A review by wolfmantula
The Kraken's Tooth by Anthony Ryan

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

4.25

I enjoyed this story a little more than A Pilgrimage of Swords and that may be due to already knowing the two main characters. The story is plot driven and fast paced, with a dungeon-crawl type of feel to it, which leads to some pretty tense, yet exciting moments. Fight scenes were pretty exciting and lasted longer than they did in the previous book. I also liked adding in the solving of riddles and even navigating a maze and avoiding traps that made the story a little better as the characters had to figure out the next step to find The Kraken’s Tooth. Also, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THESE COVERS

The characters got a little more development as we get to know a little more about Pilgrim also known as Guyime, his past, and his complicated relationship with Lakorath, the demon imbued sword, who have some pretty entertaining banter. Seeker, the beast charmer doesn’t get as much development, but there is something there that makes me feel that finding her daughter is tied in to Guyime and may play a bigger part later on. 

For such a short story, this had a good amount of action, story telling and character development that kept me engaged the entire time. Count me on more stories about Guyime, Lakorath and Seeker!