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Oct09:

The second book keeps it rolling. There seems to be a bit of escape for the characters, but then they all get dragged back in.

The following applies to the whole trilogy:

Characters: Fully realized. Durzo is the bomb. The lead manages not to be annoying for a "boy grows up" and the females are strong.

Plot: Superbly written. There is reason and there is motive. It moves at a brisk pace and doesn't drag me down.

Style: And the best for last. This book just oozes style. The fighting is cool. The characters are cool. You get to escape into a super awesome action flick for the thinking man. ( )

This is a fast paced and fun sequel to The Way of Shadows. It's a strong follow up and just as fun as the first. The work I used in my previous review was fun, and it still applies. Don't be confused by the 600+ pages, you'll be done with this in no time and jumping to pick up the next, and last book in the trilogy. You immediately get drawn into the characters you are familiar with and are captivated by the ones who are new.

Each point of view the story is told from, either focusing on Kylar, Logan, or really any character, immediately draws you in and then leaves you gasping for more as it quickly changes gear so that the reader can see all the players on the chess board at the same time. While at first this may be a little disconcerting it doesn't make the story seem ill-planned or choppy. Every turn of the page gets our characters in trouble, and I again was in nail biting tension thinking "Oh dear how are they going to get out of this mess!" and the pay off is that its not always the obvious solution. Read More of this review here ( )

Wow - simply a terrific series ( )

Rollicking read. Second in the series and no slowing down here. Instead the characters introducted earlier are more fleshed out and have plenty of adventures. I particularly enjoyed Vi and Momma K, but it's really Kylar and Logan's book. Klylar exlores his growing talent and Logan the depths of his peronsality. Great imagery and imagination at work. Very happy with this series. ( )