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Tower Lord (2014)

by Anthony Ryan(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0425265625 (ISBN13: 9780425265628)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Ace Hardcover

series

Raven's Shadow

review 1: It's funny how every fantasy book by a British author seems to start off as a schoolboy's tale, and then develops into something else entirely later on. I really felt this way about the first book in the series, Blood Song, even though it was much more than that. Tower Lord continues the story and, without giving away anything, I was not expecting any of the twists and turns that this book took me on. In some cases the tension was palpable and I almost didn't want to pick it up for fear of what might happen next. All in all, it was definitely a worthy successor to the first book and I'm looking forward to the third. Anthony Ryan is one of the best fantasy authors in recent memory.
review 2: Half way through this sequel, I was prepared to give it only 3 stars. I... moret is as well written as the first novel, and more complex in terms of plot and character, but the first half moved very slowly for me. I understand that all of the pieces were being set in place (shades of GRRM) but I feel it could have been done much more succinctly without losing any of its punch. I didn't need chapter after chapter of Frentis being compelled to kill for "the woman", or chapter after chapter of Lyrna slogging her way to the Mountain. I feel both were drawn out more than necessary just to give them equal time with Reva's and Vaelin's storylines. But that being said, the second half of the book flowed and kept me turning pages. And there were shining moments in the final chapters that evoked strong and genuine emotions. So, in the end, 4 stars, with the sincere hope that the next book won't suffer from introducing yet more storylines to weigh down the overall story arc. less

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