Tower Lord
Book 2 of Raven's Shadow
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4.5 • 349 Ratings
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Publisher Description
TOWER LORD is the second novel in the internationally bestselling Raven's Shadow series, which began with epic fantasy blockbuster BLOOD SONG.
THE REALM BURNS.
Vaelin Al Sorna is tired of war. He's fought countless battles in service to the Realm and Faith. His reward was the loss of his love, the death of his friends and a betrayal by his king. After five years in an Alpiran dungeon, he just wants to go home.
Reva intends to welcome Vaelin back with a knife between the ribs. He destroyed her family and ruined her life. Nothing will stop her from exacting bloody vengeance - not even the threat of invasion from the greatest enemy the Realm has ever faced.
Yet as the fires of war spread, foes become friends and truths turn to lies. To save the Realm, Reva must embrace a future she does not want - and Vaelin must revisit a past he'd rather leave buried.
Praise for Raven's Shadow:
'Engrossing' - Buzzfeed
'Powerful' - SFFWorld
'Compelling' - SFX
Books by Anthony Ryan
Raven's Shadow
Blood Song
Tower Lord
Queen of Fire
Raven's Blade
The Wolf's Call
The Black Song
Draconis Memoria
The Waking Fire
The Legion of Flame
The Empire of Ashes
The Covenant of Steel
The Pariah
The Martyr
The Traitor
Writing as A. J. Ryan
Red River Seven
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ryan draws readers deeper into a dangerous landscape of warring religions, political ambitions, and diverse cultures in the second Raven's Shadow grimdark fantasy (following Blood Song). Vaelin Al Sorna, aka Darkblade, led forces in a bloody war that failed to fulfill King Janus's dream of uniting Asreal and the rival Volarian Empire. Now Vaelin wants nothing further to do with anyone involved. Unfortunately, his plan to peacefully retire as Tower Lord of the remote Northern Reaches is thwarted by schemers on all sides who want to use him and his blood-song power for their own purposes. Dividing the story among several characters, Ryan deftly reveals a chaotic land splintered by ambition and uncertainty. With a twisting, multi-layered plot knitted from complex intrigues and constantly shifting alliances, Ryan builds masterfully from Blood Song, tying up enough loose ends to satisfy while leaving plenty to create suspense for the next installment.
Customer Reviews
Good read
Although I enjoyed this book, I don’t feel it was as good as the first. I don’t mind applying total disbelief, but the number of coincidences that occurred, along with the obvious poor tactics that seemed to miraculously result in success against a capable enemy (time after time) seemed unnecessary.
The characters seemed more two dimensional in this book compared to the first too. I did enjoy the way the author decided to write each chapter focused on one of the hero’s.
I think I might find book 3 much like this book which would be slightly disappointing, but I’ll persist now.
V Good
An enthralling trilogy with an epic scope. In this book I did not feel this fear, sadness and dread usually present in book 2nd in a trilogy. Despite my belief that you should have played on the readers darker emotions I throughly enjoyed this book. Brilliant would rate 9/5.
Exceptional
Great story with twists and plots at every turn. Highly addictive.