We Cry for Blood
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Summary
The empire has fallen and another rises in its place in the action-packed continuation of Devin Madson's sweeping epic fantasy quartet。
Ambition and schemes have left the Kisian Empire in ashes。 Empress Miko Ts'ai will have to move fast if she hopes to secure a foothold in its ruins。 However， the line between enemies and allies may not be as clear-cut as they first appeared。
After failing to win back his Swords， former Captain Rah e'Torin finds shelter among the Levanti deserters。 But his presence in the camp threatens to fracture the group， putting him on a collision course with their enigmatic leader。
Assassin Cassandra Marius knows Leo Villius's secret-one that could thwart his ambitions to conquer Kisia。 But her time in Empress Hana's body is running out and each attempt they make to exploit Leo's weakness may be playing into his plans。
And， as Leo's control over the Levanti emperor grows， Dishiva is caught in his web。 To successfully challenge him， she'll have to decide how many of her people are worth sacrificing in order to win。
Ambition and schemes have left the Kisian Empire in ashes。 Empress Miko Ts'ai will have to move fast if she hopes to secure a foothold in its ruins。 However， the line between enemies and allies may not be as clear-cut as they first appeared。
After failing to win back his Swords， former Captain Rah e'Torin finds shelter among the Levanti deserters。 But his presence in the camp threatens to fracture the group， putting him on a collision course with their enigmatic leader。
Assassin Cassandra Marius knows Leo Villius's secret-one that could thwart his ambitions to conquer Kisia。 But her time in Empress Hana's body is running out and each attempt they make to exploit Leo's weakness may be playing into his plans。
And， as Leo's control over the Levanti emperor grows， Dishiva is caught in his web。 To successfully challenge him， she'll have to decide how many of her people are worth sacrificing in order to win。
Reviews
Steve
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This series is still well on target to be a great epic series， in my opinion， after reading this third in the quartet of books。Volume 1 was a really excellent read （and was also a runner up in an earlier SPFBO contest）; volume 2 was interesting， in a less earth shattering， country disintegrating， way with characters and interested parties regrouping and taking stock of the situation after #1。 Now volume 3 has returned to the pacy， conflict ridden， drama of volume 1。 I enjoyed it。It took a little This series is still well on target to be a great epic series， in my opinion， after reading this third in the quartet of books。Volume 1 was a really excellent read （and was also a runner up in an earlier SPFBO contest）; volume 2 was interesting， in a less earth shattering， country disintegrating， way with characters and interested parties regrouping and taking stock of the situation after #1。 Now volume 3 has returned to the pacy， conflict ridden， drama of volume 1。 I enjoyed it。It took a little while to get into this new volume， as is often the case with volumes in complex epic series， but this was helped a great deal by a ‘Story So Far’ introduction and a cast list of important characters， satisfying a hobby horse of mine concerning new volumes in a series。 Each chapter is named after one of the four main POV’s， and once I’d read a chapter from each I was into the full swing of the story again。We’re right back with the open conflicts between the three main groupings; the Krisian Empire， the Chiltean Oligarchy and the horse tribes of the Levanti; and the sub divisions within these groups are important too！ The supernatural elements are being ramped up， with the strange and sinister Chiltean character， Leo。 Are various prophecies about him important， since they repeatedly feature in the plot？ As seems to be the case with prophecy in general， no one’s sure！ In addition， there’s the body swapping/ sharing that has been in all volumes。 That latter theme could have been a difficult one for me， as I wasn’t too sure about it initially， with voices speaking to each other from within the same body。 But fantasy should explore different avenues， and I don’t want to read the same old Sword and Sorcery tropes。 I’ve gotten used to this aspect of the story and as long as you keep your wits about you while reading I thought it worked well， as an unusual mystical aspect that adds that extra fantasy spice to the story。Any issues for me？ Not really， concerning the storyline。 The prose is very good。 Maybe the reflections that some POV’s had， when balancing personal concerns against their larger duties， showing their internal anguish， are a bit more detailed than I needed。 But I think that’s just my taste for less emotional characterisations peeking out！ All in all， a gripping story。 Things are now set up for the final volume and the direction the story could go is thankfully unpredictable。 I think this will end up being one of the top fantasy series I’ve read in recent years。 Plus side of 4。5*。 。。。more
S。J。 Higbee
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In many ways， this series hits many of the tropes around current epic fantasy stories， as the origin world takes more from eastern cultures， rather than drawing on classic western civilisation。 And there are strong female protagonists – three of them， compared to the single male warrior。 What I hadn’t expected was the sheer excellence of the writing that yanked me into the initial book and simply wouldn’t let go。My firm advice is to get hold of We Ride the Storm and We Lie With Death before tuck In many ways， this series hits many of the tropes around current epic fantasy stories， as the origin world takes more from eastern cultures， rather than drawing on classic western civilisation。 And there are strong female protagonists – three of them， compared to the single male warrior。 What I hadn’t expected was the sheer excellence of the writing that yanked me into the initial book and simply wouldn’t let go。My firm advice is to get hold of We Ride the Storm and We Lie With Death before tucking into this one， as the narrative timeline follows straight from one book to the next。 However， should you choose to ignore my advice， Madson has obligingly added a ‘Story So Far’ foreword， along with a detailed cast of characters。 I wish more authors did this with series where the ongoing narrative is vital。 Luckily， I didn’t need to be reminded of the previous story， as Cassandra， Rah， Miko and Dishiva are such vivid， memorable characters， even my brain fog hadn’t blurred their various difficulties。 I even dreamt about this world – though I have to say that when I woke up and found that I wasn’t in the middle of it， I was very relieved。The balance between the worldbuilding and the characterisation is skilfully handled， with the prose consistently assured and flowing。 The battle scenes leap off the page， full of the bloody violence that is inevitable in hand-to-hand fighting， while the twists and turns of the political scheming kept me turning the pages。 These days， this isn’t my go-to genre – I am often alienated by morally compromised characters and the wretched fallout that ensures when the great and the good decide warfare is the only answer。 So I’m not quite sure why this series has sunk its hooks so deeply into my inscape – but it certainly has。 And my chief complaint is that the third book has finished with not a single major plotpoint being resolved。 So I’m going to have to wait before discovering what happens next to Madson’s hapless main characters。 Highly recommended for fans of epic fantasy。 While I obtained an arc of We Cry for Blood from Netgalley， the opinions I have expressed are unbiased and my own。9/10 。。。more
Sifa Poulton
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WE CRY FOR BLOOD is the third tense instalment in the Reborn Empire series as alliances fracture and Leo Villius becomes even more dangerous as the extend of his abilities are revealed。 Before this book， the various groups were mostly split into three – the Kisians， the Levanti， and the Chilteans lurking in the background but not really present。 They had their own internal disagreements， but generally could be treated as one body with the four POVs on the outside， fighting to be accepted or to h WE CRY FOR BLOOD is the third tense instalment in the Reborn Empire series as alliances fracture and Leo Villius becomes even more dangerous as the extend of his abilities are revealed。 Before this book， the various groups were mostly split into three – the Kisians， the Levanti， and the Chilteans lurking in the background but not really present。 They had their own internal disagreements， but generally could be treated as one body with the four POVs on the outside， fighting to be accepted or to have their beliefs be shared。 In this book， the groups splinter， and there are suddenly a lot more factions to contend with， making any action one wishes to take much harder。 It simultaneously ups the stakes and makes everything harder for the characters。Leo is such a good villain。 He sort of lurks， filling the reader the knowledge that no matter what happens over the actual control of the empire between the other factions， he’s still there to be dealt with。 As his abilities/ways of manipulation are expounded upon， he only gets more and more threatening because he always has a plan in place and is so hard to counter – such ruthlessness discarding versions of himself for power！We stick with the same four POVs this time， and Cassandra is the only one whose path does not touch the others’ physically， but her entanglement with Leo makes her integral to the overall story， which is a really nice change。 I appreciated the many actual meetings of the characters and how their decisions were really obviously affecting the others。Waiting to binge three books in one a very good idea。 I am now immersed in this world and now really want the fourth book out to continue the story。 Very impressive for a series I was on the fence about at the end of the first book！ 。。。more
Michael Torres
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫We continue to follow Rah e’Torin， and Dishiva e’Jarovan as our Levanti POVs， as one tackles being an exile amongst their people; while the other tries to eliminate a dangerous figure who has begun to corrupt the Levanti leadership and is causing disruptions in their ranks and beliefs。 The storyline following the Levanti was my favourite within this book， and it left me wondering where the group will go from here entering into the final book。 Cassandra continues to learn more about Dom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫We continue to follow Rah e’Torin， and Dishiva e’Jarovan as our Levanti POVs， as one tackles being an exile amongst their people; while the other tries to eliminate a dangerous figure who has begun to corrupt the Levanti leadership and is causing disruptions in their ranks and beliefs。 The storyline following the Levanti was my favourite within this book， and it left me wondering where the group will go from here entering into the final book。 Cassandra continues to learn more about Dom Villius and his inner workings， and we uncover more of who he is and what their endgame is。 Cassandra’s chapters were filled with interesting revelations and tense moments， and kept me wanting to read more of her POV chapters。 My least favourite this time around was Miko。 She had a couple of stand out moments， yet I think she wasn’t as prominent as the other three in this book。 The ending set her up for what’s to come in the final book though and my anticipation for We Dream of Gods is insanely high。 Madson has begun to master her craft with this story， and her dialogue and wittiness have reached new heights。 There was a scene in the middle of the book with two assassins discussing their first kills， tactics， and messiest assignments and it had me chuckling from the bleakness of it all。 The politicking is also dialed up a notch， with betrayals， scheming and culture clashes creating intense moments。 The use of translators also provides a nice barrier that rulers have to come across in order to get their points across， and they have to trust that these translators are saying things properly and do not have motivations of their own。 Certain cultures do not have words or phrases that translate exactly and this leads to some humorous moments of misinterpretation。 The way culture norms clash， especially in regards to sex/gender dynamics， also lead to some interactions that could either be tense （due to power imbalances）， or led to moments of hilarity （especially in regards to mating practices/sexual wants）。 If you want an Asian-inspired fantasy world with political scheming， interesting cultures and traditions， intense battle scenes， and a seemingly immortal villain who can’t be put down， then the Reborn Empire is for you 😄The board is set for our final showdowns with Dom Villius and I am highly anticipating the final book in the series。 Madson has continued to grow as a writer and I’m excited to see what she does in the conclusion to this series， and what’s to come from them in the future。 。。。more
Caitlin G
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Having finally been reunited with the Kisian army and acknowledged as their ruler， Empress Miko turns her sights on ousting Emperor Gideon and his Levanti army from her homeland。 But her struggles aren’t just limited to the battlefield， as she tries to hold together a tenuous alliance between her forces and Levanti rebels， as well as dealing with ministers hoping to undermine a woman ruler for their own political gain。 Elsewhere， Levanti warrior Dishiva fights a different kind of war。 She knows Having finally been reunited with the Kisian army and acknowledged as their ruler， Empress Miko turns her sights on ousting Emperor Gideon and his Levanti army from her homeland。 But her struggles aren’t just limited to the battlefield， as she tries to hold together a tenuous alliance between her forces and Levanti rebels， as well as dealing with ministers hoping to undermine a woman ruler for their own political gain。 Elsewhere， Levanti warrior Dishiva fights a different kind of war。 She knows that the priest Leo is a dangerous influence on Emperor Gideon and needs to be removed from court – but how do you fight against an enemy that can seemingly read the thoughts of everyone around him？ And while everyone else is managing armies， the assassin Cassandra seeks a way to use her abilities to remove the threat of Leo and his companions from the land once and for all。THE REBORN EMPIRE is back with all the bloodshed， political maneuvering， and betrayals that readers have come to expect from this tale of kingdoms waging war。 The focus continues to remain on the Kisian and Levanti sides of the conflict， but there’s still a Chiltean force out there ready to make trouble。 But what makes this conflict even more fascinating is that the two opposing forces don’t neatly split along lines of nationality。 There’s Kisians and Levanti on both sides of the conflict， driven by different loyalties and different beliefs about the best future for their people。 Rah， for instance， continues to be a POV who is trying to desperately lead his people back to the traditional Levanti way of life， which doesn’t hold with emperors or permanent housing， while Gideon and his followers are determined to make a new country for the usually nomadic Levanti。 The POVs are well-scattered across all sides of the conflict， showcasing the multiple hopes and dreams vying for supremacy。But even while this tale is one of sprawling conflict between armies， it manages to feel claustrophobic at the same time。 This is due to the increasing number of people who have come to realize that Leo Villius is the mastermind behind most of the conflict， and that his supernatural ability to read minds and seemingly come back from the dead make him almost impossible to outmaneuver。 Dishiva continues to be my favorite POV to watch as she grapples with the fact that she is in a war on her own as she tries to take down Leo， and that there is going to be collateral damage as she continues to defy the man。 The oppressive feeling of paranoia that follows Dishiva as she tries to determine the limits of Leo’s abilities is a great counterpoint to the larger war and makes the stakes extremely personal。For the most part， I enjoyed the other POVs as well。 Miko continues to have highs and lows as she tries to maintain power in a court that doesn’t really believe women should rule， but don’t see a better alternative at the moment。 She’s hamstrung still by her own naivete and personal shortcomings， but they make sense for a woman of seventeen who was never groomed to rule because， well， she’s a woman。 Cassandra and Empress Hana continue their own storyline largely removed from the central conflict， but it promises to have a big impact on the final book。 But once again， it was Rah who felt like the weak link。 Rah has a very strong code of conduct， but that code gives him the belief that he has no right to lead， so he continues to largely passively roam through the storyline， finding out information but rarely acting on it。 He does finally start taking charge by the end， but his storyline has never interested me as much as the other three。WE CRY FOR BLOOD is another excellent installment in this sprawling saga。 There’s only one book left in this quartet， and I’m looking forward to the blood-soaked conclusion。Note: I was provided a free review copy by the publisher in exchange for my fair and honest review。 。。。more
kit
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oof。 didn't realize this series wasn't a trilogy。 immense movement here。 brutal relationship shifts。 more and more exposition to what's beneath the plot。 something i enjoy about this is that it's clear the plot is more an opportunity to explore the world and relationships， while at the same time。。。it's paced so well that it doesn't feel like a history lesson。 or a linguistic experiment。 the development of theme， story， plot， world， etc is just masterfully executed。 oof。 didn't realize this series wasn't a trilogy。 immense movement here。 brutal relationship shifts。 more and more exposition to what's beneath the plot。 something i enjoy about this is that it's clear the plot is more an opportunity to explore the world and relationships， while at the same time。。。it's paced so well that it doesn't feel like a history lesson。 or a linguistic experiment。 the development of theme， story， plot， world， etc is just masterfully executed。 。。。more
Queen Terrible Timy
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This review was originally posted on my blog， Queen's Book Asylum！Actual rating: 4。5* I've got an ARC via Netgalley from the publisher in exchange of an honest review。Oh man， I’ve been waiting so long for We Cry for Blood， the third book in Devin Madson’s Epic Fantasy series， The Reborn Empire。 So。 Damn。 Long。 And as with the previous books， I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC copy， and I can tell you with full confidence， that it was worth all the waiting。 The series keeps going str This review was originally posted on my blog， Queen's Book Asylum！Actual rating: 4。5* I've got an ARC via Netgalley from the publisher in exchange of an honest review。Oh man， I’ve been waiting so long for We Cry for Blood， the third book in Devin Madson’s Epic Fantasy series， The Reborn Empire。 So。 Damn。 Long。 And as with the previous books， I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC copy， and I can tell you with full confidence， that it was worth all the waiting。 The series keeps going strong and I’m pretty sure the finale will blow all of our minds。 Now， since this is the third book in a series， I’ll try to keep spoiling the story so far to a minimum， but if you haven’t read the first two books yet （what the hell are you waiting for？！） please proceed with caution。 I will also try to be as vague as I can be， but let me tell you， reviewing a book in the middle of a series is just another way of torture。 There are so many things I want to talk about， but can’t， because， well， I’d have to kill you and we really don’t want to get into a bloodbath， now do we？ I just cleaned out the basement after all… Anyway。In this installment of The Reborn Empire series， we have all the well-known characters and then some new ones who don’t play any important parts。 Yet。 But I have a feeling about one in particular， who I hope to see in We Dream of Gods。 I mean， it should tell you something about Madson‘s writing when you just fell in love with a character who has like， 2-3 scenes。 Then again， knowing all the shenanigans Madson is pulling， it wouldn’t be surprising if this character turned out to be someone unexpected。 Well， we shall see。 Madson is definitely known not to hold back when it comes to punches and We Cry for Blood definitely didn’t disappoint in that regard。As for the main cast， Miko， Cassandra， Dishiva and Rah’s storyline picks up where they were left off at the end of We Lie With Death。 Miko is trying everything to earn the power of a ruler and to unite Kisia， Cassandra is fighting to survive and to get answers to her problems， Dishiva （who had firmly become my favorite POV） is falling deeper into Leo’s web of lies， while Rah is being stubborn as ever and dreams of a better Levanti future。There is a *lot* going on， which is not surprising with 4 POV characters who either barely cross each others’ paths or not at all， thus they are all having their more or less distant storylines – which of course are intertwining， even if the characters themselves don’t quite know it yet。 All of it packed into a 600+ pages long book。 If you followed the series this far， then you have a pretty good idea what to expect from it: death， backstabbery， political games， lies upon lies， agendas clashing with each other， ideals fighting ideals， and a touch of supernatural just to make it more interesting。The stakes are getting higher with each book and each of the main characters have their own arcs for better or worse。 We Cry for Blood deals with themes of self-sacrifice， loyalty， making the right choice even if that’s the harder path but also showing that being right is relative。 While one tends to side with the main characters， it also sometimes makes you stop and think about which side might have the right of things。 The clash of the Kisian and Levanti cultures also keeps providing a rich background to the events。 While Miko has to fight for every bit of respect from the Kisian society， and especially the men， the Levanti has a more “democratic” approach where one is respected based on their qualities and skills rather than everything else。One thing I kept struggling with – and that’s more to do with my short attention span these days – was that I sometimes found it hard to keep people and events straight in my mind。 Especially the Kisian characters and their agendas that gave me trouble。 But this is just a very minor quibble on my part。 There is a lot going on and when I felt like getting a bit bored by the slower pace at places， then there was something happening that kept me interested throughout。 I mostly wanted to know whether I was right about one particular plot twist toward the end， and indeed I was。If you are hoping to get answers， well， you won’t just yet， but we are getting there。 There are some revelations and twists you’ll never see coming， and you might even scream at Madson for some of the choices she made – I know I did。 We Cry for Blood is an excellent installment in this richly layered， character-driven and all-around gut-punching series。 If the ending of We Cry for Blood is anything to go by， We Dream of Gods will be one hell of a ride to bring the series to an end。 And I can’t wait to be along for the ride。 。。。more
TheDigressiveApproach
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Huge thanks to NetGalley and Orbit for providing an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own。---Firstly， I am assuming from the ending that there will be a 4th book in this series。 Secondly， I cannot wait for it！What an epic continuation of one of my favourite fantasy series of this year！Full review to come。Overall rating: 5/5！
Kristen
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This and more reviews at superstardrifter。com~This is the continuing story of several people。 Rah e’Torin and Dishiva e’Jaroven of the Levanti， Miko Ts’ai of Kisia， and Cassandra Marius of Chiltae。 I’m not going to spoil books one or two here， because you really should read them， but let us say that there are SPECTACULAR SHENANIGANS afoot， and that these four characters are right in the middle of all of them， despite being mostly nowhere near each other much of the time。I love Devin Madson’s boo This and more reviews at superstardrifter。com~This is the continuing story of several people。 Rah e’Torin and Dishiva e’Jaroven of the Levanti， Miko Ts’ai of Kisia， and Cassandra Marius of Chiltae。 I’m not going to spoil books one or two here， because you really should read them， but let us say that there are SPECTACULAR SHENANIGANS afoot， and that these four characters are right in the middle of all of them， despite being mostly nowhere near each other much of the time。I love Devin Madson’s books so much。 I picked this one up one night hoping to get a chapter or two in before I fell asleep and instead managed to read a quarter of it while drowsy-meds tried repeatedly to convince me to stop and maybe sleep instead。 I feel like I made the correct decision in continuing to read， but it does say a lot about a book when I’m fighting the meds I take to go to sleep in order to keep on reading it。This one， just like the two before it， made me immediately latch onto several characters and get my feels all in a twist when things I wasn’t expecting happened to them。 We got a little more backstory for some of the characters， which was awesome。 It took some turns that I absolutely did not see coming， and was paced so well that it never got boring or slow。 I was hooked from page one， and there is truly not enough time in the day to have read this one as quickly as I would have liked to。 Great characters， twisty plots， cool fight scenes that are like a complicated song and dance， and an interesting world of different cultures clashing。 The last quarter of this book was a ride。I cannot wait to see how this series ends。 Devin Madson has created such a wonderful and evocative world that I love to read about。 This volume earns a well deserved 5/5 stars from me。 More pls。 More！Thanks to the author， as well as Orbit via NetGalley for the review copy！ 。。。more
Dawn
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If you haven't read "We Ride the Storm" （book 1） or "We Lie With Death" （book 2）， what have you been doing？！ "We Cry for Blood" is the 3rd book in this series （"The Reborn Empire"） and lived up to the expectations set by the previous 2。 The instant reconnection with the characters and setting was a joy， and shows how well-crafted they are。 This series has been fantastic to read， and I'm eagerly awaiting book 4 and the conclusion。My thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley。 This review was If you haven't read "We Ride the Storm" （book 1） or "We Lie With Death" （book 2）， what have you been doing？！ "We Cry for Blood" is the 3rd book in this series （"The Reborn Empire"） and lived up to the expectations set by the previous 2。 The instant reconnection with the characters and setting was a joy， and shows how well-crafted they are。 This series has been fantastic to read， and I'm eagerly awaiting book 4 and the conclusion。My thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley。 This review was written voluntarily and is entirely my own， unbiased， opinion。 。。。more
Heidi
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It rarely happens to me that I mix up which series I’ve read and which I haven’t…。 Given the number of books I’ve read in this genre that’s pretty good！ 🤓I’d asked for an ARC of this book though and I decided to read it anyway just to see how it was。 I was happy to find that even though this is a third book in an epic fantasy series I had no trouble getting to know the characters and the world。 The writing is well done and the story flows well。 Grant you I was coming at this new setting with tho It rarely happens to me that I mix up which series I’ve read and which I haven’t…。 Given the number of books I’ve read in this genre that’s pretty good！ 🤓I’d asked for an ARC of this book though and I decided to read it anyway just to see how it was。 I was happy to find that even though this is a third book in an epic fantasy series I had no trouble getting to know the characters and the world。 The writing is well done and the story flows well。 Grant you I was coming at this new setting with thousands of other fantasy novels under my belt so nothing in the story threw me for a loop or really needed much explanation…。 It wasn’t a fantasy story someone unfamiliar with the genre could have stepped right into，I’m going to wait for the rest of the series to be written then I’ll go and read the whole series in order。 It’s a good entry into the doorstop epic fantasy sub genre！ 。。。more
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