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Some more characters get backgrounded, and it is intriguing to note that the evil Lord Styrax and his cronies get more booktime and in many ways you’re left wondering if he’s even slightly evil at all. He just seems another guy trying to make it big in a world of war. He doesn’t seem like such a bad guy at all. In fact, I kind of like the guy.

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The finale is worth waiting for, but I am a little disappointed by the blurring of the characters in this book. Where Isak was the obvious focus of the first novel, he pretty much gets backgrounded for most of the novel and his character is fast becoming a little too “Rand” for me (in a bad sense) – with all his friends being focussed on making sure he’s got a “heart” and can “smile sometimes.” The powerful figure of the first novel is forgotten as he seems to be more a man who can sometimes whip out the goods to get stuff done, but isn’t anywhere near as thrillingly unpredictable and freakishly psychopathic as the first book. He’s turned over a new leaf and is too fast becoming a nice guy you might want to sit around and have a beer with.

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The plot is simple, and nothing overtly different. There’s a strapping young lad with uber powers. A hidden mysterious dude who’s watching him. A wise and just king (though possessing a bit of a homicidal streak just to give you pause for thought). A bad evil dude wandering around flexing his stuff and readying for a big showdown. Dark gods, daemons (with the “a”), elves (who read a lot like Feist’s Dragonlords), and some small collection of references to assorted mythological creatures in some form or another. The collection of heroic friends surrounding the hero, too, are nothing less than the usual assortment of heroic friends you could possibly relate quite easily to any number of fantasy novels you’ve read already. Ho-Hum, I hear you say – read that one before.

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I have a bunch of new reviews coming soon for many October release books. I’ll be taking a look at Jon Sprunk’s Shadow’s Son, which I’m looking forward to as I love that rogue-centred fantasy as you all know. The following blurb for it promises much, too; Treachery and corruption lurk at the end of [...]

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Just a quick note to let you know Rogue Blades Entertainment has a new fresh competition going. It’s a fundraising competition, so if you’re eager to support growing publishers of genre fiction, please check them out. And, if you’re eager to start pumping your writing out, it’s a great opportunity. Their books have quite a [...]

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Plotwise, Dexter’s got himself a new baby and it’s forcing him to reevaluate his concept of what he is. He’s wondering if he can just give up his old ways and be a normal Dexter Dad. I wasn’t so disappointed by this thread because it wasn’t as limp as the previous book’s attempts to weaken the character. The few references to Dexter’s Dark Passenger are lovely, and I really wish Mister Lindsay would pump those up some more. I love the near-dialogue between Dexter and his Passenger.