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Wings Of Wrath (2009)

by C.S. Friedman(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0756405351 (ISBN13: 9780756405359)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

DAW Hardcover

series

The Magister Trilogy

review 1: The well-crafted world of the first book seemed to collapse under its own weight in this installment. We had a lot of information that had barely been alluded to in the first book suddenly thrown at us. This could have been alleviated if it had been better distributed throughout previous chapters (the first book included), yet here we had just walls and walls of expository text jammed down our throats, with no intermediary action to allow us to digest it-- no that was all saved for the last ten percent of the book.
review 2: Ugh… Man I really really wanted to like Wings of Wrath so bad! I was kind of on the fence with Feast of Souls but after reading book 2 in the Magister trilogy I’m not sure I’ll have the strength to finish the series. Book 2 kicks of... moref right where book 1 ended and we get to meet a few new characters. Rhys is a Guardian and half-brother to Queen Gwynofar. His story started strong, but once again he gets into a romantic relationship with the main character Kamala and it goes downhill from there. Look, don’t get me wrong I really don’t mind some romantic elements in my fantasy books, but I don’t want to feel like I’m watching a teen sitcom on abc family… That’s the vibe I got when reading about the relationship between Kamala and Rhys. Coliver was one of the shining characters of book 1, but he kind of gets the back seat treatment in this second volume, which is a shame because he was one of the best characters in the first book. Queen Gwynofar was by far my least liked character… She was just flat out boring! I had no interest in reading her chapters and continually found myself skimping them whenever they came up. She also magically fulfills a prophecy towards the end which felt rushed and pointless. Book 1 was great because we are introduced to the world of the “magisters” and we slowly get to see their abilities on display throughout the novel. While the magisters are all powerful bad asses, book 2 handled their abilities poorly and some of them felt like cheap super heroes at times. There were scenes in the book that described how powerful these magisters were (essentially able to take on hordes of regular humans without any trouble) and yet Kamala decides to take on the shape of a small bird towards the climactic ending. A very rushed and clumsy ending sequence didn’t have any weight to it so the ending was a huge letdown. I wasn’t expecting to be blown away from the get go, but the ending was just awful. It felt rushed, and the movements and actions of various factions were handled in a very clumsy fashion. I’m not sure what my problem is… I don’t know whether my tastes in fantasy are changing or if my complaints are valid. I think this book will appeal to a younger audience or fans of Sanderson with a *slightly “darker” tone. I was expecting this book to be a heck of a lot better but unfortunately I was extremely disappointed. I’m not sure if I will continue this series which is a bummer because I bought the entire trilogy at once. less

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