The Wall of Storms
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Summary
The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty， the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu。
Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin， once known as Kuni Garu， the bandit king。 There has been peace for six years， but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations – Kuni's betrayal of his friend， Mata Zyndu， the Hegemon。 The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending – but he died well， creating a legend that haunts the new emperor， no matter what good he strives to do。
Where war once forged unbreakable bonds between Kuni's inner circle， peace now gnaws at their loyalties。 Where ancient wisdoms once held sway， a brilliant scholar promises a philosophical revolution。 And from the far north， over the horizon， comes a terrible new threat。。。 The scent of blood is in the water。
Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin， once known as Kuni Garu， the bandit king。 There has been peace for six years， but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations – Kuni's betrayal of his friend， Mata Zyndu， the Hegemon。 The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending – but he died well， creating a legend that haunts the new emperor， no matter what good he strives to do。
Where war once forged unbreakable bonds between Kuni's inner circle， peace now gnaws at their loyalties。 Where ancient wisdoms once held sway， a brilliant scholar promises a philosophical revolution。 And from the far north， over the horizon， comes a terrible new threat。。。 The scent of blood is in the water。
Reviews
Yev
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With this second book， this series is establishing itself as my second favorite fantasy series， behind only A Song of Ice and Fire （Game of Thrones）。 It's to be seen whether it can maintain that distinction over all four books。 I don't know how many others would be able to say the same though。 Should you read this？ You may as well try。The author has labeled this series as "silkpunk"， though I'd also call it science fantasy， with a particular focus how science works in this fantasy world。 As with With this second book， this series is establishing itself as my second favorite fantasy series， behind only A Song of Ice and Fire （Game of Thrones）。 It's to be seen whether it can maintain that distinction over all four books。 I don't know how many others would be able to say the same though。 Should you read this？ You may as well try。The author has labeled this series as "silkpunk"， though I'd also call it science fantasy， with a particular focus how science works in this fantasy world。 As with the first book， various technologies are developed and described in detail。 This may be off-putting for general fantasy readers。 I found their usage ingenious and uncommon which led to a rather unconventional form of warfare。The first third of the novel is relatively peaceful and filled with philosophical musings of all sorts。 It examines society， the people， and their institutions in detail。 I found it surprisingly relatable to modern concerns。 Many of the ideas found in the author's short fiction are represented here。 I found it particularly interesting how the gods in this setting respond to worship。 They're who they're believed to be and are geographically bound。 I wouldn't have minded if the entire novel had continued as such。The latter half of the novel is war。 The war differs rather a lot from how it was conducted it in the first book， as this time it's a foreign invasion。 Much time is spent trying to understand the other side as well。 A significant portion is the actual warfare itself。 No one is safe。 Anyone can die。 A character notes that any piece can be sacrificed if doing so will bring about victory。 The rest of the series seems that it will continue from the idea of the invasion， which isn't what I would prefer， but will still probably be immensely enjoyable。The book has its problems as well， though they weren't enough to detract from my overall enjoyment in any meaningful way。 At times the plot， especially near the end， relies too much on coincidence to set up narrative tension for future plot lines。 It was also questionable that the climatic action at the end is interspersed with flashbacks of how a specific technology was developed。 There are various other concerns， but again， nothing that mattered much to my personal enjoyment。I had put off reading this until it was much closer to the release of the third book， so that there would be less chance of me forgetting much。 Whenever I experience something so emotionally powerful， it takes me a while to recover， so I have to account for that as well。 Maybe waiting until all the books were released would be better， but that's not something I'm capable of doing when I've enjoyed myself so much。 。。。more
Teresa Villaseñor
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Totally loved it。 It was a bit of a struggle when the garinafins show up because I was really into the palace drama， but it doesn't matter！ I still loved it！ I can't wait to read what's next for Ken Liu！ Totally loved it。 It was a bit of a struggle when the garinafins show up because I was really into the palace drama， but it doesn't matter！ I still loved it！ I can't wait to read what's next for Ken Liu！ 。。。more
Vivek Saxena
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Let me start by saying I hope to God Jia burns in the pits of hell。 Never in my life have I encountered a more contemptible villain！ She's even worse than Pek， I daresay， because at least he's transparent about his villainy。 She instead hides behind a facade of nobleness。 Ooooh， you wicked wench！That out of the way， I swear Ken Liu may just be the greatest storyteller of our age。 Every piece of work of his I've read has produced a joy so pronounced it's difficult to describe in words。 His books Let me start by saying I hope to God Jia burns in the pits of hell。 Never in my life have I encountered a more contemptible villain！ She's even worse than Pek， I daresay， because at least he's transparent about his villainy。 She instead hides behind a facade of nobleness。 Ooooh， you wicked wench！That out of the way， I swear Ken Liu may just be the greatest storyteller of our age。 Every piece of work of his I've read has produced a joy so pronounced it's difficult to describe in words。 His books and short stories alike are literal page-turners that always -- always -- leave me wanting more。Of course， therein lies my current dilemma， because I don't want to wait til November for the 3rd book and April for the 4th book， lol。 Oh well。 It's worth the wait for a story so engrossing and characters so lovable 。。。 and sometimes outright hateable！ 。。。more
Nahid
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Stopped at 71%。An improvement on the first book， especially with the characters。 Fewer introduced in this one and you stay with them longer。 Jia's character definitely took on a conniving turn but enjoyed Zomi the best。 More beasts were introduced and natives of other lands， leading to more war and instability Once it got into Luan's story， I lost interest。 I can't stomach torture scenes so stopped at 71%。 Stopped at 71%。An improvement on the first book， especially with the characters。 Fewer introduced in this one and you stay with them longer。 Jia's character definitely took on a conniving turn but enjoyed Zomi the best。 More beasts were introduced and natives of other lands， leading to more war and instability Once it got into Luan's story， I lost interest。 I can't stomach torture scenes so stopped at 71%。 。。。more
Lari
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 WOWI loved this。 So intense， so crazy。 I'm really glad I didn't read the plot summary on goodreads before reading the book。 It spoils the whole invasion， which doesn't even happen until like half way through！ I'd have been very annoyed if that was spoiled。 Anyway， this book was crazy good。 Jia is so evil and I can't believe she's the same woman as in book 1。。。。 so scary。 Poor Risanna。。。Loved all the characters， lots of badasses。 Traitors are the worst。 WOWI loved this。 So intense， so crazy。 I'm really glad I didn't read the plot summary on goodreads before reading the book。 It spoils the whole invasion， which doesn't even happen until like half way through！ I'd have been very annoyed if that was spoiled。 Anyway， this book was crazy good。 Jia is so evil and I can't believe she's the same woman as in book 1。。。。 so scary。 Poor Risanna。。。Loved all the characters， lots of badasses。 Traitors are the worst。 。。。more
Kyle Royster
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A sequel that continues to build an already expansive world。
Alexander
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A remarkable epic。 Complex flawed characters， masterful worldbuilding， compelling story， engrossing moral and political dilemmas。 Just when you think Ken Liu has pulled the last rabbit out of his hat， he produces another rabbit。 The thinking persons fantasy。
Andy Smith
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I love this series，\。
Dylan
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Simply amazing book！ Ken Liu is a great storyteller。。。 His combination of Chinese， Polynesian， Slavic/Norse history and beautiful， well thought world building， how much time he spent on the technical details of his fantasy world。。。 It's just exquisite。 I love how how much human characters - you can love them or hate but you will empathize with them and even agree with some of the worst characters' ideas and worldview。 Most of all， these novels really make you think about the nature of power and Simply amazing book！ Ken Liu is a great storyteller。。。 His combination of Chinese， Polynesian， Slavic/Norse history and beautiful， well thought world building， how much time he spent on the technical details of his fantasy world。。。 It's just exquisite。 I love how how much human characters - you can love them or hate but you will empathize with them and even agree with some of the worst characters' ideas and worldview。 Most of all， these novels really make you think about the nature of power and the relationship between a government and its people。 Looking forward to the next book， it cannot come sooner。 。。。more
Wyktor Paul
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Brilliant second book of the series。 Can't wait for the next book。 Ken Liu is right up there with JRR Tolkien， Raymond E Feist， Janny Wurts， George RR Martin， etc。 Highly recommended。 Brilliant second book of the series。 Can't wait for the next book。 Ken Liu is right up there with JRR Tolkien， Raymond E Feist， Janny Wurts， George RR Martin， etc。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Brian
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Wall of Storms is a sequel that takes the best of The Grace of Kings and improves on it， and minimizes many of the flaws。 It's a great book， but not a perfect one， and some of the bigger flaws keep it from just reaching 5 stars for me。 I'd still recommend it， and I'm excited for the sequel。 The good:- After sidelining most of the women in The Grace of Kings， the women become much more prominent- Building effectively on the tension at the end of Grace of Kings。 There are clear things set up， The Wall of Storms is a sequel that takes the best of The Grace of Kings and improves on it， and minimizes many of the flaws。 It's a great book， but not a perfect one， and some of the bigger flaws keep it from just reaching 5 stars for me。 I'd still recommend it， and I'm excited for the sequel。 The good:- After sidelining most of the women in The Grace of Kings， the women become much more prominent- Building effectively on the tension at the end of Grace of Kings。 There are clear things set up， and they do a good job of continuing the tension and telling the political story- Thera and Zomi。 They really are the heart of the book and they are both just fantastic characters- The use of science and technology to explain the so-called magic。 Ken Liu has experience in translating hard sci-fi and he does an excellent job of coming up with scientific bases for many of the things that at first look magical， which in many ways helps ground the book。 - Kuni Garu， the Emperor。 The book is effective in showing his flaws and his attributes and how they affect his role and relationships， both for good and bad。 The bad:- Jia。 I hated her story and her arc。 It makes sense， but it just made me feel bad。- The pacing is still off。 You'll have chapters that go through months or years and multiple chapters that go through only short periods of time- Kuni Garu， the father。 He's not a good parent and it really shows in many ways。 But it also feels a bit over the top and cruel at points。 。。。more
Marc
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Segona part de "La Gracia de los Reyes"。 Les discrepàncies i les conjures estan a l'ordre del dia després de tombar l'antic règim， però l'arribada d'un enemic poderós obligarà a aparcar totes les diferències。 Segona part de "La Gracia de los Reyes"。 Les discrepàncies i les conjures estan a l'ordre del dia després de tombar l'antic règim， però l'arribada d'un enemic poderós obligarà a aparcar totes les diferències。 。。。more
WorldconReader
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The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu is a the second epic scale tale of the Empire of the Seven Islands of Dara。 Like the first book in the series， it is filled with conflict， cutting edge renaissance-punk technology， invasions， explorations， and this time most of all intrigue in the imperial court。 As with the first novel in the series， the invented language， culture， etc feels like a very real highly advanced ancient Asian empire。 And like the first book， the story weaves a complex tapestry with many The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu is a the second epic scale tale of the Empire of the Seven Islands of Dara。 Like the first book in the series， it is filled with conflict， cutting edge renaissance-punk technology， invasions， explorations， and this time most of all intrigue in the imperial court。 As with the first novel in the series， the invented language， culture， etc feels like a very real highly advanced ancient Asian empire。 And like the first book， the story weaves a complex tapestry with many key characters， and is fairly hard to put down once you get into it。 This book was also fun to read， and I look forward to reading the third book in the series。 。。。more
Anna
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Better than the first installment， and totally engrossing。 Once I got to the last chunk， I fell asleep reading， then woke back up in the middle of the night and stayed up until I finished！ I am super pumped to read the third book when it comes out later this year。
Graff Fuller
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4。5 StarsThis is an improvement to the already great story of the Dandelion Dynasty。 Silkpunk is a beautiful and complex era。 Brutal and inventive。I love Kuni Garu from the first novel， but Zomi Kidosu is my favorite in this novel。 Her and Luan Zya were my favorite parts。 Their adventures and experiences together were wonderful。 The stories and teaching that he imparted to her。。。were incredible。Like the Song of Ice and Fire， Ken Liu is NOT afraid of making BOLD choices and killing characters。I d 4。5 StarsThis is an improvement to the already great story of the Dandelion Dynasty。 Silkpunk is a beautiful and complex era。 Brutal and inventive。I love Kuni Garu from the first novel， but Zomi Kidosu is my favorite in this novel。 Her and Luan Zya were my favorite parts。 Their adventures and experiences together were wonderful。 The stories and teaching that he imparted to her。。。were incredible。Like the Song of Ice and Fire， Ken Liu is NOT afraid of making BOLD choices and killing characters。I do NOT like Jia。 Oh， man。。。she's ruthless。 She makes Queen Cersi of GoT look like a debutant。 Ugh。 I do like Risana， though I fear she would not be strong enough to survive being around her Big Sister。Oh， and Gin Mazota。 Such a powerful presence。 She fought hard to be her own individual。 I really like her character。The political intrigue in this novel it amazing。 I am with Zomi。。。I don't have flair for it （nor like it）， but just want to survive the turmoil。The people from beyond The Wall of Storms were terribly coniving。 Ugh。 Being friendly was deemed a weakness， but then again。。。the early representatives were arrogant and wretched creatures in their own way。I cannot wait to see what the next entry in this series is going to bring us。Where will these characters take us？ Will Dara be the main focus？ or will the lands on the other side of The Wall of Storms？ Interesting to think about。Also， the use of flashbacks and poetry in this book was leveled up。 Ken shows you what has happened in the present， then tells you why it happened by referencing how they got there through flashbacks。 I usually don't like that， but he does it with such a flair。。。that it works for this story VERY well。Also， the use of poetry is beautiful and clever。 I usually am not a fan of reading poetry， but through the lense of the protagonist （usually Zomi） we get to see behind the curtain to why the poem is an efficient wayt to support the story at hand。 Lastly， I want to say。。。it was hard to lose so many great characters within this book。 It is a battlefield of emotions。 Sadness， but heroism to the core。I， too， want the best for the Land of Dara。。。but I will read in a way that isn't as abusive as Jia。 More like the inquisitive mind and rebel of Zomi and her drive to fight the Power （changing the ways that the Dara people find truly brilliant people to lead them into the next age）。 。。。more
Kopratic
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Zomi is a great character， and her sections were my favorite。
natalka
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„— 𝙉𝙞𝙚 𝙢𝙖 𝙬𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙙𝙪 𝙬 𝙠𝙧𝙯𝙮𝙠𝙪， 𝙜𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞 — 𝙤𝙙𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙡 𝙇𝙪𝙖𝙣 𝙕𝙮𝙖。 — 𝙉𝙞𝙚 𝙢𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙯 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙗𝙮 𝙬 𝙥𝙧𝙯𝙮𝙯𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙪 𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙪。 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙙𝙯𝙞𝙬𝙖 𝙤𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙜𝙖 𝙟𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙠𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙪 𝙞 𝙥𝙧𝙯𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙖， 𝙬𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙯 𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙖𝙘 𝙩𝙤， 𝙘𝙤 𝙨𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙯𝙣𝙚。”Skończyłam czytanie tej książki i bardzo się cieszę， że się za nią zabrałam。 Bardzo mi się podobała， a zakonczenie， w którym kilka spraw nadal pozostaje otwartych， zmusza mnie， abym w przyszłości sięgnęła po trzeci tom （który mam nadzieje， ze zostanie prędko przetłumaczony na polski）。~ wątki LGBT ~W przeci „— 𝙉𝙞𝙚 𝙢𝙖 𝙬𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙙𝙪 𝙬 𝙠𝙧𝙯𝙮𝙠𝙪， 𝙜𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞 — 𝙤𝙙𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙡 𝙇𝙪𝙖𝙣 𝙕𝙮𝙖。 — 𝙉𝙞𝙚 𝙢𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙯 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙗𝙮 𝙬 𝙥𝙧𝙯𝙮𝙯𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙪 𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙪。 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙙𝙯𝙞𝙬𝙖 𝙤𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙜𝙖 𝙟𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙠𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙪 𝙞 𝙥𝙧𝙯𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙖， 𝙬𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙯 𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙖𝙘 𝙩𝙤， 𝙘𝙤 𝙨𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙯𝙣𝙚。”Skończyłam czytanie tej książki i bardzo się cieszę， że się za nią zabrałam。 Bardzo mi się podobała， a zakonczenie， w którym kilka spraw nadal pozostaje otwartych， zmusza mnie， abym w przyszłości sięgnęła po trzeci tom （który mam nadzieje， ze zostanie prędko przetłumaczony na polski）。~ wątki LGBT ~W przeciwieństwie do pierwszego tomu （czytałam go jakiś czas temu i 100% pewności nie mam， ale tak mi się wydaje）， występuje tu kilka pobocznych wątków LGBT， które mimo że w większości nie mają dużego znaczenia dla fabuły， są ważne dla mnie。 Cieszę się， że autor zdecydował się je wprowadzić w choć małym stopniu。 Moim zdaniem wypadły one dość naturalnie i pasowały do książki。~ tempo akcji ~ W książce mamy naprawdę dużo bohaterów oraz wątków， więc sądzę， że autor chciał， aby czytelnik nie pogubił się w tym wszystkim i próbował wprowadzać je stopniowo。 Rzeczywiście， udało mi się nadążyć， jednak momentami trochę mi się dłużyło。 Nie jest to duża wada; znalezienie idealnego środka jest trudne i całkowicie to rozumiem。~ świat ~Kocham， kocham， kocham świat w tej książce。 Jest bardzo dokładnie wykreowany i zawiera mnóstwo elementów。 Poza tym jest ciekawy。~ bohaterowie ~Mimo ich ilości， każdy z ważniejszych się czymś wyróżniał i był zapamiętywalny。 Byli ciekawie wykreowani， na pewno nie płascy i posiadali swoje wlasne osobowości。 Zaskoczylo mnie to w jaki sposób rozwinęła się Jia i jestem ciekawa co jeszcze zrobi。~ inne ~To moja pierwsza dłuzsza recenzja， wiec może nie była najlepsza， ale na pewno planuje pisać takich więcej。 Ogólnie polecam zapoznać się z serią， bo mam wrażenie， że malo się o niej słyszy， a jest dobra， tylko czasami ciężka w czytaniu， więc warto robić to powoli。 Miłego wieczoru！ 。。。more
Renay
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This book covers a lot of history。 Some sections do drag， but other parts of the book are sufficiently action-packed， preventing complete boredom。 I loved the development of all the new characters （Théra and Zomi especially）， as well as seeing how the older generation （Jia， Gin， Risana， etc。） navigated the new challenges。 Excited for book 3！
Wendy
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Brutal。 Like an asian GoT， don't get attached to any one character because very few of them are gonna make it。 Brutal。 Like an asian GoT， don't get attached to any one character because very few of them are gonna make it。 。。。more
Karen Parks
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the best thing about this book is Michael Kramer and the only save。
Thomas
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 HardbackMan。 This took so long to finish。 It was more than a third bigger than the first one。 I’m a bit of a slow reader to start with as well。 But that’s not the biggest reason this took so long。This is my first time using goodreads so I’ll just monologue about books I read on here I guess。 Supposing not many will ever read them。 Right before downloading this I’d just reread a grace of kings。 Funnily it was my third read of that book。 The first two had been by audiobook。 It’s a great audiobook HardbackMan。 This took so long to finish。 It was more than a third bigger than the first one。 I’m a bit of a slow reader to start with as well。 But that’s not the biggest reason this took so long。This is my first time using goodreads so I’ll just monologue about books I read on here I guess。 Supposing not many will ever read them。 Right before downloading this I’d just reread a grace of kings。 Funnily it was my third read of that book。 The first two had been by audiobook。 It’s a great audiobook but I’ve come to realize that if a book is dense with many characters and locations and spanning a long time I have issues remembering all of it。 This was all three of those things。 So about a week or so aftereach listen I’d lost all but a few details of the book。 This time I read it physically over three weeks or so and that one’s a five star book too。 Simple characters with complex relations and emotions and intellect。 It’s one of the few books I’ve read where halfway through the book my absolute favorite hero becomes the villain。 And not in a way that’s forced。 The traits I love about mata zyndu are his downfall and is a great example of honor that doesn’t accommodate change being heartless。 There’s tons of other characters and plot points that stood out too but this isn’t really about that book。 Wall of storms。 I love a series that doesn’t feel the need to stay and hover around the same main characters as the first book。 Right off the bat we’re introduced to the emperors children and zomi。 Wonderful new people with new problems and different perspectives。 It’s funny that the part i have issues with that added so much time to this read was the part centered around the old main characters。 Jia’s plans are so well disguised that I could not continue for very long each session。 I fully hated her for awhile。 I thought she had become a Cersei Lannister。 Something liu excelled at in the first book is even stronger here。 The battles are so suspenseful and wonderfully inventive。 My heart was racing through each of the garinafin/airship battles。 I also loved all the alternate technology he has in here。 It makes this stand out from other epic fantasy warfare books I’ve read that basically keep a medieval feel to them。 That ending。 I wept all the way through it。 So many characters lost。 And to end it on a loss！ Heartbreaking。 It would be simple to compare this to game of thrones which has pulled off similar swaths of death。 But I cared more deeply for these people。 I can’t wait for the third book。 I’m pre ordering it now and will devour it as soon as it’s released。 。。。more
Jonathan
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4/10“It is the duty of fathers to fight wars， so their children may live in peace。”And it was my duty to read this so that you don't have to。 I was hoping for Liu to build well on the foundation he laid in Grace in Kings; unfortunately， this was a step back in most regards。 There were multiple reasons for this， from the most interesting character taking a back seat to a plot that couldn't decide its direction， but the main reason is the lack of meaning。 In the previous book we had a conflict bet 4/10“It is the duty of fathers to fight wars， so their children may live in peace。”And it was my duty to read this so that you don't have to。 I was hoping for Liu to build well on the foundation he laid in Grace in Kings; unfortunately， this was a step back in most regards。 There were multiple reasons for this， from the most interesting character taking a back seat to a plot that couldn't decide its direction， but the main reason is the lack of meaning。 In the previous book we had a conflict between two good men both striving against each other to create a better world， in this book we have some angry vikings。 The whole thing was a bit of a disappointment。 Moreover， every time a character encounters difficulty， Liu uses deus ex machina to simply make the problem go away。 Multiple discovery that should take generations happen in a few months so that the 'good guys' have a fighting chance。 It cheapened a novel that could not afford it。 There were still bright spots， as some of the writing is good， and there are many decent one liners。 “Hope is a currency that never runs out。” “We suffer because we are the grass on which giants tread。”“The dreams of the great are built on the bones of the week。”“A teacher can only lead a student down a path he has already chosen，” 。。。more
Johnett
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4+。 Better than the first。 Can’t wait for the next installment。
Ringo
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I cannot put this book down — I have not had this kind of thrill in reading for a novel for a while。 I admire Ken Liu in adding the sophistication of engineering， philosophy， politics， military tactics， and more into this second book。 As an Asian person， I found the storytelling infused with Eastern culture empowering to read。 Cannot wait for the third book。
Isabel
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Just as exciting and grand in scope as the first book， but with the same issues and more。 Namely， the story is overwritten （too many inconsequential flash backs - my biggest pet peeve）， characters' actions are driven by the needs of the plot rather than being actually believable actions in and of themselves， and the addition of the gods irks me。 I'm not sure if I'll read the last book when it comes out; I heard that Ken Liu wrote so many pages that the last book will need to be split into two。。 Just as exciting and grand in scope as the first book， but with the same issues and more。 Namely， the story is overwritten （too many inconsequential flash backs - my biggest pet peeve）， characters' actions are driven by the needs of the plot rather than being actually believable actions in and of themselves， and the addition of the gods irks me。 I'm not sure if I'll read the last book when it comes out; I heard that Ken Liu wrote so many pages that the last book will need to be split into two。。 I don't think the story is special enough to inspire me to continue with 1600+ pages。 。。。more
Joe
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I found parts of this book deeply frustrating and other parts gloriously compelling。 Overall， a good book。
Calvin Giroulx
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Fan-Fucking-Tastic！
Katie
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4。5 stars。 So much more enjoyable than the first one， I'm really glad I chose to continue with the series。 Really love all the characters and can't wait to see what happends in the next two （！） books。 4。5 stars。 So much more enjoyable than the first one， I'm really glad I chose to continue with the series。 Really love all the characters and can't wait to see what happends in the next two （！） books。 。。。more
Diana Latimer
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I enjoyed this book but would not read another by Ken Lui。 The book brings together ideas from Game of Thrones， The Emperor series about the wars between the Chinese and the Mongols， and others。 There is a lot of philosophy and discussion about the 4 philosophical ideals followed by the people of Dara – or at least the scholars of Dara。 Overall I think it is an interesting book but the thought of having to digest more philosophy in 800+ pages is just too much for me。
Thomas
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A Song of Ice of Fire fans will appreciate the similarities。 The massive scale of the story， the writer's eagerness to kill off major character， and that the hardcover edition is thick enough to stop a bullet。 A Song of Ice of Fire fans will appreciate the similarities。 The massive scale of the story， the writer's eagerness to kill off major character， and that the hardcover edition is thick enough to stop a bullet。 。。。more
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