Summary of Reviews

Finishing the manuscript for The Gathering of the Lost, The Wall of Night Book Two, right on New Year, which like Janus, the Roman God of Doors, is a time for looking both back and forwards, made me both look back to the launch of The Heir of Night on 28 September (USA/Canada) and 7 October (Aus/NZ) respectively and think that it could be time to compile links to some of the great online reviews that have come in, here in one place.

And here they are ('roughly' in date order):

Fantasy Book Review (UK)
One Librarian's Book Reviews ,
Fresh Fiction , 
Specusphere
Angus & Robertson .
FantasyLit.com
Rising Shadow
Bookloons
SFFANZ
Fiction Kingdom and
SFRevu .

Heir also received two 'print only' pro reviews from Library Journal and Publisher's Weekly respectively.

Library Journal was enthusiastic, stating that:

"Lowe's first novel, a series opener, calls to mind the inchoate evil of Barbara Hambly's classic  "Darwath Trilogy" (The Time of the Dark; The Walls of Air; The Armies of Daylight) and reinvigorates the epic fantasy with appealing characters and a richly detailed world."

Publisher's Weekly was more temperate, describing The Heir of Night as:

" … a mostly standard fantasy tale … [although] Lowe clearly portrays Malian's difficulties in leaving home and facing up to a vital if unwanted birthright, adding depth with descriptions of the stoic and proud Derai warrior culture."

Needless to say, I prefer "reinvigorates the epic fantasy"— way to go, Library Journal!