Steel Gods by Richard SwanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Book Description:
The true horror of the Great Silence has been revealed. As nation after nation succumbs to the mind-plague and Sova scrambles to enlist help from across the globe, Ambassador Renata Rainer has been given a simple task: save the world.
While she travels to the Principality of Casimir to enlist the help of the Empire's oldest enemy, Lieutenant Peter Kleist returns to the haunted forests of the New East to search for ancient answers - and finally confront the terrible fate that awaits him. In their wake, a task force of engineers, soldiers, and arcane experts will try and unpick the final secrets of the Great Silence - on both sides of the mortal plane.
But time is running out. Count Lamprecht von Oldenburg has returned to the capital, armed with a terrible vision and enough madness to see it through. Those who stand in his way face a simple choice: join the revolution, or die.
As the world tips towards chaos, all paths converge on the Eye of the Sea, where the fabric of reality wears thin - and where the Empire of the Wolf must confront the most terrible enemy it has ever known.
My Review:
There's simply no better fantasy writer going right now than Richard Swan. This is my own opinion of course but I believe I can back it up now after having read five of his books. His previous trilogy, The Empire of the Wolf, absolutely blew me away with its lush worldbuilding and riveting characters. Not to mention it had one hell of a magic system as well. And now Swan has given us a brand new series to relish, taking place some time in the future from the events of the opening trilogy. And it's a winner in all respects, I have to say.
I find that when I read a Richard Swan book I have no idea where the time went. And then suddenly, I'm at the end of the book, because time is a blur when I am enmeshed in one of his stories. Steel Gods just continues the saga of these characters and ratchets up the danger and suspense to a dizzying level. Sova is definitely embroiled in some backstabbing and double-dealing, and whether or not it comes out on the other side intact is wholly up for grabs.
As there is at least another book to come I will stay away from spoilers, suffice to say, this is just another stunning triumph of a story from Swan. He really knows how to draw you in gradually and then hit you in the throat with something you had no idea was coming. Kudos to him as he never fails to keep me enthralled.
All in all, this is a brilliant book, but then again I'm not surprised as it's coming from the best in the business as I stated in the opening of my review. Richard Swan can do no wrong in my book and I just know that when this series ends it will end thunderously and leaving me in awe yet again. The only downside to Swan is that he doesn't write fast enough for someone like me who craves more! Bring on the next book, I'm more than ready.
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