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To Darkness Fled (2010)

by Jill Williamson(Favorite Author)
4.19 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
098259870X (ISBN13: 9780982598702)
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English
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Marcher Lord Press
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Blood of Kings
review 1: Achan and his knights escape and search for allies. He learns more if his past and develops his blood voicing skills. And romance between him and Vrell emerges. This book has some great action scenes. The journey plot can get slow but that rarely happens. But the romance, which dominates the end, gets worse and worse as the book progresses. Vrell, in particular, becomes more and more irrational and foolish. I understand that the author needed to create conflict between them to keep the angst high. But by the end, she not only becomes unbelievable in her issues, she becomes unlikable. It ended so odd with her that I don't think I'll read the last book in the series. I can't stomach pages of her stupidity and still root for her to win the heart of Achan.
review 2:... more> I'd read By Darkness Hid, and enjoyed it immensely, so I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to read the sequel. To Darkness Fled didn't disappoint. I wasn't able to put it down. If it hadn't been a PDF file, I would've been flipping the pages; as it was, I kept hitting the arrow key to find out what would happen next! The story picks up where By Darkness Hid left off, with Achan Cham and Vrell Sparrow in a boat rowing through the Darkness with several men who've pledged Achan their service: Sir Gavin, Sir Caleb, and Inko. The Darkness is both mist and lack of light; it's disorienting and dangerous; it seeks to creep into their souls and take them captive. It can only be fought by staying close together and speaking among themselves. There are also dangerous creatures in the Darkness: ebens , gowzals , and cham-bears - huge, fierce beasts that breathe fire. Achan Cham got his Stray surname from the cham-bears. Worse than the dangerous creatures are the dangerous people, like the Sakin Magos (Black Knights) they encounter, all of whom have some reason to either enslave or enthrall Achan, or torture and kill him. In a few places, they also meet people who believe Achan is their true ruler, chosen by Arman (their name for God). These people greet them in peace, and help them, giving sacrificially to them. Fantastic book. I'm not a fan of reading long books, but this one kept my attention throughout. Love the world Jill has created and even more, the characters are awesome. less
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anya08
At the moment I really want to smack Vrell for being a fool and hug poor Achan...
tseegii
Amazing! I need the third one now...
Tesaspada
I got hooked. Loved it.
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