He completely falls flat as a character and the only insight we really get into his character is when someone talks about how immoral he is.Įnter Lyra. First, we meet Ril, a good-for-nothing, penniless knight who has no redeeming qualities but definitely isn't a badass anti-hero either.
Still, I gave it a chance and finally the story started. In this case, I didn't know any of the characters, the world or the events, and therefore, I didn't care at all. The difference is that I read 5 books of ASOIAF before picking up The Untold History. The first chapter is comparable to The Untold History of Westeros: a lot of historical information about a fantasy world.
#MOONTIDE QUARTET BOOK 4 GURVON FREE#
If I hadn't received a free copy, I don't think I would have made it passed the first ten pages.
#MOONTIDE QUARTET BOOK 4 GURVON SERIES#
Just don't make the same mistake I did - read the first series first. I'm sure some of my opinions on this book would still be the same (for example, the overuse of exclamation marks), but perhaps don't use my review as a reason not to pick up this series. Just don't make the same mistake I did - read the first series fi DNF after ~150 pages.Įdit of review: When I entered the giveaway from Netgalley, I was not aware that reading this series first was like jumping into the Kharkanas Trilogy without reading MBotF or Malazan Empire first. Edit of review: When I entered the giveaway from Netgalley, I was not aware that reading this series first was like jumping into the Kharkanas Trilogy without reading MBotF or Malazan Empire first. Once more, Urte stands on the brink of cataclysm.moreĭNF after ~150 pages. In the East, Sultan Salim, peacemaker and visionary ruler, faces his greatest challenge as his people demand an invasion of the West in retribution for the Rondian Crusades And lurking in the darkness, orchestrating both the power struggles and the inevitable conflicts, is a shadowy group threatening to destroy civilisation itself. Two brothers, imprisoned veterans of the Crusades, finally return home to find their father's kingdom being plundered - but the price of regaining their birthright will have far-reaching implications for the entire empire. The Imperial throne is not the only one in jeopardy. The Emperor is dead - long live the Empress! Emperor Constant is dead and his rivals are scrabbling for power - but any misstep could plunge the land, already devastated by the shocking outcome of the Third Crusade, into a calamitous civil war. The Im Empress of the Fall – Book One of The Sunsurge Quartet, the sequel series to The Moontide Quartet, which concluded in 2015. Empress of the Fall – Book One of The Sunsurge Quartet, the sequel series to The Moontide Quartet, which concluded in 2015.
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