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The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter
For a while there I thought I wasn’t going to get any more 5 star reads this year after the mistborn series, but I am so glad to have been proven wrong.
Rage of Dragons is an action packed story of revenge, a page turning novel of war that had me gasping and exclaiming out loud at the brutality and unforgiving consequences. The development of characters and friendships was well done in this book, Zuri is so powerful, feminine, fierce and soft. And her and Tau actually bring out the best in each other which is such a breath of fresh air. He brings out the emotion and fierce loyalty in her, and she brings out softness and thoughtfulness in Tau. I love the camaraderie and friendship that gradually builds between the warriors in Scale Jayyed. And I love that Tau doesn’t start off naturally talented. I like that he has to work so hard and put in so much more than his peers, and for quite a while he is still not that good. And then after putting in grueling hours, all of a sudden without even realizing it, he is the best fighter by miles. He obviously is driven by the outcome of being the best fighter, but he is so focused on the journey and the day by day training, that it takes him by surprise and doesn’t even realize how good he is. He is such a heavily flawed character, has no self control or thought for consequences, he feels so strongly it gets in the way of rationality, he’s single minded, stubborn and will head into a fight in a red haze of fury rather than form a plan or strategy. But it was so fun to read from his perspective, of someone who no matter the situation can persevere and dig even deeper and never give up.
I think it showed a very interesting perspective of the Omehi people. From our protagonist’s perspectives, the Xiddei people are the godless savages, and they are the enemy because they are continuously trying to corner them and take over their land. And so naturally you as the reader take the side of the perspective you’re following. But as you uncover more of the history of the Omehi and Xiddei people, the reality is that the Omehi people came to this land and tried to forcefully take it from the indigenous population, and the indigenous are now fighting back for their home in force. I am really eager to see if this other perspective is explored in the sequel.
I loved every moment that Tau spent in the underworld Isihogo. So brutal and scary. The magic system was absolutely amazing. I was clueless to begin with and found it hard to puzzle together all the different terminology (use the glossary at the back of the book! I didn’t know it existed until I got to the end!).
I have ordered the sequel and am so keen to get back into the story!
Rage of Dragons is an action packed story of revenge, a page turning novel of war that had me gasping and exclaiming out loud at the brutality and unforgiving consequences. The development of characters and friendships was well done in this book, Zuri is so powerful, feminine, fierce and soft. And her and Tau actually bring out the best in each other which is such a breath of fresh air. He brings out the emotion and fierce loyalty in her, and she brings out softness and thoughtfulness in Tau. I love the camaraderie and friendship that gradually builds between the warriors in Scale Jayyed. And I love that Tau doesn’t start off naturally talented. I like that he has to work so hard and put in so much more than his peers, and for quite a while he is still not that good. And then after putting in grueling hours, all of a sudden without even realizing it, he is the best fighter by miles. He obviously is driven by the outcome of being the best fighter, but he is so focused on the journey and the day by day training, that it takes him by surprise and doesn’t even realize how good he is. He is such a heavily flawed character, has no self control or thought for consequences, he feels so strongly it gets in the way of rationality, he’s single minded, stubborn and will head into a fight in a red haze of fury rather than form a plan or strategy. But it was so fun to read from his perspective, of someone who no matter the situation can persevere and dig even deeper and never give up.
I think it showed a very interesting perspective of the Omehi people. From our protagonist’s perspectives, the Xiddei people are the godless savages, and they are the enemy because they are continuously trying to corner them and take over their land. And so naturally you as the reader take the side of the perspective you’re following. But as you uncover more of the history of the Omehi and Xiddei people, the reality is that the Omehi people came to this land and tried to forcefully take it from the indigenous population, and the indigenous are now fighting back for their home in force. I am really eager to see if this other perspective is explored in the sequel.
I loved every moment that Tau spent in the underworld Isihogo. So brutal and scary. The magic system was absolutely amazing. I was clueless to begin with and found it hard to puzzle together all the different terminology (use the glossary at the back of the book! I didn’t know it existed until I got to the end!).
I have ordered the sequel and am so keen to get back into the story!