The Fires of Vengeance
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Summary
Desperate to delay an impending attack by the indigenous people of Xidda， Tau and his queen craft a dangerous plan。 If Tau succeeds， the queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all-out assault on her own capital city， where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi。
If the city can be taken， if Tsiora can reclaim her throne and reunite her people， then the Omehi might have a chance to survive the coming onslaught。
Reviews
David Codd
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Picking up in the aftermath of book 1 the city is in shambles， the story continues with the major themes of revenge and class struggle。 Even as the Lessers have proven themselves capable both strategically and on the battlefield the nobles are too entrenched in tradition to accept them。 This causes many to turn against their radical queen， and the book quickly turns into a war on three fronts - the traitorous nobles， the indigenous people of the land， and the demons of the shadow realm。 This may Picking up in the aftermath of book 1 the city is in shambles， the story continues with the major themes of revenge and class struggle。 Even as the Lessers have proven themselves capable both strategically and on the battlefield the nobles are too entrenched in tradition to accept them。 This causes many to turn against their radical queen， and the book quickly turns into a war on three fronts - the traitorous nobles， the indigenous people of the land， and the demons of the shadow realm。 This may be the most brutal and violent book I've read。 Tau's quest for vengeance causes near constant pain， suffering， and death for those around him， which he visits on his enemies in kind。 And that doesn't even account for the supernatural training he puts his squad through where they die to the demons repeatedly every night to make them instinctive killers in real world battles。 Its even more gruesome than First Law and is missing the occasional edgy cringe of Night Angel。 Also while it spirals into a heavy bleakness， its not oppressively constant like 5th Season - here we actually get a rollercoaster of hope and despair。excellent book， can't wait for the next one。 。。。more
Etel
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4。5 stars out of 5。
Joel B。
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Some parts of this were really great， but most of it just didn’t hold my interest as much as the first。 I will absolutely be reading book 3 when it comes out！
Isabella
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Rating: 5 starsI have been trying to read negative reviews of The Fires of Vengeance so this isn't just a gush-fest， but I failed to find any convincing ones so gush-fest it is （or， upon reflection， a nothing-fest， considering the length of this）。 I loved this book so much。 It was great。 Aww crap now I can't find any specifics to praise。 There was just epic fighting and battling and it was great。 I don't know which book I like better。 Both。 I like both better。 Ok "review" done now。 Rating: 5 starsI have been trying to read negative reviews of The Fires of Vengeance so this isn't just a gush-fest， but I failed to find any convincing ones so gush-fest it is （or， upon reflection， a nothing-fest， considering the length of this）。 I loved this book so much。 It was great。 Aww crap now I can't find any specifics to praise。 There was just epic fighting and battling and it was great。 I don't know which book I like better。 Both。 I like both better。 Ok "review" done now。 。。。more
alvin rayford
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Great storyRead first book because of son reading loved it waited on second book worth it only downside is waiting on the next！
Nicholas Luecking
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This series is brutal， but engrossing so far。 Really excited to read more entries when they come out。
Thomas Shuttleworth
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Great book，
Charmaine Morgan
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Gah I had so much fun being back in this world and reunited with Tau and the Sword Brothers。 The themes of classism and systematic oppression， meeting new characters that I love， and the deeper dive into the Omehia people。 I am so excited to see where this story goes next。 :）
Amy ♡
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There were a couple scenes I enjoyed more than the first book， and some fire lines from Tau being unhinged， but I just don't enjoy the characters and their relationships as much as I want to。 There were a couple scenes I enjoyed more than the first book， and some fire lines from Tau being unhinged， but I just don't enjoy the characters and their relationships as much as I want to。 。。。more
Mike Connor
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Another success。 I loved the first book tremendously， and this one continues right where it left off。 The action sequences are so well written and this world seems to keep getting bigger。 I can’t wait for the next book。
Rose Ketreads
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The 2nd book in The Burning Quadrilogy by Evan Winter was a fast paced action ridden book！I learnt from the 1st book not to expect much dragon content， even if the book name and covers are themed around them。 Because of this I found I knew better what to expect and enjoyed the 2nd installment a lot more than the first！ We follow on right where the first book left off， Tau now being the queen's champion。 The Queen herself was such a lovely addition to our main cast。 She was infatuated with the id The 2nd book in The Burning Quadrilogy by Evan Winter was a fast paced action ridden book！I learnt from the 1st book not to expect much dragon content， even if the book name and covers are themed around them。 Because of this I found I knew better what to expect and enjoyed the 2nd installment a lot more than the first！ We follow on right where the first book left off， Tau now being the queen's champion。 The Queen herself was such a lovely addition to our main cast。 She was infatuated with the idea of Tau， while aware enough to realise her infatuation may make him uncomfortable。 Their dynamic throughout the book felt so sweet and genuine， I didn't mind the "will they， won't they" arc。 😂 Our main story deals with the queen's rule and an active rebellion by nobels and seemingly her own sister。 Everything in the book moved at a breakneck pace and yet we don't actually move very far in terms of plot。 In any other book this is usually seen as a negative， I instead actually enjoyed the slower pace in comparison to the first novel。We really get a feel of what our main characters are thinking， why and how they'll deal with the problems presented。The few cases of PoV chapters outside of Tau were expertly placed and added an extra layer to the narrative I loved to see。 I only wish my brain wasn't a sive and the book explained the magic system and naming system a bit better。 In all other ways this book was a lot of fun！I can't wait to read the next book as we ended on such a juicy note。 。。。more
Sasha Wins
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My Review👩🏾🏫:Evans is Master。。。。The End😎。Here is why？The way he intertwines magic， power， grief lost， and immortals blew me away。 How he was able to pour so much realism into his characters is amazing。 Book 1 was amazing， Book 2 was Oh Shit--- DAMN🙃 good。 That ending--- 😉Character:Tau--- I feel so much for him。 But has let anger consume him to the point he has become the very people he hatesBurned man---He crazy， but loyal to Tau！Queen Tsoria-- I want to know why in the hell she talks of hersel My Review👩🏾🏫:Evans is Master。。。。The End😎。Here is why？The way he intertwines magic， power， grief lost， and immortals blew me away。 How he was able to pour so much realism into his characters is amazing。 Book 1 was amazing， Book 2 was Oh Shit--- DAMN🙃 good。 That ending--- 😉Character:Tau--- I feel so much for him。 But has let anger consume him to the point he has become the very people he hatesBurned man---He crazy， but loyal to Tau！Queen Tsoria-- I want to know why in the hell she talks of herself in the third person？ It creeps me out lolAuset & Ramina （ Queen Tsoria handmaidens）I love them！！！！ On the reall Auset likes Themba （ their chemistry is hilarious）Scale Jayyed aka Ayim:Udake， Hadith， Yaw， Themba -- Taus sword brothers bring so much Brotherhood & Love to this story-- Okar Kellan--At first I didn't like him， but he grew on me。 I see that he is a good guy。 He is honorable Tau （ Mom）:She suffered， indeed。 But I feel her entrance into tbe story was wild。 She lost her eyes and still talks sideways to her sonEsi （ Princess/ Queen Tsoria）At first， I felt bad for her。 Believe her the victim。 Not realizing she was the reason ALLL this transpired between the coup。 But I did feel really sorry for at the end。 Abasi Odili 。。。got his ass whooped （ that he deserved） but his end was harsh。Overall👩🏾🏫📚:This book is amazing！ I was screaming，laughing， teary eyed。 If you haven't started your journey with Winters yet！ I say without reservation--- get it 📢📢📢NOW。 It is worth every dime。#ChampionSolarin #QueenTsoria #BlackWrath #Scale Ayim #Isihogo#Sliverskin #Shama #WarriorWomen #DassoHeadtaker #Kana # Xidda#PalmCity #YoungLove #⚔🗡 。。。more
Mandy
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DNF at 15% I just couldn't keep up with who is who this early into the book so I am just giving up。 DNF at 15% I just couldn't keep up with who is who this early into the book so I am just giving up。 。。。more
Carey Dillinger
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This was going to be a three star book for me。 Then I got to the last 150 pages and could not put it down。 Boom four stars！
Anna Gabriela
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I love Evan Winter’s writing/prose and I really want to praise him for that。 This second installment in The Burning quartet was so exciting and heartbreaking。 Definitely with a lot of action but now with more of the characters’， most notably Tau’s， consideration of the consequences。 I always go into adult fantasy knowing any of the characters could die but I’m still always shocked and saddened。 Tsiora and Tau are my favourite couple - they’re so cool。
Chris Kidwell
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An outstanding sequel。
Kayla
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I think I personally prefer the first book， but I can’t think of any real reason to give this less than a five star。
Angel Martinez
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Its pretty good， a great follow up to the amazing first book。
Jeri
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Loved the first book in this series。 This one was only meh。
Kenny B
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A fittingly powerful follow up to Rage of Dragons， I loved reading this。 While I feel like The Fires of Vengeance is a *small* step down in enjoyment after RoD， it was still an amazing next step in this bloody saga。 If you enjoyed the first book in The Burning at all， I fully expect you to enjoy the second， and it certainly leaves you eager for the third。。。
Sayo
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Wow。。。I started this book and then entered a reading slump。。。I was able to get back into it months later with ease。 The characters， the action， everything is written so as to suck you in even more！ I loved the chapters that showed how others saw the main character， Tau。 I can't wait for the third book and will buy it when it's released！！ Wow。。。I started this book and then entered a reading slump。。。I was able to get back into it months later with ease。 The characters， the action， everything is written so as to suck you in even more！ I loved the chapters that showed how others saw the main character， Tau。 I can't wait for the third book and will buy it when it's released！！ 。。。more
Kostas Tsiknis
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A sequel that lives up to the debut of the series and even surpasses it。 It completely erased my reading slump and I loved every part of it。 The story starts right after the ending of the first book and the action is non stop from the beginning。 The world and the history of it is explored in more depth。 Side characters have a more prominent role。 Tau， although still driven by his rage， is not so frustrating as a main character and starts to mature。 Also， I'm happy that there's a lgbt representa A sequel that lives up to the debut of the series and even surpasses it。 It completely erased my reading slump and I loved every part of it。 The story starts right after the ending of the first book and the action is non stop from the beginning。 The world and the history of it is explored in more depth。 Side characters have a more prominent role。 Tau， although still driven by his rage， is not so frustrating as a main character and starts to mature。 Also， I'm happy that there's a lgbt representation here; there's a romance between two characters that I had foreseen in the first book。 I'm super excited for the next two books and if they're as good as this one， the series will be a favourite of mine for sure。 。。。more
Angela
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*3。75While I loved the action scenes and fast pacing， I had several issues with some of the narrative choices in this book。 This was especially true for （view spoiler）[ the choice to show the duel between Tau and Odili from Esi's POV over Tau's。 It took away a lot of the payoff that had been building from the first book， and I was pretty disappointed with this choice。 I didn't love the whole Esi/Odili romance and pregnancy subplot。 I'm also conflicted about the widening of the demon world with t *3。75While I loved the action scenes and fast pacing， I had several issues with some of the narrative choices in this book。 This was especially true for （view spoiler）[ the choice to show the duel between Tau and Odili from Esi's POV over Tau's。 It took away a lot of the payoff that had been building from the first book， and I was pretty disappointed with this choice。 I didn't love the whole Esi/Odili romance and pregnancy subplot。 I'm also conflicted about the widening of the demon world with their ability to cross over。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Jon
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Fantastic followup。 I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the main characters progression through hardships and there were some serious payoffs towards the end of the book。 I was curious if the followup to the amazing first book would hold up and Evan Winter knocked it out of the park。 The only downside is now we have to wait for the next book in the series to come out。
Hanien
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What an exciting sequel！A highly entertaining read which runs along the same lines and its predecessor。 It's action packed and high speed。 This book expanded the world which was introduced in the first one and we got to learn more about the history of the Omehi。I think tFoV had similar problems to tRoD in that Tau could get annoying at times。 He's guilt-ridden， sometimes for things he has no control over。 I could do without that。 Same goes for the plethora of combat scenes。 There are so many！ La What an exciting sequel！A highly entertaining read which runs along the same lines and its predecessor。 It's action packed and high speed。 This book expanded the world which was introduced in the first one and we got to learn more about the history of the Omehi。I think tFoV had similar problems to tRoD in that Tau could get annoying at times。 He's guilt-ridden， sometimes for things he has no control over。 I could do without that。 Same goes for the plethora of combat scenes。 There are so many！ Lastly， Tau has transcended in this book and is a god of war who seemingly can't be beaten and I found that a little iffy。 His flaw is that he cares too much？ Still a good book and I can't wait to get my hands on the third book。 。。。more
Paul Veldhouse
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A very good second book。 Almost a 5 star， but not quite。 I love the idea and the setting。 There is a distinctly African feel to this fantasy novel which is rare in itself。 The linking of dragons and their control to the spirit / demon world is interesting。 The characters relationships are often well drawn。 Where it falls short is occasionally character development and story progress。 Characters are a little flat and sometimes even unlovable。 The story plods a few times when it shouldn’t。 You hav A very good second book。 Almost a 5 star， but not quite。 I love the idea and the setting。 There is a distinctly African feel to this fantasy novel which is rare in itself。 The linking of dragons and their control to the spirit / demon world is interesting。 The characters relationships are often well drawn。 Where it falls short is occasionally character development and story progress。 Characters are a little flat and sometimes even unlovable。 The story plods a few times when it shouldn’t。 You have dragons in the story and hardly use them！ They are on the cover！ Kept it from a 5 IMO 。。。more
Sarah Dirienzo
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I don't often read series that are incomplete。 When I read the first book， I was so disappointed that I'd have to wait for the next one！ And it did not disappoint。 The Fires of Vengeance is actually better than the first book; Tau is still very driven by his need for vengeance， but his motivations are deepening and the plot is thickening。 We also get some more awesome female characters which I loved。 Eagerly waiting the next two books。 I don't often read series that are incomplete。 When I read the first book， I was so disappointed that I'd have to wait for the next one！ And it did not disappoint。 The Fires of Vengeance is actually better than the first book; Tau is still very driven by his need for vengeance， but his motivations are deepening and the plot is thickening。 We also get some more awesome female characters which I loved。 Eagerly waiting the next two books。 。。。more
Chris Lavallee
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Nonstop action is a bit much。 Tau is constantly angry， vengeful， and refuses to listen to reason。 I really want him to come down to earth a bit。 So far， the sequel does not live up to the quality of the first book。 Most characters feel pretty one-dimensional too。 I had hoped to like this book a lot more。
Sarah Wright
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4/5 stars — a riveting continuation of the series， but with a few flawsI enjoyed The Fires of Vengeance almost as much as the first book， and I'm even more invested in the overarching series plot as events（view spoiler）[ like demons appearing outside Isihogo， the presence of the demon lord， and the arrival of the Cull （hide spoiler）] raise the stakes ever higher。 I'm once again impressed by how Evan Winter weaves characters' decisions through the plot-driven narrative， having consequences snowba 4/5 stars — a riveting continuation of the series， but with a few flawsI enjoyed The Fires of Vengeance almost as much as the first book， and I'm even more invested in the overarching series plot as events（view spoiler）[ like demons appearing outside Isihogo， the presence of the demon lord， and the arrival of the Cull （hide spoiler）] raise the stakes ever higher。 I'm once again impressed by how Evan Winter weaves characters' decisions through the plot-driven narrative， having consequences snowball and come to light chapters later to dramatic effect。Of particular note was Kau's character growth， which I found lacking in the first book。 In retrospect， Kau's stagnancy was likely deliberate—his character plot has， for two books， been structured around his quest for revenge。 As he ceased to operate alone， gaining friends and loved ones and earning power and responsibility， he had to consider how his actions would affect others。 It's something he's still been frustratingly slow to learn， but a flawed character isn't the same as a poorly written one， and Kau is the former。 （view spoiler）[I'm interested to see how his arc plays out in the final two books now that the last of his targets is dead and he's found vengeance hollow。 （hide spoiler）]My overall experience of this book was positive， but a few issues bothered me。 Some had seeds in the first book and grew in this one; other were new and unpleasant to stumble across。 They are as follows。1。 Female characters: I didn't like how few recurring female characters there were in Book 1; this book partially remedies the problem by adding two female warriors to Tau's group and giving the queen and her retinue larger roles。 However， this allowed a related problem to surface: as soon as Tau begins to care about a female character， her narrative power begins to erode。 Formerly unshakeable characters show weaknesses that （in my opinion） feel out of character so that Tau can swoop in and save them。 A prime example is when Queen Tsiora is so distraught by a traumatic event that Tau sweeps her from her saddle in view of their army and enemies to give her a hug。 （view spoiler）[I also hate how spot-on my prediction that Tsiora would immediately replace Zuri as Tau's love interest。 Zuri died in the last book！ Tau didn't even mourn for a whole book before becoming "that kind of Champion" to Tsiora。） （hide spoiler）]2。 Ableism: This is gritty military fantasy， so lots of people are maimed in battle。 Tau's sustained serious injuries before， but they've never slowed him down for long。 A similar thing happens in this book: Tau has to have part of his thigh cut off and is supposedly in constant pain as a result。 The author does a good job of mentioning Tau's injury， but aside from a limp， nothing much comes of it。 As someone with chronic pain and a leg-related disability， I would've liked a more realistic depiction of the injury and its effects on Tau's life。 My impression is that this series treats disability as an obstacle for characters to overcome， which is one of my pet peeves。3。 Mental illness: The false queen Esi is portrayed as having a voice in her head。 It's unclear whether this is metaphorical （depression "telling" her things are awful， maybe） or literal （a hallucination-type voice typical of schizophrenia or psychosis）， but either way， I'm not happy that one of the first major appearances of mental illness in the series is an antagonist。 Esi is also racist/classist within the framework of this fantasy world， which isn't a good look given how hard the real-life MI community works to remind people that racism isn't a result of mental illness despite those who disingenuously claim otherwise。 These critiques aside， I had a wonderful time with this story and I'm probably going to pick the next book up as soon as it releases。 Again， I highly recommend this series to readers who enjoy military fantasy （but definitely start with the first book）。 。。。more
Alexis
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The Rage of Dragons was easily one of my favourite books in the first half of the year。 It was leave-you-stunned-in-the-seat， not-over-it-three-days-later good。So， understandably， I had high expectations for the sophmore effort。Did it live up to them？ Not totally-but the quibbles weren't enough to shift Winter off his throne as one of my favourite new authors， and the Burning is making itself a neat little niche as one of my top fantasy series to recommend。The Fires of Vengeance starts off right The Rage of Dragons was easily one of my favourite books in the first half of the year。 It was leave-you-stunned-in-the-seat， not-over-it-three-days-later good。So， understandably， I had high expectations for the sophmore effort。Did it live up to them？ Not totally-but the quibbles weren't enough to shift Winter off his throne as one of my favourite new authors， and the Burning is making itself a neat little niche as one of my top fantasy series to recommend。The Fires of Vengeance starts off right as Rage of Dragons left off。 Tau and his compatriots are suddenly thrust into a much different perspective then they're used to， being born commoners。 You spend a lot more time behind the curtain of the upper echelons of Omehi society， and you get a lot more context on how the whole system evolved。Once again （and this created some great book club conversation out of the first book）， you get the sense that the Omehi are not really the good guys。 They're your protagonists， but they're also rigidly caste-driven， invaders with a real colonial bent。 After the first book， I got the real sense that we would be confronting that here， and Winter does， a little。 He also poses the Queen， Tsiora， as a revolutionary， mid-GOT series Daenerys-type character who might be the one to tear all of that down。 But even then， she's a zealot。 She has a cruel streak， and she really does become an enabling figure for all of Tau's vengeance-driven darkness。I know a lot of people didn't like Tau's interactions with the queen。 I kind of disagree。 If it feels a little juvenile， it is。 She is。 She's very young and truly believes that she is goddess-touched。Actually， I spent the entire book thinking that Tau was in an extremely tenuous position， because the problem with having so much of your own fortune wrapped up in a powerful zealot， is that is doesn't take much for that zealot to turn on you， and for that to get really messy。My biggest quibble though was story structure。 Rage of Dragons had a very concise， linear progression。 Here though， you've got what is very much a middle book。 Things are being set up。 A lot of those are necessary things， but it ended up coming across as a little episodic as Tau spent the first half of the book running in different directions doing different things that didn't always have to do much with each other。 That's not to say it wasn't fun to read though。 It was， very much。 Put me down for the third book immediately。 。。。more
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