A Time of Dread (Of Blood & Bone)

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A Time of Dread (Of Blood & Bone)

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

John gwynne strikes again with another thrilling and darker installment in the banished lands world. The of blood and bone series takes place in the same world as the faithful and the fallen, but about 130 years later. In this novel, the characters ha... Read More

The book follows four characters where some are more interesting than others in the beginning. There is indeed a lingering sense of dread that follows both the characters and the reader as we journey through each page together. The plot is not easily ... Read More

A time of dread has the banished lands being protected by the ben-elim against what seems to be left the kadoshim. Early in the story it seems that the last stragglers are being hunted down, but we soon begin to see increasingly disturbing indications... Read More

Bleda is a prince of a human clan and taken as ward by the ben-elim. Drem is a young man in the north that discovers his father's secret past just as the kadoshim begin their attacks. Sig is a giant and weapon master of dun seren.

The pace is fantastic and keeps pulling you in. I like the path it is taking. One of my favorite series all time.

Cons

The characters and story progression just really fall flat for me.

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Quality

Again gwynne does well with the development of his characters

Another area of excellence is with the characters

However i agree with the note on the book from mark lawrence that this will especially be enjoyed by people who like the early ... Read More

Price

Riv is also in drassil the land of the faithful with bleda

Shipping

I felt that this book read fast for me i have seen a few reviews saying it was a slow burn but i didnt feel that if anything ... Read More

Don’t worry though by the end you should be filled with plenty of dread and so many things will have happened that you will for... Read More

Packaging/appearance

Was engrossed in it and had a hard time putting it down

As a result they are seen in this first book as a race that is becoming ever more ambitious in conquering older kingdoms while ... Read More

A time of dread has the banished lands being protected by the benelim against what seems to be left the kadoshim

Overview

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This product had a total of 3,281 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 23 2023.