Blade of Tyshalle is a science fantasy novel by American writer Matthew Stover, set seven years after the events of its predecessor Heroes Die. It is the second book in the ongoing Acts of Caine novel cycle. Like Heroes Die, it focuses on Hari Michaelson and his struggles on Earth and Overworld.
Review of 'Blade of Tyshalle (The Acts of Caine, #2)' on 'Goodreads'
No rating
I loved the beginning in the school, and then I found it interesting that it was about dealing with the "happily ever after" of a tame life for one such as Cane, and then it turned into a gory adventure again. Eh, well. The thing I found most confusing was that the world I considered "like ours", non-magical, turned out to have a creepy god, that did not quite fit in with how I had percieved Ankana before. Still, quite fun in that there's lots of complex relationships and growing characters.
Review of 'Blade of Tyshalle (The Acts of Caine, #2)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Don't even think about reading this book unless you've already read Heroes Die by the same author. Blade of Tyshalle is a sequel to that book, and it follows on directly from the consequences of the end of that book. Blade is a much BIGGER novel, both in its size and in its epic scope, with a greater number of protagonists. It's a very different sort of book than Heroes Die, but it's just as good, and I can easily recommend it to anyone who liked Heroes Die.
If you read Heroes Die then this should go without saying: there's a lot of violence and gore in this. It's not for the faint of heart. I think it's even more severe and gruesome than in Heroes Die, and there is even more heinous sexual violence (like in Heroes Die, much of the violence is perpetrated by the protagonists, but the …
Don't even think about reading this book unless you've already read Heroes Die by the same author. Blade of Tyshalle is a sequel to that book, and it follows on directly from the consequences of the end of that book. Blade is a much BIGGER novel, both in its size and in its epic scope, with a greater number of protagonists. It's a very different sort of book than Heroes Die, but it's just as good, and I can easily recommend it to anyone who liked Heroes Die.
If you read Heroes Die then this should go without saying: there's a lot of violence and gore in this. It's not for the faint of heart. I think it's even more severe and gruesome than in Heroes Die, and there is even more heinous sexual violence (like in Heroes Die, much of the violence is perpetrated by the protagonists, but the sexual violence is only perpetrated by the villains). If there's a squeamish bone in your body, stay away.
If you enjoyed Heroes Die you probably already want to read this book so I won't say much about it, other than that it involves a massive threat to Overworld. There's also much more about Earth than there was in Heroes Die, including a lot more of "worlds colliding" with the two worlds affecting one another more.
