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skjam's review
4.0
An improved follow-up to the first volume, giving Branan a more talkative foil than his camel. In this volume, he meets Saphira, the daughter of Delilah (and apparently Dagon, which would make her semi-divine/demonic.) She's a spoilt girl whose hasn't quite twigged that her wealthy mother's treachery causes harm to actual people.
Amusingly, about halfway through the book she realizes that slavery is bad, and frees her slaves--without considering that she's in the middle of a journey and they aren't going to stick around once they've got their manumission papers.
But soon Delilah herself enters the picture; and though he's not as easily swayed as his father, Delilah is as cunning as ever.
Once again, the art lends appeal to the story, and one of the backup features is an alternate take on Samson's appearance...the Bible never actually says that he's a handsome hunk of muscle, after all.
Amusingly, about halfway through the book she realizes that slavery is bad, and frees her slaves--without considering that she's in the middle of a journey and they aren't going to stick around once they've got their manumission papers.
But soon Delilah herself enters the picture; and though he's not as easily swayed as his father, Delilah is as cunning as ever.
Once again, the art lends appeal to the story, and one of the backup features is an alternate take on Samson's appearance...the Bible never actually says that he's a handsome hunk of muscle, after all.
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