REVIEW: The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey

Dear M.R. Carey:

I gave the first book in this series, The Book of Koli, a high B, and was optimistic that some of the issues I had with the book would be less of a problem in the sequels. Happily, I was correct.

NOTE: this review contains lots of spoilers for events that occurred in The Book of Koli.

This story starts with Koli and his three companions traveling towards London, or what’s left of it. They are following a mysterious signal emanating from an entity called the Sword of Albion. Wit...