Fevered Star

Not quite as good as Black Sun, but for a middle book a really strong book setting up the wheels in motion for a grand finale. Black Sun really benefited that time was ticking towards the eclipse, as Serapio and Xiala traveled to Tova. This urgency is gone now, and most of the protagonists of Black Sun have gone in different directions. The whole plot around Tova is far bigger than the first book hinted at, and I for my part can't wait to see it resolved.

Still a big Serapio and Xiala fan. <3

Holy shit. This book is just as good as the first, with unexpected twists and the political intrigue ratcheted up to eleven. I LOVED IT!

Holy middle book syndrome! I’m not rating this because I’m too disappointed to rate it fairly. It’s not BAD it’s just not as good as the first book had led me to hope it would be. I LOVED the first book and… I don’t know. The magic isn’t there with this one. The characters are just moving around and coping with the fall out from events in the first book. Not a lot actually happens. I hope the final book picks back up again, but for now I don’t think I’ll be encouraging people to pick this one up unless they’re dying to find out the consequences of the first book’s ending.

A good story in a well-imagined world. Volume #2 has an ending of sorts.

I’ve made a classic blunder: not starting a land war in Asia, but starting an epic fantasy series. It’s terrific, engaging, well-drawn characters, interesting mythology, but I also had somehow gotten the impression it’s only two books and it very, very much is going to be way more than two books — all the pieces are in place for something huge and sprawly. So, yay, more very good stuff to read… someday?