a load of toss-pots, demanding tithes so they can fight their war and basically acting like self-important arseholes who think they’re better than anyone else. Hopefully this year brings more awesome books for me to love.Ī Time of Dread is the first part the Of Blood and Bone series and follows the excellent The Faithful and the Fallen series, which was one of the best series I read last year therefore I was very excited for this new series. I’ve only given one other book a five star rating so far this year and that was Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan. I don’t give out such a rating lightly, very rarely even. Truth, courage and loyalty will be tested as never before.Ī breathtakingly perfect finale to a series that has grown from strength to wonderful strength.A five star rating.
His life hangs in the balance – and with it, the fate of the Banished Lands. But can he bond with competing factions of warlike giants? Somehow he must, to counter the threat Nathair represents. His warband scattered, Corban must make new allies to survive. Meanwhile Corban has been captured by the Jotun, warrior giants who ride enormous bears into battle. They will allow him to open a portal to the Otherworld – so Asroth and his demon-horde can break into the Banished Lands and finally become flesh. And with Calidus and Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the rest. King Nathair has seized the fortress at Drassil, and now possesses three of the Seven Treasures. Įvents are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. The fourth in The Faithful and the Fallen series, Wrath by John Gwynne is the breathtaking, pulse-pounding conclusion to an epic series.