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An Ill Fate Marshalling (Last Chronicle of the Dread Empire #2)
by
Glen Cook
King Bragi Ragnorson decides to join Chatelain Mist's coup against the Dread Empire. Varhlokkur -- the King's wizard -- tries to dissuade Ragnorson from this chosen path, but only the drum-beat of war is heard. The King's Spymaster Michael Trebilcock joins with the wizard to stave off The Ill Fate Marshaling, to no effect.
Many of the characters from past volumes take cent...more
Many of the characters from past volumes take cent...more
ebook, 320 pages
Published
November 1st 2011
by Night Shade Books
(first published January 31st 1988)
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Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. This book moves the focus of the Dread Empire series from the war in the far east (as recounted in Reap the East Wind) back to the more familiar countries of the west. Chronologically, this book begins before the events of East Wind and ends after them; the events of the other book mostly happen offstage, although in some cases we see them from a different point of view.
Again, a full recommended daily allowance of intrigue, betrayal and marching armies....more
Again, a full recommended daily allowance of intrigue, betrayal and marching armies....more
The plot moved, no doubt. The story was EXCELLENT. The characters were a little flat - but the reader should by now know that the characters dont have a lot of depth. Some change a bit, but really its the epic story that carries this part of the dread empire series (really the last three books). Bragi has really lost control in this part of the saga... well, it seems like many of the characters have made bonds they dont understand and loyalties no one comprehends. The political struggles of the...more
Dec 03, 2012
Joshua Simon
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
fantasy,
military-fantasy
4.5 stars
Great book, and a big improvement over Reap the East Wind Blows. Although the focus was heavily slanted toward the politics of the kingdom, I thought it was handled very well. Great characters with lots of twists and turns.
I did have a couple of minor complaints. One, I thought Bragi started to turn into Croaker at times based on dialogue and overall personality. Two, too much stuff happened "off-camera." Another 100 pages or so really could have made the book even better by showing mo...more
Great book, and a big improvement over Reap the East Wind Blows. Although the focus was heavily slanted toward the politics of the kingdom, I thought it was handled very well. Great characters with lots of twists and turns.
I did have a couple of minor complaints. One, I thought Bragi started to turn into Croaker at times based on dialogue and overall personality. Two, too much stuff happened "off-camera." Another 100 pages or so really could have made the book even better by showing mo...more
I am a big fan of Glen Cook's work and always look forward to his books. Unfortunately, I just didn't care for this one at all. Maybe it was me in the wrong kind of mood or something, but the book seemed to be pretty much all about kingdom politics from beginning to end. There were virtually no action scenes, except one toward the end, but even that was given short shrift in the story.
The prose was fine and the characters were well drawn. They just didn't seem to do much of anything except intri...more
The prose was fine and the characters were well drawn. They just didn't seem to do much of anything except intri...more
I won this book on Goodreads/First reads
I should start by saying that this is the first book I've read in the Dread Series so I wasn't familiar with the characters when I started.
This novel has it all in there. There is intrigue, action, suspense, politics, Royalty, Royal armies, spies and wizards. I enjoyed this book for all those reasons. There are alot of twists and turns to the story and I found myself trying to figure out who was spying on who and who was lying to who.
King Ragnorson is not...more
I should start by saying that this is the first book I've read in the Dread Series so I wasn't familiar with the characters when I started.
This novel has it all in there. There is intrigue, action, suspense, politics, Royalty, Royal armies, spies and wizards. I enjoyed this book for all those reasons. There are alot of twists and turns to the story and I found myself trying to figure out who was spying on who and who was lying to who.
King Ragnorson is not...more
The dread empire world/story continues. It has the Cook characters and focuses on the politic more and less on the action that the previous ones. I was not as hooked from the start as with some of his other novels but ended up devouring it by the end.
Great book, Great series. This is not your usual "Happily ever after", the plot twist & turns and
the characters all have human flaws. This book may be a little "dark" for some readers,however I
highly recommend it.
the characters all have human flaws. This book may be a little "dark" for some readers,however I
highly recommend it.
Jun 02, 2013
Fantasy Literature
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4 of 5 stars
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Glen Cook aka Greg Stevens is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
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