The King of the Crags by Stephen Deas
Sometimes it is very important to do a tidy up. This sequel to The Adamantine Palace had been sitting for months in my review pile and it wasn’t until I was filing away Deas new book that I discovered that it was still waiting. And am I sorry I left it. Now it took my far too long to remember the who’s who.
And remembering was very important. This is a very political fantasy. Good and evil are all mixed in together. Sure Jehal is a nasty piece of work, but will he be eventually redeemed by his decision to marry and even protect his wife. And Snow is obviously going to change this world forever, but as is very common in middle books of a fantasy series, in this volume she was simply moving into position.
I will say that I finished the book with no idea about how the title actually related to the story. Sure the King of the Crags appears in the story, but certainly not as a central character. Can anybody explain?
And I won’t be waiting to read volume 3 when it eventually arrives.
January 15th, 2011 at 10:07 am
Of course I meant it in a good way. This volume got mixed with my ‘read later’ pile and it was months before I found it. I am hanging out for volume 3.