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Tower Lord
by Anthony Ryan
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"We have reached a point", he told them, "where I can no longer command your obedience through duty alone. Now every man and woman in this army must choose their own course. For my own part"—he turned in the saddle, pointing to the rain-lashed city beyond the Volarian line—"I intend to ride to the centre of this city. For my friend is there, and I would very much like to see her again."
He reached behind his shoulder and drew the sword, raising it high.
(...)And I will kill any man who raises a hand to stop me. Those who wish to come with me are welcome."
4.75 Stars: An outstanding sequel to Blood Song, Tower Lord is far more epic and complex than the first instalment of the Raven's Shadow trilogy.
This book follows a different structure if you compare it with Blood Song: the story is told from the POV of many characters instead of only Vaelin Al Sorna's. I think that this was awesome because we get to know better a lot of secondary characters introduced in the first volume (Frentis and Lyrna grew a lot in this book; Vaelin wasn't as awesome as in the previous book but he's still a badass), and also introduced a strong female character called Reva which I really enjoyed reading.
On the other hand, while I thought that these points of view were awesome, it also makes the story to drag a bit, and that's the only reason why I don't rate it with five stars. The first half of the book was a little slow for me because it has a lot of set up, developing the story lines of each character. However, the second half is amazing. Each plot start converging giving way to an outstanding ending that left me as baffled as the one of the first book.
To sum up: Tower Lord is an excellent sequel, much more epic than Blood Song. It's not your typical transition book of a trilogy, which only serves as a bridge between the beginning and the ending, a lot of stuff happens in this book and Anthony Ryan managed to tie every loose end appropriately and leave enough room for the third book. I totally recommend these books, it is one of the best fantasy trilogies I've read so far.
"We have reached a point", he told them, "where I can no longer command your obedience through duty alone. Now every man and woman in this army must choose their own course. For my own part"—he turned in the saddle, pointing to the rain-lashed city beyond the Volarian line—"I intend to ride to the centre of this city. For my friend is there, and I would very much like to see her again."
He reached behind his shoulder and drew the sword, raising it high.
(...)And I will kill any man who raises a hand to stop me. Those who wish to come with me are welcome."
4.75 Stars: An outstanding sequel to Blood Song, Tower Lord is far more epic and complex than the first instalment of the Raven's Shadow trilogy.
This book follows a different structure if you compare it with Blood Song: the story is told from the POV of many characters instead of only Vaelin Al Sorna's. I think that this was awesome because we get to know better a lot of secondary characters introduced in the first volume (Frentis and Lyrna grew a lot in this book; Vaelin wasn't as awesome as in the previous book but he's still a badass), and also introduced a strong female character called Reva which I really enjoyed reading.
On the other hand, while I thought that these points of view were awesome, it also makes the story to drag a bit, and that's the only reason why I don't rate it with five stars. The first half of the book was a little slow for me because it has a lot of set up, developing the story lines of each character. However, the second half is amazing. Each plot start converging giving way to an outstanding ending that left me as baffled as the one of the first book.
To sum up: Tower Lord is an excellent sequel, much more epic than Blood Song. It's not your typical transition book of a trilogy, which only serves as a bridge between the beginning and the ending, a lot of stuff happens in this book and Anthony Ryan managed to tie every loose end appropriately and leave enough room for the third book. I totally recommend these books, it is one of the best fantasy trilogies I've read so far.