As the Shadow Rises
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Summary
Six of Crows meets Graceling with a dash of Winter is Coming in Katy Rose Pool's second installment of the action-packed and swoon-worthy Age of Darkness series--As the Shadow Rises。
"As the Shadow Rises solidifies Katy Rose Pool's status as one of the best fantasy writers of the 21st century。" —Popsugar
The Last Prophet has been found， yet he sees destruction ahead。
In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed There Will Come a Darkness， kingdoms have begun to fall to a doomsday cult， the magical Graced are being persecuted， and an ancient power threatens to break free。 But with the world hurtling toward its prophesized end， Anton’s haunting vision reveals the dangerous beginnings of a plan to stop the Age of Darkness。
As Jude， Keeper of the Order of the Last Light， returns home in disgrace， his quest to aid the Prophet is complicated by his growing feelings for Anton。 Meanwhile， the assassin known as the Pale Hand will stop at nothing to find her undead sister before she dies for good， even if it means letting the world burn。 And in Nazirah， Hassan， the kingdom-less Prince， forms a risky pact to try to regain his throne。 When the forces of light and darkness collide in the City of Mercy， old wounds are reopened， new alliances are tested， and the end of the world begins。
The Age of Darkness trilogy is perfect for fans of Throne of Glass， Children of Blood and Bone， and An Ember in the Ashes。
* "Adventurous relic-hunting， mind-blowing twists， budding love， and terrible betrayals feature in this multiple-narrator， character-driven study of power， agency， and identity。" —Kirkus Reviews， starred review
Praise for There Will Come a Darkness
"Reading this intricate YA fantasy， you get the feeling Katy Rose Pool’s plot is always seven steps ahead of you。 You’ll want to catch up as quickly as possible。" —Refinery 29
"As the Shadow Rises solidifies Katy Rose Pool's status as one of the best fantasy writers of the 21st century。" —Popsugar
The Last Prophet has been found， yet he sees destruction ahead。
In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed There Will Come a Darkness， kingdoms have begun to fall to a doomsday cult， the magical Graced are being persecuted， and an ancient power threatens to break free。 But with the world hurtling toward its prophesized end， Anton’s haunting vision reveals the dangerous beginnings of a plan to stop the Age of Darkness。
As Jude， Keeper of the Order of the Last Light， returns home in disgrace， his quest to aid the Prophet is complicated by his growing feelings for Anton。 Meanwhile， the assassin known as the Pale Hand will stop at nothing to find her undead sister before she dies for good， even if it means letting the world burn。 And in Nazirah， Hassan， the kingdom-less Prince， forms a risky pact to try to regain his throne。 When the forces of light and darkness collide in the City of Mercy， old wounds are reopened， new alliances are tested， and the end of the world begins。
The Age of Darkness trilogy is perfect for fans of Throne of Glass， Children of Blood and Bone， and An Ember in the Ashes。
* "Adventurous relic-hunting， mind-blowing twists， budding love， and terrible betrayals feature in this multiple-narrator， character-driven study of power， agency， and identity。" —Kirkus Reviews， starred review
Praise for There Will Come a Darkness
"Reading this intricate YA fantasy， you get the feeling Katy Rose Pool’s plot is always seven steps ahead of you。 You’ll want to catch up as quickly as possible。" —Refinery 29
Reviews
Claudia
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4，3 stars。 Color me surprised， this sequel just blew my socks off。 I didn’t have a lot of expectations when starting it so imagine my surprise when everything that I had issues with （although that is a strong word） was resolved from page one。 Now that we got the introduction out of the way， and we knew some of the world building， plot and characters， the second book just took it to a whole other level。 We get non stop action from page one， traveling in search of artifacts （we all know I love thi 4，3 stars。 Color me surprised， this sequel just blew my socks off。 I didn’t have a lot of expectations when starting it so imagine my surprise when everything that I had issues with （although that is a strong word） was resolved from page one。 Now that we got the introduction out of the way， and we knew some of the world building， plot and characters， the second book just took it to a whole other level。 We get non stop action from page one， traveling in search of artifacts （we all know I love this trope） character growth and said characters meeting along the way， revealing a bigger role in the whole plot。 I really really enjoyed this second book and hope the conclusion is just as spectacular！ 。。。more
Kim
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THAT WAS SO F*CKING GOOD LIKE HOW！！！ WHAT HAPPENED！！！！ I screamed like 2/3s of this book！！！！ Sequel syndrome my ass！ This book was 80x better than the first and it just OMGGGPlease don't let them live in the next book， pleaseeeeeereI didn't see any of it coming， wow。 THAT WAS SO F*CKING GOOD LIKE HOW！！！ WHAT HAPPENED！！！！ I screamed like 2/3s of this book！！！！ Sequel syndrome my ass！ This book was 80x better than the first and it just OMGGGPlease don't let them live in the next book， pleaseeeeeereI didn't see any of it coming， wow。 。。。more
Nikayla Johnson
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A stunning sequel to There Will Come a Darkness。 You know how some series， whether they be books， movies， or TV shows， will get a sequel and you can just tell that the writers didn't plan for it or if they did they did so very poorly？ Well， this is NOT that。 The additions to the series made sense。 The plot twists， and there were a number of them （Especially at the end）， all made so much sense。 Thinking back to the first book， I can see how it all fits in。 There were some parts that I had to take A stunning sequel to There Will Come a Darkness。 You know how some series， whether they be books， movies， or TV shows， will get a sequel and you can just tell that the writers didn't plan for it or if they did they did so very poorly？ Well， this is NOT that。 The additions to the series made sense。 The plot twists， and there were a number of them （Especially at the end）， all made so much sense。 Thinking back to the first book， I can see how it all fits in。 There were some parts that I had to take a moment because of how shocking the plot twist was and think about how it fits in and each time， it made sense！ It was a beautiful book and I especially loved the romance in it #EnemiesToLovers #LGBTQ。 Truly an amazing book and I cannot recommend it enough。 Which is a good thing because the stunning red cover catches people's eye and they ask about it。 I seriously had so many people ask about this book！ This is EASILY my favorite series！ 。。。more
Kara Fullmer
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Oh man！ This book was such a good sequel to the first book！ This one follows the same 5 characters， and honestly there is hardley any interaction between the characters。 The characters all seperate after the first book except jude and Anton。 Honestly i really enjoyed this one so much， and for the most part loved seeing all the of the characters develop on this one。 Hassan was the only one i wasnt a huge fan of， mostly because his story seemed more like the plot was happening to him， and i hate w Oh man！ This book was such a good sequel to the first book！ This one follows the same 5 characters， and honestly there is hardley any interaction between the characters。 The characters all seperate after the first book except jude and Anton。 Honestly i really enjoyed this one so much， and for the most part loved seeing all the of the characters develop on this one。 Hassan was the only one i wasnt a huge fan of， mostly because his story seemed more like the plot was happening to him， and i hate when that happens to a character！ Anton and Jude where the only two together throughout the whole series， and i honestly love them so much together！ the friendship which turns into something more， and the trust between them is just the absolute best！ they have been my favorite chapters to read this whole book！ Beru- with Hector and honestly her chapters where a bit slow at the beginning， but full of agnst， and i loved getting to know more about the Esha and how it really effects things。 as the story continues there are some major twits and turns with her chapters， and they are so good！ Ephyra- There was a bit of a boring journey montage at the beginning， she is trying to find the chalice， but her chapters pick up super quick and i was here for the necromancy！ honestly i wish there was more of it！！ You find out more about the chalice and the 4 relics and what they really mean in this book， and meet some very interesting characters！ （view spoiler）[ the NECROMANCY KING？！ i was so socked and amazed about this twist， and then nothing happened with him， and he almost just died immediately！ such a disappointment！ i am very sad it didnt end up more！ Also， im super sad that Ephyra didnt do more with the chalice when she had it！ i was expecting so so much more with the necromancy， and it didnt amount to much。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Annie
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Listen， Katy Rose Pool knows how to write a third act。
Elizabeth
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Ready for the conclusion。
Eli
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I read this book in 4 days which I hope proves to you how good it is。 Perhaps because I love anything fantasy and magic， every chapter completely captured my attention and I couldn't put it down。 The way the characters develop and change is incredible and the story itself is great。 If you read the first one， read this one。 It's one of the few pieces of media where I can say the sequel was better。 Needless to say， I anxiously wait for the third book to arrive so I can continue to read the great s I read this book in 4 days which I hope proves to you how good it is。 Perhaps because I love anything fantasy and magic， every chapter completely captured my attention and I couldn't put it down。 The way the characters develop and change is incredible and the story itself is great。 If you read the first one， read this one。 It's one of the few pieces of media where I can say the sequel was better。 Needless to say， I anxiously wait for the third book to arrive so I can continue to read the great stories Katy Rose Pool makes :） 。。。more
Mayara Arend
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Part predictable part freaking new， like it。 Gimme next one now。
Shan（ Shans_Shelves） 💜
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 Stars Damn this one was just as good as the first one （ even a little better） The plotline heats up and I loved all the twists and turns。 I will full on admit though， that the romances （ yes plural） stole the show。 I absolutely ADORE Jude and Anton- who grow even closer and finally FINALLY give in to the tension- they were so CUTE！！ then don’t even get me started on our hate to （ still hate but with benefits） relationship between Ephyra and Ilya- OH MY GOD， I ship them。 Once again my issues 4。5 Stars Damn this one was just as good as the first one （ even a little better） The plotline heats up and I loved all the twists and turns。 I will full on admit though， that the romances （ yes plural） stole the show。 I absolutely ADORE Jude and Anton- who grow even closer and finally FINALLY give in to the tension- they were so CUTE！！ then don’t even get me started on our hate to （ still hate but with benefits） relationship between Ephyra and Ilya- OH MY GOD， I ship them。 Once again my issues revolve around Hassan and the fact that I just don’t care for him or his plotline。 。。。more
João Rodrigues
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Eu absolutamente amo essa história！Se eu já tinha gostado de A era da escuridão， O domínio das sombras veio para mostrar que o volume anterior era （literalmente） apenas o começo。 Neste segundo volume， a história ganha ainda mais profundidade， ação， caos， amor e desenvolvimentos maravilhosos para todos os personagens。Eu amo a dinâmica dessa autora， pois a maioria dos capítulos são bem curtos， o que torna a leitura muito mais rápida e instigante， ainda mais com tudo que acontece aqui。 Normalmente Eu absolutamente amo essa história！Se eu já tinha gostado de A era da escuridão， O domínio das sombras veio para mostrar que o volume anterior era （literalmente） apenas o começo。 Neste segundo volume， a história ganha ainda mais profundidade， ação， caos， amor e desenvolvimentos maravilhosos para todos os personagens。Eu amo a dinâmica dessa autora， pois a maioria dos capítulos são bem curtos， o que torna a leitura muito mais rápida e instigante， ainda mais com tudo que acontece aqui。 Normalmente o segundo volume de um trilogia serve mais para preparar o terreno do que vem na conclusão， e aqui não é diferente， mas você não fica com essa sensação durante a leitura， porque é tudo muito bem desenvolvido e com ações muito boas。Eu nem sei o que esperar da conclusão dessa trilogia， mas sei que vem muito sofrimento e espero que ao menos um pouco de beijo e amor desses personagens que me ganharam de corpo e alma。 。。。more
Andrea Meca
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¡4，5！ ¡Me ha gustado muchísimo y me ha devuelto las ganas de leer！
Rhonda
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This was a bit of a let down after enjoying the first book。 This one felt a bit predictable while also focusing too much IMO on relationships。
Kristin Valdez
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I actually enjoyed this one a lot more than the first one。 I got into the characters more and enjoyed how the group dynamics were completely changed！ Can’t wait for book three
Maddie
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This was better than the first book。 Obsessed with Anton and Jude。
Lissel
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This book was just as entertaining as book one。 Many second books in series are more like fillers where nothing really happens， but it was not the case for this one。 The plot advances quite a lot and we get many important revelations throughout the book。The constant change in POVs doesn’t bother me。 I believe all of them are needed， even if some of them are less appealing to read。 I love Anton and Jude。 I find myself intrigued by Ilia’s real motivations。 Ephyra…I can’t say I like her。 I think sh This book was just as entertaining as book one。 Many second books in series are more like fillers where nothing really happens， but it was not the case for this one。 The plot advances quite a lot and we get many important revelations throughout the book。The constant change in POVs doesn’t bother me。 I believe all of them are needed， even if some of them are less appealing to read。 I love Anton and Jude。 I find myself intrigued by Ilia’s real motivations。 Ephyra…I can’t say I like her。 I think she is very selfish and I haven’t seen much character growth from her。 I found Hassan boring when he was with Kepri， but I really like him in the later parts of the books。 Beru…I’m not sure。 Hector I like。I’m very much looking forward to the last book。 。。。more
JuliesBookhismus
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Ein sehr schwieriges UnterfangenSchon im ersten Band bin ich nicht wirklich warm geworden mit den Figuren， so ist es nun auch in Band 2 gewesen。 Ich habe ewig gebraucht， weil ich zwischendurch immer eine Pause brauchte。Der Prophet wurde gefunden， aber so richtig glauben wollen einige nicht， dass er es ist。 Er soll sich beweisen， obwohl das solch eine Qual für ihn ist。 Mittlerweile ist mir Anton mehr ans Herz gewachsen， genauso wie Jude。 Die anderen jedoch sind mir immer noch zuwider。 Gerade Ephy Ein sehr schwieriges UnterfangenSchon im ersten Band bin ich nicht wirklich warm geworden mit den Figuren， so ist es nun auch in Band 2 gewesen。 Ich habe ewig gebraucht， weil ich zwischendurch immer eine Pause brauchte。Der Prophet wurde gefunden， aber so richtig glauben wollen einige nicht， dass er es ist。 Er soll sich beweisen， obwohl das solch eine Qual für ihn ist。 Mittlerweile ist mir Anton mehr ans Herz gewachsen， genauso wie Jude。 Die anderen jedoch sind mir immer noch zuwider。 Gerade Ephyra hat bei mir ein ganz schlechtes Bild hinterlassen。 Ich kann sie nicht ausstehen und ihre Schwester auch nicht。 Warum das so ist？ Ich weiß es nicht。 Ich habe schlichtweg eine absolute Abneigung gegen die beiden Schwestern entwickelt。Auch die Handlung und der Spannungsbogen waren nicht der Burner und somit ist es das typische „Zwischenbandklischee“。 Er ist schlechter als Band eins。 Für mich jedenfalls。 Es hat alles zu lange gedauert und es wurde zu viel gefüllt， was nicht hätte sein müssen。 Die Details waren mir zu viel und man hätte das Buch， meiner Meinung nach， um mindestens 150 Seiten kürzen können。Die Idee ist wirklich gut， die Figuren dabei sehr unausgereift und teilweise unerträglich。 Ich weiß nicht， ob ich wirklich noch den Finalband dazu lesen möchte， ich denke eher nicht。 。。。more
Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin
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I don’t know what’s wrong with me。 I gave the first book 5 stars。 I reread some of it so I could start the second book and I didn’t really give a crap about either book。 😕 I’m going to unhaul my hardbacks。 I still have the kindle editions I got in a sale but I really don’t know if I’m going to read the final book。 And even when I 5 Star a book lately， I’m not happy。 I’m wondering if I’m just going to get rid of everything sometimes。 I’m just not happy with anything any more。 I just don’t know。 M I don’t know what’s wrong with me。 I gave the first book 5 stars。 I reread some of it so I could start the second book and I didn’t really give a crap about either book。 😕 I’m going to unhaul my hardbacks。 I still have the kindle editions I got in a sale but I really don’t know if I’m going to read the final book。 And even when I 5 Star a book lately， I’m not happy。 I’m wondering if I’m just going to get rid of everything sometimes。 I’m just not happy with anything any more。 I just don’t know。 Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾 。。。more
Mary
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I love this series！ Love the growth of the characters and their relationships but on top of all that~ the twists and turns are keeping me on my toes and I am LOVING IT！
Ashley Phelan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Hmmm…I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first one。 Hopefully this book just set up a lot of things for a really great conclusion。 I had a hard time keeping everyone’s motives straight at the end。 The prophets and the order and the Hierophant and the necromancer king。 It all seemed to be shifting like crazy at the end， which is too bad because I was really enjoying the unfolding history about the trapped creator god and the prophets’ betrayal but now I’m just confused。 Also， with so many main cha Hmmm…I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first one。 Hopefully this book just set up a lot of things for a really great conclusion。 I had a hard time keeping everyone’s motives straight at the end。 The prophets and the order and the Hierophant and the necromancer king。 It all seemed to be shifting like crazy at the end， which is too bad because I was really enjoying the unfolding history about the trapped creator god and the prophets’ betrayal but now I’m just confused。 Also， with so many main characters all in the same place at the end， I just gave up trying to follow who was where doing what。 It also seemed like too much of this book was dedicated to progressing relationships instead of plot。 。。。more
Juan Vorágine
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Cuando las sombras se alcen ha sido un segundo título incluso mejor que el primero， permitiéndonos conocer más a sus inolvidables personajes， su fantástico mundo y dejándonos con ganas de un tercer libro que estoy seguro de que será incluso mejor。 No estoy preparado para el final。Reseña completa Cuando las sombras se alcen ha sido un segundo título incluso mejor que el primero， permitiéndonos conocer más a sus inolvidables personajes， su fantástico mundo y dejándonos con ganas de un tercer libro que estoy seguro de que será incluso mejor。 No estoy preparado para el final。Reseña completa 。。。more
Claire
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Rating: 5/5I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited or drawn into a story than I was while reading this novel！ The first book started off a little slow for me， but got Sverdlovsk exciting towards the second half; for this book， I was absolutely enthralled the entire way through！ I’m so glad to see the author grew more confident in her writing abilities， as every aspect of the previous book was made 10x better here！One of the greatest aspects of this book is the characters。 I had my gripes in th Rating: 5/5I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited or drawn into a story than I was while reading this novel！ The first book started off a little slow for me， but got Sverdlovsk exciting towards the second half; for this book， I was absolutely enthralled the entire way through！ I’m so glad to see the author grew more confident in her writing abilities， as every aspect of the previous book was made 10x better here！One of the greatest aspects of this book is the characters。 I had my gripes in the first one， but I’ve now fallen in love with every character， despite their flaws and choices。 In fact， the way these flaws are presented is brilliant！ I love that we see Ephyra become more and more drawn into darkness， while Hassan makes choices that are wrong but still understandable from his POV （even though it doesn’t make it justified）。 Beru as a character became much more interesting， and I found myself loving her chapters。 Of course， Jude and Anton are the most beloved in my opinion！ Every moment they spent together was beautiful， and their chemistry is undeniable！ I don’t know how I’ll wait a month for the next entry， but I am so excited for it！ So far， this is the best series of books I’ve ever read！PS: Small spoilers here， but my favorite part of the book was Jude finally realizing that Anton’s faith in him was enough for him to unsheath the Pinnacle Blade。 The wording in that scene was phenomenal and made my Janton heart so happy！！ 。。。more
Tammy （Tamarybooks）
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Esta segunda parte poniéndonos en contexto sobre la situación actual en la que se encuentra cada personaje luego del acontecido final del primer libro。Cada personaje tiene un objetivo y eso los llevará a diferentes situaciones en donde se pondrán a prueba ellos mismos， sus alianzas y sobre todo， la verdad que creían conocer。El mundo que construye la autora sigue siento atrapante y lleno de interrogantes que de a poco iremos resolviendo。 De todos los personajes， varios me gustaron tanto en el pri Esta segunda parte poniéndonos en contexto sobre la situación actual en la que se encuentra cada personaje luego del acontecido final del primer libro。Cada personaje tiene un objetivo y eso los llevará a diferentes situaciones en donde se pondrán a prueba ellos mismos， sus alianzas y sobre todo， la verdad que creían conocer。El mundo que construye la autora sigue siento atrapante y lleno de interrogantes que de a poco iremos resolviendo。 De todos los personajes， varios me gustaron tanto en el primer libro como en este， pero hay dos que realmente me llegaron y me entretenía mucho leer sus puntos de vista y conocer su evolución。 Personalmente esta segunda parte la disfruté， pero sentía que a pesar de que si suceden cosas， fueron muy pocas las realmente relevantes， y por lo mismo， no sentí la misma conexión que tuve con el primer libro。 。。。more
hannagbaker
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So， wait…。。 let me… let me just…。 Wait……。 Hold on…。。 I just……。
Ciara
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The twists？？？ How？？ If i'm being honest it kinda felt like the author gave up halfway through this book。 The action was alright， but no suspense， not really。 And she does not know how to write romance besides Jude and Anton， Hector and Ilya as love interests just don't do it for me。 Towards the end i like illya more as a love interest but hector。 Absolutely not。 idk the twists are phenomenal。 Utterly perfect。 Everything else got boring so 4/5 The twists？？？ How？？ If i'm being honest it kinda felt like the author gave up halfway through this book。 The action was alright， but no suspense， not really。 And she does not know how to write romance besides Jude and Anton， Hector and Ilya as love interests just don't do it for me。 Towards the end i like illya more as a love interest but hector。 Absolutely not。 idk the twists are phenomenal。 Utterly perfect。 Everything else got boring so 4/5 。。。more
bri
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3。5 rounded up to a 4--other reviewers were entirely correct in saying that this book was carried by the jude and anton POV chapters。 the others were fine， but i found myself a little bored （and maybe a tiny bit annoyed） by the hassan chapters specifically， which is a bummer since i enjoyed him a lot in the first book。 i think his whole conflict with arash and company just felt out of place or maybe just underdeveloped compared to the rest of the plotlines in the book。this would have been a 3 st 3。5 rounded up to a 4--other reviewers were entirely correct in saying that this book was carried by the jude and anton POV chapters。 the others were fine， but i found myself a little bored （and maybe a tiny bit annoyed） by the hassan chapters specifically， which is a bummer since i enjoyed him a lot in the first book。 i think his whole conflict with arash and company just felt out of place or maybe just underdeveloped compared to the rest of the plotlines in the book。this would have been a 3 star if i hadn't been so invested in the jude and anton storyline。 overall， though， still enjoyable， and i'm looking forward to the finale！ 。。。more
steph
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idk what just happened but i love it。 also ms katy rose pool can i pleeeeeasse get all 5 of our pov-ers interacting together in book 3 if i don’t i will pass away
Alina Dietrich
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„Was auch immer ich sehe， wird geschehen。 So funktioniert das doch， falls ich wirklich der Prophet bin， oder？ Prophezeiungen erfüllen sich immer。 Etwas ist im Anmarsch und wir können gar nichts tun， um es aufzuhalten。“ – KATY ROSE POOLAuch nach der Entdeckung des letzten Propheten ist das Schicksal der Welt noch nicht entschieden。 Anstatt einer Möglichkeit das Zeitalter der Dunkelheit aufzuhalten， sieht Anton nichts als Dunkelheit und Zerstörung。 Gemeinsam mit Jude begibt er sich auf die Suche n „Was auch immer ich sehe， wird geschehen。 So funktioniert das doch， falls ich wirklich der Prophet bin， oder？ Prophezeiungen erfüllen sich immer。 Etwas ist im Anmarsch und wir können gar nichts tun， um es aufzuhalten。“ – KATY ROSE POOLAuch nach der Entdeckung des letzten Propheten ist das Schicksal der Welt noch nicht entschieden。 Anstatt einer Möglichkeit das Zeitalter der Dunkelheit aufzuhalten， sieht Anton nichts als Dunkelheit und Zerstörung。 Gemeinsam mit Jude begibt er sich auf die Suche nach der Höchsten Klinge， auf der sich ihnen der Zusammenhang zwischen den Quellen der vier Gaben und Antons Aufgabe erschließt。 Auch Hassans Ziel， seinen Thron zurückzuerobern， und Ehyras Versuch， ihre Schwester Beru zu retten， führen sie jeweils zu einer der vier Reliquien， die die fünf in der Prophezeiung genannten Personen in der Stadt der Gnade wieder zusammenführen werden。Meine MeinungObwohl mich die Einführung der fünf Protagonisten in Band 1 schon überzeugen konnte， hat mich ihre menschliche und nachvollziehbare Entwicklung in Band 2 noch mehr abgeholt。 Selbst wenn die Grenzen zwischen Gut und Schlecht verschwimmen， wird es durch tiefe Einblicke in ihre Gedanken und Gefühle einfach， Empathie zu ihnen aufzubauen。 Insbesondere die Kämpfe， die die Charaktere mit sich selbst ausfechten müssen， machen sie authentisch und greifbar。 Dass sich nicht grundsätzlich Maßstäbe für moralisch richtige und falsche Handlungen bestimmen lassen， hat sich mir dabei in jedem Handlungsstrang auf unterschiedliche Weise gezeigt。 So werden beispielsweise die Fragen， ob alle Mittel recht sind， um die eigene Überzeugung durchzusetzen， ob altruistische Handlungen auch dann vorzuziehen sind， wenn die eigenen Interessen dafür geopfert werden müssen， sowie ob wir von unseren vermeintlich falschen Entscheidungen bestimmt werden， aufgeworfen。 Mir hat die Verstrickung der Charaktere untereinander wieder einmal besonders gefallen。 Es ist spannend， wie sich neue und alte Bündnisse entwickeln und alle， trotz ihrer grundverschiedenen Ziele， schließlich wieder zusammenführen。 Leider haben mir auch in diesem Band die actionreichen Szenen nicht gefallen， weil sie sowohl taktisch unlogisch eingeleitet als auch unglaubwürdig beschrieben werden。 Das ist gerade am Ende störend， wo man von einer genialen Offenbarung nach der nächsten überrascht wird。 Sie haben mich mehr aus der Handlung herausgerissen als zur Spannung beigetragen。 Obwohl man auch im Hinblick auf das Worldbuilding auf so viele Fragen – nach den Identitäten und den Zielen des Hierophanten und des Nekromantenkönigs， den Reliquien， sowie dem Verschwinden und Wirken der Propheten – Antworten bekommt， lässt das Ende weiterhin alles offen。 Nach wie vor bleibt ungewiss， ob das prophezeite Zeitalter der Dunkelheit ein unausweichliches Ergebnis ist oder die Charaktere sich selbst und ihr Ende ändern können。 Ich bin sehr gespannt auf den letzten Teil der Trilogie。 。。。more
Olivia Babcock
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I love the character arcs and all the banter between characters。 It took a lot of twists that I was not expecting。
Lynnie
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3 1/2 starsI decided to try to put my commuting time to good use & listen to an audio book- this was a great choice。 I enjoyed the narrator's voice repertoire immensely & he did a great job of bring the story to life for me。 My only complaint about him is that I did not like his vocal choice for one of my favorite characters， Anton。 That said， this was another action-filled journey into the world of Pool's Age of Darkness series。 Like any good middle book， characters were moved around the chess 3 1/2 starsI decided to try to put my commuting time to good use & listen to an audio book- this was a great choice。 I enjoyed the narrator's voice repertoire immensely & he did a great job of bring the story to life for me。 My only complaint about him is that I did not like his vocal choice for one of my favorite characters， Anton。 That said， this was another action-filled journey into the world of Pool's Age of Darkness series。 Like any good middle book， characters were moved around the chess board， met and left one another， as their stories were further interwoven to set up the final book。 I admit that if I had not been listening to the book I likely would have skimmed many of the chapters。 I found that I didn't care very much about several of the characters （Hassan & Beru in particular） as their stories moved slowly and just didn't interest me。 I was thrilled whenever there was a chapter from Anton or Jude's point of view as I found both their character development and journey to be the most interesting overall。 Still， I'm looking forward to reading the third book when it's released。 I definitely think that reading this series so close to one another has helped me remember what is going on- with so many characters and locations， I think I would have lost track if I'd hate to wait a year between novels。 。。。more
Catherine Campos
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4。5 Adoro que sin ser extremadamente complejo， estos libros tienen mil y un detalles！ Además la trama está tan bien construida que realmente da gusto leer de un grupo tan variopinto de personajes。 Excepto Hassam， es un inútil xD
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=As the Shadow Rises
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=As the Shadow Rises&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,As the Shadow Rises&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0