Scan barcode
A review by nclcaitlin
The Blood Dimmed Tide by Stephen Aryan
4.25
Kokochin, one of Hulagu's many wives, is forced to track down Temujin, the Emperor’s son who has gone rogue, the Empress holding her lover Layla captive.
Temujin has vowed to destroy his father knowing that his power as a Kozan can’t fall into his hands and joins other Kozan who agree to teach him and influence fate.
Persian General Kaivon is trusted to be the on the Khan's council allowing him to feed information back to Esme, a Persian doctor and member of the House of Grace seeking freedom for Persia from the Mongols.
Thankfully, Aryan provides a recap for you at the start of the book! All authors please do this!!!
This book was just as incredible and heart-pounding as book one!
If you have been following my reviews, you may be aware battles and action sequences quickly lose my interest. However, Aryan kept me gripped with each and every scene! His descriptions, manoeuvrings… Awe-astounding!
It still amazed Zoran that there were so many different bits stuffed inside a body. It was so pink, and some parts were purple. He even saw a beating heart for a few seconds before it stopped. The killing went on and on, but eventually it ended.
The amount of research and Aryan’s dedication is impressive and stunningly displayed. Never boring, he gives up a sprawling look at the movements of different key players. Not to mention, the fantasy element lets him reflect on events even further back such as Jesus’s birth and the Wise Men and who these men of influence and wisdom might have been in the context of this story.
Finally, I have to comment on the characters. There are a lot of POV characters and each chapter tends to be a new perspective. However, I was gripped by each story and when the focus changed, I would get annoyed and then get annoyed again when I had to move on from that character! That is extremely rare to find in a multi-POV story!
”Great men and women can create wonders in their lifetime that last for generations, even centuries. Is that not how humans can become immortal? Extending their reach through history, beyond even our limits?"
Thank you to Angry Robot for providing an arc in exchange for a review!
Temujin has vowed to destroy his father knowing that his power as a Kozan can’t fall into his hands and joins other Kozan who agree to teach him and influence fate.
Persian General Kaivon is trusted to be the on the Khan's council allowing him to feed information back to Esme, a Persian doctor and member of the House of Grace seeking freedom for Persia from the Mongols.
Thankfully, Aryan provides a recap for you at the start of the book! All authors please do this!!!
This book was just as incredible and heart-pounding as book one!
If you have been following my reviews, you may be aware battles and action sequences quickly lose my interest. However, Aryan kept me gripped with each and every scene! His descriptions, manoeuvrings… Awe-astounding!
It still amazed Zoran that there were so many different bits stuffed inside a body. It was so pink, and some parts were purple. He even saw a beating heart for a few seconds before it stopped. The killing went on and on, but eventually it ended.
The amount of research and Aryan’s dedication is impressive and stunningly displayed. Never boring, he gives up a sprawling look at the movements of different key players. Not to mention, the fantasy element lets him reflect on events even further back such as Jesus’s birth and the Wise Men and who these men of influence and wisdom might have been in the context of this story.
Finally, I have to comment on the characters. There are a lot of POV characters and each chapter tends to be a new perspective. However, I was gripped by each story and when the focus changed, I would get annoyed and then get annoyed again when I had to move on from that character! That is extremely rare to find in a multi-POV story!
”Great men and women can create wonders in their lifetime that last for generations, even centuries. Is that not how humans can become immortal? Extending their reach through history, beyond even our limits?"
Thank you to Angry Robot for providing an arc in exchange for a review!