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A review by kartiknarayanan
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter
3.0
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'The Fires of Vengeance' is the sequel to 'The Rage of Dragons'.
The book is well written with a break-neck pace, but it suffers from 'sequel-i-tis'. The rebellion is crushed, Tau gets what he wants, but manages to screw up even more. But this is a set-up for the main course - The Cull, which we will read about in the next book.
The feeling is more of 'The Temple of Doom', and less of a 'The Empire Strikes Back', due to a lack of a compelling narrative. 'The Rage of Dragons' had Tau's quest for vengeance holding us enthralled. 'The Fires of Vengeance' doesn't have that core thread - it is more a sequence of events that occur. There are a couple of opportunities to change the narrative away from Tau - which would have been fascinating. Imagine the hero in the first book, becoming the villain in the next. But that doesn't happen.
In the end, 'The Fires of Vengeance' is a gentle heat rather than an inferno.
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and/or buy the book through the affiliate links.
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You can also watch it on Youtube
Or read more like this on my blog, Digital Amrit
'The Fires of Vengeance' is the sequel to 'The Rage of Dragons'.
The book is well written with a break-neck pace, but it suffers from 'sequel-i-tis'. The rebellion is crushed, Tau gets what he wants, but manages to screw up even more. But this is a set-up for the main course - The Cull, which we will read about in the next book.
The feeling is more of 'The Temple of Doom', and less of a 'The Empire Strikes Back', due to a lack of a compelling narrative. 'The Rage of Dragons' had Tau's quest for vengeance holding us enthralled. 'The Fires of Vengeance' doesn't have that core thread - it is more a sequence of events that occur. There are a couple of opportunities to change the narrative away from Tau - which would have been fascinating. Imagine the hero in the first book, becoming the villain in the next. But that doesn't happen.
In the end, 'The Fires of Vengeance' is a gentle heat rather than an inferno.
If you liked this review, please support me on
Patreon
and/or buy the book through the affiliate links.
Amazon India
Amazon UK
Amazon US