A review by atagarev
Reign of Madness by Kel Kade

4.0

The second installment of King's Dark Tidings follows directly from the first. We get to see Rezkin's group of friends grow. The characters aside from Rezkin are still rather simple but they interact and complement each other in interesting ways. There are finally some indications that Rezkin isn't perfect as he starts juggling several personas and, more importantly, he ends up facing some moral dilemmas that really make him question his purpose and training. I can't say the moral quandaries or his solution to them are terribly interesting- clearly evil tyrant, clearly good Rezkin who only receives enthusiastic support and is reluctant to take power, but it is certainly more than we got in the first book.

This time there is also a more satisfying ending with actual build up, climax, resolution and permanent consequences.