I can’t use magic to find him because he’s wearing Urthaenriel now, but I have a pretty good hunch he’s headed to Jorat.About • Careers • Contact Us • FAQ & SubmissionsPrivacy Notice • Ads and Cookies • Terms of Use or arguing with people on facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/JosephTJHarrisThat was a perfect review. Spoiler Recap: The Ruin of Kings.
Nobody could stop him–he’d killed his own daughter Tyentso when she tried and left Funny how quickly your fortunes can change when you’ve just murdered one of the Goddess of Luck’s favorite people. Elain then stabs the king, killing him. Thaena returned her without even being asked. One who hates the Royal Houses. "― The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons The Ruin of Kings is a debut fantasy novel by Jenn Lyons. It didn’t work because Talon screwed it up, as you’ll find she’s in the habit of doing. Which is a shame, because the FINAL TWIST contained the good writing, good set up and good follow through that seemed to be missing in the rest of the book. Kihrin did one smart thing: he left town. But don’t worry, it’s just a few more months. In the northern U.S. of the mid-1950s, as depicted in this merrily macabre pastiche by Ruff (
Talon is the one who put Kihrin on that slave ship, and ultimately who we can thank for letting the Black Brotherhood get their claws into him. Spoiler Recap: The Ruin of Kings.
Still, Darzin claimed Kihrin was his son and laughable as that idea is, Kihrin’s real father let Darzin get away with it. Epic fantasy fans looking for a virtually un-put-down-able read should look no further.
Except that to get to that point, Darzin D’Mon’s mimic Talon had killed, oh, pretty much anyone Kihrin had ever spoken to. Kihrin might have been too weak to stand after being Returned, but he still managed to kill Darzin, find Urthaenriel, and destroy both the Stone of Shackles Just to add insult to injury, remember how I said Gadrith killed his daughter? by Have you ever grabbed some french fries from your least favorite fast food restaurant and they were over cooked? A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy.
No Comments Yet So just in case you’ve forgotten any details from February’s blockbuster epic fantasy Spoilers for Book 1 below, so read at your own risk.I suppose I should explain what really happened in the Capital.Long story short: this is all Gadrith’s fault.
For example, have you ever had a lukewarm bath ruined by a leaky tub that you don’t quite fit into?
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Our Gadrith needed the Stone of Shackles, which was a problem, because he had no idea where it was.
The Ruin of Kings is the first book in the Chorus of Dragons, a new fantasy series by Jenn Lyons.
Kihrin might have been too weak to stand after being Returned, but he still managed to kill Darzin, find Urthaenriel, and destroy both the Stone of Shackles Just to add insult to injury, remember how I said Gadrith killed his daughter? When destiny calls, there’s no fighting back. In Another thing: significant events happen “off screen”. Lyons' shelf-bending fantasy debut novel is an epic, breakneck-paced adventure structured largely as a dialogue between a jailer and her prisoner, a thief and musician who is much more than he appears to be.The story begins in a jail cell with a young man named Kihrin being guarded by Talon, a beautiful and monstrous shape-shifting assassin. It is a shambles from the get-go. “Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. Kihrin did one smart thing: he left town.
After reading the book and then re-reflecting on the Let’s start with the pacing. Indeed, the novel does double duty as a survival manual, packed full of good advice—for instance, try not to get wounded, for “injury turns you from a giver to a taker.