"Bone Song" blew me away with its inventive world built on necromantic physics. "Black Blood" was decent, but I'm afraid as the series spins on the characters are becoming flatter and the stage of action (and consequences) too large: not just a few lives threatened with the political conspiracies, but the entire city of Tristopolis itself. Donal's sudden love for Mel seemed rushed and unmotivated, and the boxing digressions border on propaganda. I'll likely continue on, but I hope the scope shrinks back down to the more interesting necromancy-noir of the first book. ( )

Donal Riordan is back! And deader than ever!

I had been waiting for ten years for a third installment in John Meaney's Tristopolis series, and Tristopolis Requiem is worth the wait! It's a compelling and spooky world, a world fueled by the bones of the dead, a world full of dread creatures of power and mystery, a world of violet-black skies and darker magic...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1717708536/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UT... ( )