A review by mary_soon_lee
The Cold Commands by Richard K. Morgan

3.0

This is the middle book in a dark fantasy trilogy: spoilers ahead.

Spoiler

It had a significant advantage over the opening book in that I began by liking the three principal characters, all of whom return from book one. Indeed, in this book I found myself strongly attached to the central figure, Ringil Eskiath. On the downside, the book felt slightly protracted and some of the chapters rather inconsequential. This may be a feature of breaking the story into volumes for a trilogy. The trilogy is classified as fantasy both on the author's website and on the back covers, but has elements in it that feel science fictional, a combination I rather like. But it is the characters, Ringil especially, who will draw me back to finish the trilogy.