Waterstones Midnight Falcon
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Brand: Waterstones
Description: Midnight Falcon continues the tale of the Rigante, which began in Sword in the Storm. Love, honour, blood and betrayal all play out in this heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell - perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden. For anyone who appreciates good heroic fantasy, David Gemmell's offerings are mandatory. -- Time Out Gemmell is a master at what he does. -- SFXI have never read a bad David Gemmell book, but these are quite exceptional. - ***** Reader review This is a cracking read, great heroes and villains, magic, lots of action. - ***** Reader review So much happens I this book, couldn't put it down, brilliantly written. - ***** Reader review************************************************************************* They called him Bane the Bastard - though none said it to his face. Born of treachery, his name a curse, he grew up among the warriors of the Rigante. They valued his skills in war, but they feared the violence in his heart. And when, as a Wolfshead and Outlaw, he left Rigante lands, they breathed sighs of relief. But Bane would return, the destiny of the Rigante in his hands, the fate of the world resting on his skills with a blade. The story of the Rigante continues in Ravenheart.
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780552142571
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ISBN: 9780552142571
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Author: Clemens A. Schoonderwoert
Rating: 5
Review: This fantastic heroic fantasy adventure is the 2nd volume of the great "Rigante" series, from the author, David Gemmell. Story-telling has been once again of a top-notch quality, the story is very well structured and executed, while also the characters are developing superbly and they come all vividly to life within this fascinating adventure. This second book is mainly about, Bane the Bastard, with the soul-name Midnight Falcon, illegitimate son of the High King, Connavar, and his youth love, Arian, who seduced him while he was on his way to meet his wife, Tae, and as promised to take her to the lake, where Tae died, while the story is also a bit about his friend, Banouin, son of Vorna and old Banouin. Together they set out towards the city of Stone, but on their way they will have a quarrel that will have consequences and separate them, with Banouin heading straight for the city of Stone to study there, and for Bane it will be Goriasa, and there he will learn the trade of gladiator, after his own pledge to kill the murderer, Voltan, after his assassination of Appius and his girl-friend, Lia, in Accia. At Goriasa he will enter the Circus Orises of Persis Albitene and Norwin, and there he will train under the tutelage of Rage (Vanni), who will become his father-friend, and after winning their bouts against the Circus Pelantes, they will embark on a journey to the city of Stone to join the Circus Occian. While in the city of Stone there's treachery and an attempt to kill the Emperor, Jasaray, at the hands of Nalademus and Voltan, in order to gain full power over the city of Stone, but this attempt will fail and Nalademus will be condemned to death while Voltan will die at the hands of Rage, while also at home the King's brother, Braefar (Wing) is changing sides, and all this backstabbing and betrayal will eventually inspire a new war between the city of Stone and the Rigante. What is to follow is a terrific action-packed and fast-paced heroic fantasy, with similarities in my opinion with the Celts of Britain, Rome and the Vikings, with a lot of political intrigue, personal intrigue, loyalty, treachery, love and hate, intertwined with great battle scenes for supremacy, survival and freedom, against the armies of Stone and the Vars. Highly recommended, for this is an excellent addition to this great series and that's why I want to call this: "A Glorious Heroic Fantasy Sequel"!
Author: Targaid
Rating: 4
Review: This book really didn't open where I thought it would. After the first in the series I fully expected it to continue the thread. It is, however set 20 years later and the characters of book 1 take a distinct back seat. There's a distinctly familiar feel to it as we follow the life of Connavar's son as he takes his own path to manhood. As always with Gemmel's work it is well written and engaging with good characters and shades of grey rather than strict black and white / good and evil. I just wasn't surprised by anything that happened in it, beyond it not picking up where the last one left off. That wasn't a bad thing, though. It increased the scope of the tale and allowed contrasts and comparisons between how the original and new protagonists developed. Ultimately, though, they come across as being pretty much the same character. I did rather like the multiverse type explanation of why the races are almost from our own history but with slightly altered names, that was a nice touch. I've never read a book by Mr Gemmell that I didn't enjoy and this is no exception. I just feel that it could have been better. After all, this is an author who made me care so much about a character in the space of one book that I near cried when he died at the end. These guys? Meh.
