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A review by vallecillo
The Scorched Earth by Drew Karpyshyn
3.0
Better than the first.
Solves a couple of plot holes of the previous book.
The magic is not so easy to use, and the "Savior" of the world is 70% of the book unconscious or falling face first.
The use of the backlash as a result of the magic use is a great way to balance things and not make it that easy.
Something I forgot about the first one: Daemrod. really? horns? wings? hooves? is he the devil from the fantasy 80's movie? is he red as well? I'm a little esceptic with the minions characterisation; they are a little cliché-ish.
The action and development of the story moved a good way on this book, and besides being the second book usually a bridge between the introduction and final climax of the story, The Scorched Earth delivered a good story.
Let's go to book 3!
Solves a couple of plot holes of the previous book.
The magic is not so easy to use, and the "Savior" of the world is 70% of the book unconscious or falling face first.
The use of the backlash as a result of the magic use is a great way to balance things and not make it that easy.
Something I forgot about the first one: Daemrod. really? horns? wings? hooves? is he the devil from the fantasy 80's movie? is he red as well? I'm a little esceptic with the minions characterisation; they are a little cliché-ish.
The action and development of the story moved a good way on this book, and besides being the second book usually a bridge between the introduction and final climax of the story, The Scorched Earth delivered a good story.
Let's go to book 3!