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The Liar Key The Red Queen War Book 2 eBook Mark Lawrence

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The Liar Key The Red Queen War Book 2 eBook Mark Lawrence

I give this book five out of five stars for making me laugh from its beginning to end. Anyone who thinks grimdark fantasy has no room for humor will be proven wrong with this book. I never expected the second book in this series to be better than the first. I’m just blown away and astounded that it is, because Prince of Fools is one of my favorite reads from the past two years. I think die-hard fans of the Broken Empire series will appreciate the appearance and mention of some much loved characters.

What I loved about the book:
1) Mark Lawrence is a master at writing first person narratives. For me, reading his prose is like fine artists marveling over the brush strokes in a masterpiece painting. I’m in awe at the narratives construction, the distinct voice of each character, and the very visual action, all compiled into a perfectly synced tale. I’m so happy to know writing is now the author’s full time profession.

2) The plot kept me guessing, and it was fantastic. I assumed the story would follow a neater trail, and it was great to learn I was wrong. The magic played a different role than it has in previous books. It felt new by its very visual representation, layering current action to times and events opened by magic for Prince Jalan.

3) It has the epic fun I search for and crave when I pick up a fantasy novel. I want monsters, magic, interesting characters, battle scenes, friendship, conflict, learning something unexpected, and visiting a world that looks nothing like my backyard. I got all of that and more in this book including robots, old gods, ghosts, angels, demons, and objects imbued with strange power. It reads odd to see all those things listed off and know some authors can’t handle more than three of these things in one manuscript. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

I also wanted to mention how brilliant I think the author’s note at the start of the book is. More fantasy authors need to replicate this tidy summary to avoid annoying chapters of characters parroting the plot of the first book in the series. It would be great to have notes like these added to future novel audio versions as well; they were not included in my audible copy of this book.


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The Liar Key The Red Queen War Book 2 eBook Mark Lawrence Reviews

While reading this book I questioned myself as to why I enjoyed it so much. After some thought the answer was clear. It's the characters. The writing is excellent . The story is interesting. It has some magic but not a ridiculous amount. The real magic is in the characters. In time the reader forms an attachment. They became real. The heroic Viking becomes plausible. The cowardly hero becomes heroicly endearing and the sub-characters believable n their villainy or virtue. I suppose its the same with all great epic fantasies; be it the Wheel of Time series or perhaps The Game of Thrones.

I gave the first book in the series 5 stars, which I seldom do. This got 4 stars because it was a little slow off the mark and, as a sequel, some of the uniqueness was, of course , gone. But, I look forward to the third and, I believe final book. The author is to be commended. His writing is colorful and expansive but never gets bogged down in detail. The writing flows beautifully. The dramatic portions are tense and dark. The action is exciting. The overall quality of the writing is more skilled and sophisticated then what often passes for good fantasy. Taste varies, of course, but if you enjoy the genre I believe you will enjoy this work very much.
While this was an amazing trilogy and the ending was epic, it was still missing that elusive "something" that authors strive after that pushes their work into the "masterpiece" class. Mark Lawrence achieved this with the "Broken Empire" trilogy but while I could not point out any specific thing in this trilogy that was lacking it was not to the level of work that that trilogy was but then again, many fewer people would be offended with this trilogy as compared to that one I suppose.

Bottom Line I kept me enthralled for days and I am glad I read it but the last few pages after everything "heroic" had been accomplished, while in keeping with the authors depiction of our reluctant hero, was still a bit disappointing. 5 Stars for a wonderful story that kept the reader addicted but anyone who has read The Broken Empire trilogy cannot help but compare and find this one just below that very high mark set by that story.
I had a lot of fun with this book, and it's an excellent continuation of the Red Queen's War Trilogy. I loved how there was a lot more world building and character building in this book, making the characters even better than they were in the first book. It was great to see how other parts of the world reacted to the end of our world, and the birth of magic. The Norse setting was really entertaining, with Jalan and Snorri setting off on a journey to use Loki's Key to open up the gate to Hell and bring Snorri's family back to life. The magical forces of the Undead King really move the story along at a great pace, and once it gets going the book never gives the reader a break. This time around, we get much more background on Jalan, and it provides him with his own need for vengeance on the Necromancer that killed his mother and unborn sister. Much of this backstory is provided via flashbacks, which I really enjoyed and reminded me of some of the writing techniques from The Broken Empire Trilogy (especially King of Thorns). It was also interesting how the flashbacks kept going further back, even before he was born, giving the reader a chance at seeing a young Red Queen (his grandmother) in all of her glory.

Overall, this was a near perfect second book of a trilogy, and the only thing I didn't like was that like most second books of a trilogy, it ended with a cliffhanger. This was a fun cliffhanger ending, but at the same time I was slightly frustrated by having to wait another year to read the next book (I'm just now getting around to reviewing it after finishing the excellent third book), and while I know it had to set up the third book, I would have preferred more of a real ending.
I give this book five out of five stars for making me laugh from its beginning to end. Anyone who thinks grimdark fantasy has no room for humor will be proven wrong with this book. I never expected the second book in this series to be better than the first. I’m just blown away and astounded that it is, because Prince of Fools is one of my favorite reads from the past two years. I think die-hard fans of the Broken Empire series will appreciate the appearance and mention of some much loved characters.

What I loved about the book
1) Mark Lawrence is a master at writing first person narratives. For me, reading his prose is like fine artists marveling over the brush strokes in a masterpiece painting. I’m in awe at the narratives construction, the distinct voice of each character, and the very visual action, all compiled into a perfectly synced tale. I’m so happy to know writing is now the author’s full time profession.

2) The plot kept me guessing, and it was fantastic. I assumed the story would follow a neater trail, and it was great to learn I was wrong. The magic played a different role than it has in previous books. It felt new by its very visual representation, layering current action to times and events opened by magic for Prince Jalan.

3) It has the epic fun I search for and crave when I pick up a fantasy novel. I want monsters, magic, interesting characters, battle scenes, friendship, conflict, learning something unexpected, and visiting a world that looks nothing like my backyard. I got all of that and more in this book including robots, old gods, ghosts, angels, demons, and objects imbued with strange power. It reads odd to see all those things listed off and know some authors can’t handle more than three of these things in one manuscript. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

I also wanted to mention how brilliant I think the author’s note at the start of the book is. More fantasy authors need to replicate this tidy summary to avoid annoying chapters of characters parroting the plot of the first book in the series. It would be great to have notes like these added to future novel audio versions as well; they were not included in my audible copy of this book.