Names are thrown around, political situations gossiped about and me, poor reader, in the middle of it all, not understanding any of it. The prologue started out promising enough, but in chapter 1 I was completely lost. At the center of these activities are Devin, a gifted young singer, and Catriana, a young woman pursued by suspicions of her family’s guilt.Ī book of this size can be daunting, even for the experienced fantasy reader. Years later, a small band of survivors, led by Alessan, last prince of Tigana’s royal house, wages psychological warfare, planting seeds for the overthrow of the two tyrants. Brandin’s younger son is slain in a battle with the principality of Tigana, which the grief-stricken sorcerer then destroys. So this review is absolutely spoiler-free.įirst sentence: Both moons were high, dimming the light of all but the brightest stars.Įight of the nine provinces of the Peninsula of the Palm, on a world with two moons, have fallen to the warrior sorcerers Brandin of Ygrath and Alberico of Barbadior. For the paranoid ones among you: I shortened the synopsis (as the original one contains some massive spoilers) to a minimum. Be sure to check out the discussions on Goodreads as well. Thankfully, it was this month’s pick for their book club and I enjoyed myself immensely. I am huge fan of book-related podcasts and without the Sword & Laser show I probably would have let this book rot on the TBR pile for even longer.
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