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Stone of Inheritance
by Melissa McShane
This second volume in this series that is fast becoming my favorite series of the author's, besides the Extraordinaries, builds on the first entry, while standing alone. McShane deftly (re) introduces the reader to our scrapper team, almost a year after the last adventure. They've worked together now, cohering as a team . . . but emotions are far from neutral.
A rather odd noblewoman forces them into taking on a quest for her, which leads to far more adventure, and challenge, than any of them expected: they pretty much blackmailed into traveling to the noblewoman's country seat in order to retrieve an artifact that would supposedly prove her identity, as there has been some chicanery among the nobles around the king. All of whom, unsurprisingly, are jockeying for power.
The team makes a chilling discovery once they reach the manor, after some adventures and close calls. The stakes ratchet up, and keep ratcheting up when they discover the artifact, which isn't all it seems.
As in the first volume, I adored Perrin's prayers to his crotchety avatar (who is even addressed as Lord of Crotchets!) though in this volume, this relationship turns a turn that was unexpected and quite involving.
Everyone goes through emotional tests as well as the more usual physical challenges, including some pulse-pounding battles. I was especially interested in their encounter with a certain priestess (and I hope they remember their promise to her!) which hint at another layer of secrets our team might be hiding.
Altogether an enjoyable read, leaving me ready to grab the third volume the moment it is ready.
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A rather odd noblewoman forces them into taking on a quest for her, which leads to far more adventure, and challenge, than any of them expected: they pretty much blackmailed into traveling to the noblewoman's country seat in order to retrieve an artifact that would supposedly prove her identity, as there has been some chicanery among the nobles around the king. All of whom, unsurprisingly, are jockeying for power.
The team makes a chilling discovery once they reach the manor, after some adventures and close calls. The stakes ratchet up, and keep ratcheting up when they discover the artifact, which isn't all it seems.
As in the first volume, I adored Perrin's prayers to his crotchety avatar (who is even addressed as Lord of Crotchets!) though in this volume, this relationship turns a turn that was unexpected and quite involving.
Everyone goes through emotional tests as well as the more usual physical challenges, including some pulse-pounding battles. I was especially interested in their encounter with a certain priestess (and I hope they remember their promise to her!) which hint at another layer of secrets our team might be hiding.
Altogether an enjoyable read, leaving me ready to grab the third volume the moment it is ready.
Copy provided by the author.