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Bezig met laden... The Warrior (editie 2022)door Stephen Aryan (Auteur)
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Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Quest for Heroes (2)
Fantasy.
Fiction.
HTML:The story of Kell Kressia continues in Book II of the gripping fantasy duology. Kell, two time saviour of the Five Kingdoms, is now the King of Algany. He has fame, power, respect, and has never been more miserableâ?¦ Bound, by duty and responsibility, Kell is King only in name. Trapped in a loveless marriage, he leaves affairs of state to his wife, Sigrid. When his old friend, Willow, turns up asking him to go on a journey to her homeland he canâ??t wait to leave. The Malice, a malevolent poison that alters everything it infects, runs rampant across Willowâ??s homeland. Desperate to find a cure her cousin, Ravvi, is willing to try a dark ritual which could damn her people forever. Journeying to a distant land, Kell and his companions must stop Ravvi before itâ??s too late.While Kell is away Reverend Mother Britakâ??s plans come to a head. Queen Sigrid must find a way to protect her family and her nation, but against such a ruthless opponent, something Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Kell is the twice savior of the Five Kingdoms. He traveled to the North and defeated the Ice Lich. Now, a true hero he has the chance to settle down as king of Algany. That is till his friend, the Alfar named Willow, comes to court to remind him of a promise to help her people. Now Kell must travel to a distant land leaving his wife and son behind to deal with a growing crusade.
This is book 2 in The Quest for Heroes duology, and I have to say I wish there would be more. The world that Aryan has created is fascinating and I feel that we have merely scratched the surface. I would love a deeper dive look at what is truly going on off page.
I found the characters interesting. They all had interesting narrative arcs, especially Queen Sigrid and Odd. I don’t want to spoil anything, but Odd was definitely the stand-out character for me. So many questions are left unanswered about him, and in the end, that’s okay. The answers did not really matter to the character. Knowing wouldn’t have changed his actions.
While the other viewpoint characters shone, I did find Kell to be a little lacking. The last book was all about his trauma of being “a hero” and wrestling with what it meant to be a coward. In this one, he is rather out of focus. His internal struggle was seemingly resolved in the last book. Now he is dealing with his “reward” and the fears of being an absent father. Yet, there seems to be not a lot for him to do. This is not his story anymore.
I found that Aryan had a great way of writing fight scenes and combat in general. I never found myself confused about what was going on, instead could clearly imagine the fight happening. Overall, I found the prose to be fantastic and perfect for the story being told.
In the end, I loved this book. It was a fun adventure with some fascinating characters. If this is the ending of the series, then it ended well with just enough answers to leave the reader satisfied, but enough mysteries to let them imagine. Definitely worth a read, especially for those that want a different take on a “chosen hero sent out on a quest.” (