Reviewed by:
Sooz
Genre:
Epic fantasy
Approximate
word count: 125-130,000 words
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Author:
Along with
enjoying fantasy novels, Michael Meyerhofer also writes poems. Before
publishing his first novel, he published a series of poetry books.
For more information on Meyerhofer, please visit his website.
Description:
Rowen Locke
continues his journey in the fight against evil, which is getting
closer and closer to collapsing the world around him. However, he has
a legendary sword and his companions willing to help him on his
journey even as the land is torn apart around him.
Appraisal:
Rowen Locke has
become a Knight of the Crane and has obtained the legendary sword of
Fayu Jinn, but his journey is nowhere near complete. Locke and his
company continue their fight against evil, even if those around them
are slow to or do not accept his help. But what keeps Locke going is
his ability to do what’s right even when facing grave danger.
Meyerhofer
continues with his superb writing and keeping with the epic fantasy
genre. Every twist, every meeting has implications of something
bigger and greater to come. That’s what kept the book entertaining
and had me reading vigorously until the end.
Knightswrath
answers some questions about the greater story, but also adds more
mystery, more villains and deeper roadblocks. However, don’t look
at that as a bad thing. The more reveals allow the reader to dig
deeper in Meyerhofer’s world while still enjoying surprises on the
next page.
One thing that
makes Knightswrath and the series special is that the characters
aren’t perfect. In fact, they are flawed, make mistakes, and have
to rely on others around them to bring them back. This is a journey
that can’t be done alone as much as Rowen Locke would probably like
to keep everyone else away from danger and as he runs in with his
sword lofted above his head.
It was a wonderful
book that lends itself to this genre well.
FYI:
This is the second
book in the The Dragonkin Trilogy and does not work as a standalone
book.
Rating: ***** 5 stars
2 comments:
Just wanted to say thanks very much for taking the time to read and review the book! I'm very glad that you enjoyed it. Oh, also, I have the final book in the trilogy "done," we're just proofreading it now. Thanks again!
I loved it, too! :) Looking forward to Book 3.
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