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A review by erebus53
Successor's Promise by Trudi Canavan
4.0
I had to wait until I was a member of a new library to get this book (thinking it was the final in a trilogy - only to find out there are 4 books so far!) and it was worth the effort.
Developing more information about the Worlds and the relationship between Tyen and Rielle really highlights how their main motivations and drives can be at odds with one another. The first book certainly had some themes with resonance to environmental issues in our lives, such as global energy shortage and sustainability, and this book incorporates little messages such as the importance of biosecurity. It also dives a bit deeper on social justice and the ethics of power...
But apart from all that, it is still a good story. I'm often put to sleep by battle scenes in fantasy tales, but the action in this book is cohesive and maintains a nice pace.
Possibly not as good as the first book, and clearly setting up for more to come, it suffers a little from middle book syndrome, but it's a nicely penned book and an easy Young Adult Fiction read.
Developing more information about the Worlds and the relationship between Tyen and Rielle really highlights how their main motivations and drives can be at odds with one another. The first book certainly had some themes with resonance to environmental issues in our lives, such as global energy shortage and sustainability, and this book incorporates little messages such as the importance of biosecurity. It also dives a bit deeper on social justice and the ethics of power...
But apart from all that, it is still a good story. I'm often put to sleep by battle scenes in fantasy tales, but the action in this book is cohesive and maintains a nice pace.
Possibly not as good as the first book, and clearly setting up for more to come, it suffers a little from middle book syndrome, but it's a nicely penned book and an easy Young Adult Fiction read.