Cry of Metal & Bone
Earthsinger Chronicles, Book 3
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4.8 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In a world of deadly magic and court intrigue, an unlikely crew races against time to uncover a shadowy threat and prevent the next assault.
The Mantle dividing Elsira and Lagrimar has fallen. As the two kingdoms struggle to unify, one threat stands above them all.
Desperate Lagrimari flee their barren land for a chance at a better life in Elsira, but a shadowy group with ties to the Elsiran government launches an attack on their own soil. With threats of more violence, an unlikely crew is assembled to investigate. Lizvette Nirall, a disgraced socialite seeking redemption for past mistakes, and Tai Summerhawk, a foreign smuggler determined to keep a promise he made to a dead man, join forces in this thrilling installment of L. Penelope's epic fantasy series, the Earthsinger Chronicles.
As they race to discover those responsible before the next assault, a new enemy awakens in another land—one that will strike terror into the hearts of gods and men. Cry of Metal & Bone continues the stunning and diverse world introduced in Song of Blood and Stone, filled with deadly magic, secret agendas, and court intrigue that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Penelope's jam-packed, uneven third Earthsinger Chronicles fantasy picks up six weeks after the events of Whispers of Shadow and Flame as the formerly warring nations of Elisara and Lagrimar forge a thorny path to unification. Legendary Earthsinger Darvyn ol-Tahlyro is still grieving Kyara ul-Lagrimar, his missing lover, when he's tasked with apprehending a group of separatists responsible for a deadly attack on a local temple. Meanwhile, the imprisoned Kyara battles her captors' sinister plot to rob her of her powers. Overly detailed reintroductions to the characters slow the plot to a near-crawl until the halfway mark, when the intrigue and investigation into the attack hit high gear. Penelope's plotting is intricate as ever and series readers will be pleased to return to her fully realized world, but an excess of political subplots and shifts in perspective too often make this a slog. Fans will hope for a return to form in the next installment.
