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And as the drums of war echo across kingdoms riven by conflict, Vaelin learns that there are some battles even he cannot hope to win. The Wolf's Call is the start of an action-packed epic fantasy series from Anthony Ryan, a master storyteller who has taken the fantasy world by storm.

The Steel Horde has laid waste to the Venerable Kingdom, unleashing a storm of fire and blood. Now the leader of this mighty host - Kehlbrand, the warlord who thinks himself a god - turns his eyes to the other merchant kingdoms.

No one can stop his divine conquest. No one, perhaps, except Vaelin Al Sorna. Yet Vaelin is on the run, his own army in disarray. Worse, the new blood song he has acquired is as much a curse as a blessing, and seeks to guide him down a path far darker than he could have imagined. Praise for the series 'Robin Hobb meets Joe Abercrombie. Vaelin Al Sorna is tired of war. He's fought countless battles in service to the Realm and Faith.

His reward was the loss of his love, the death of his friends and a betrayal by his king. After five years in an Alpiran dungeon, he just wants to go home. Reva intends to welcome Vaelin back with a knife between the ribs. He destroyed her family and ruined her life. Nothing will stop her from exacting bloody vengeance - not even the threat of invasion from the greatest enemy the Realm has ever faced. Yet as the fires of war spread, foes become friends and truths turn to lies.

To save the Realm, Reva must embrace a future she does not want - and Vaelin must revisit a past he'd rather leave buried.

Queen of Fire is the spectacular conclusion to the internationally bestselling Raven's Shadow series - a powerful tale of desperate battles, deadly politics and epic adventure. Now she must rally her troops and take back the capital from the Volarian invaders. But driving her hated enemy out of the Realm will not satisfy her lust for vengeance - she wants to pursue them across the ocean and burn their empire to ashes.

To do so, she must place her faith in the Seventh Order: men and women who wield terrible powers, born of the Dark itself. Vaelin Al Sorna would sacrifice his life for his queen - and may yet have to.

Only by unmasking the Volarians' mysterious Ally can the tide of war be turned. To this end, Vaelin must travel deep into the icebound north, in search of a man who cannot die - and he must do it without the aid of his blood song, which has fallen ominously silent. The Order fights, but often it fights in shadow, without glory or reward. We have no banners. Ryan is constantly mixing things up. Some chapters will end in a cliff hanger, and others will close out by wrapping up a scene that has you itching for that characters next chapter.

There is also the addition of a new POV in Sirus. I tended to favor Lizzane's chapters in the first book, but I enjoyed Clay's a little more in this installment. I've enjoyed seeing them grow and evolve with each situation they are thrown into. Although, Hilemore has been my rock. I know I can always count on his chapters to contain an exciting naval battle or calamity that seems to always follow in his wake.

Another strong point in this series is Ryan's world building. The industrial age type setting is one that has always been a favorite of mine. Especially when it is combined with fantasy elements that can make it unique. The weapons, machines, and devices used here are not all new ideas to the fantasy genre, but they are enhanced with the way the magic system is set up.

This helps ramp up the more intense scenes such as an espionage mission, one on one combat, or all out battles. The reader gets a lot more information regarding the main plot in The Legion of Flame. The first book gives bits and pieces, but book 2 really delves into the cause of this calamity and the historical events that have lead up to this point.

I do enjoy a good historical account of every fantasy world I read, but this is where I ran into some of the sections that seemed to drag for me.

Point A was fun and point B was fun, but the journey between the points could have been a little more condensed. I could understand why certain events took place, but some of it just felt like filler. The Legion of Flame was a worthy follow up to The Waking Fire and a good book to start off my reading challenge. The combination of fantasy and industrial age setting is well done in this series. Anthony Ryan is very talented author. His characterization and world building are top notch and really make for an exciting reading experience.

Book 3, The Empire of Ashes , should be a real treat. If you haven't read any of Ryan's work, I would suggest to remedy that as soon as possible. View all 3 comments. Sep 12, Ceki rated it really liked it Recommends it for: those who like evil dragons. Shelves: epic-fantasy , dragons , steampunk , amazing-heroines. If you're looking for an exceptionally beautiful prose then this book should be on your list. What can I say, Mr Ryan did it again. His writing is really good, rich with descriptions and complex enough to provide the substance that is needed in this genre.

There are also many scenes filled with action and drama to keep you on the edge of your seat. And just like in Waking Fire , Lizanne is the outstanding character. She is a true badass, both capable and amusing with a touch of vulnerability. Clay If you're looking for an exceptionally beautiful prose then this book should be on your list.

Clay, on the other hand, annoyed me to no end which resulted in me lowering the rating. In this book he acted like a spoiled fuckboy, and I hate immature men.

His new love interest is more than obvious so I can't help but wonder if this will turn into that kind of fantasy series in which the hero gets a new lady in every book only to have each one of them killed off. I hope not, I'm not interested in reading James-Bond-like books. Can't you just develop him without turning him into a randy toy? Gosh, I wanna torture him so badly. I also found the Spoiled's parts a bit boring but I actually liked Sirus.

He developed from a pathetic moron into someone capable more or less. And wow, the White Drake is becoming more tedious than Moby Dick :D But I kinda find him fascinating view spoiler [the crazy dragon is turning people into the Spoiled aka slaves at least those that don't seem tasty , makes them hump like rabbits each night and rapes their minds on a daily basis. And he's set on conquering the world. But now, a fearsome power has arisen--a drake so mighty that the world will tremble before it.

No no no! That ending is killing me! To say that I didn't see that coming would be an understatement. And the way we leave Clay at the end of the previous chapter Anthony Ryan has definitely mastered th For centuries, the vast Ironship Trading Syndicate relied on drake blood--and the extraordinary powers it confers to those known as the Blood-blessed--to fuel and protect its empire.

Anthony Ryan has definitely mastered the cliffhanger chapter. This time around I did resist the urge to peek ahead though. After reading The Waking Fire back in December I was looking forward to reading this sequel, and happy that I wouldn't have to wait too long for it.

This book was everything I was hoping it would be, except maybe for that ending! There is never a dull moment in these books and I enjoyed catching up with Clay and Lizanne and the rest of the characters. I think the only thing I didn't like so much were the chapters from the Spoiled's point of view, but it did give us more insight into the Spoiled and the drakes.

Out of the different story lines in the book I think I liked Clay's the most. The journey he goes on was full of interesting revelations and he just continues to grow on me as a character.

I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series. I really need to know what happens next! But unfortunately it won't be released until next year.

View all 4 comments. Jul 13, Solseit rated it really liked it. I genuinely loved it. The world building is just impressive - and this book even adds additional layers that were missing in the first one. I found the book a bit slower than book 1 though - yet, this is an incredible story and I cannot wait to read book 3. I will go into greater detail later but, as fantasy-story lover, this is a must in your TBR!

What a rush. As good as Waking Fire was, this is even better, which isn't a guarantee in the world of fantasy series. The narrative finally comes to full fruition and the epic scale of this tale becomes clear. It takes a while to get going, but once it does, it's a rollercoaster ride all the way to the end. Bring on the next one! More of this on kinda stuff on Tome Raider. Second books have a tendency of being a bit of fillers and just generally the least interesting part of a series.

Ryan was like "fuck that, Imma do this". Maybe he didn't say that, maybe he doesn't swear, but after a book this badass I imagine him being like that. If I'm totally wrong, contact me or whatever. We go on with the story. The White dragon and Co. The human are less enthu More of this on kinda stuff on Tome Raider.

The human are less enthusiastic about the project, but at this point they are kinda powerless against all that crazy.

And they are also idiots, who have a hard time allying against something that will potentially kill em all. Lizanne needs to find a mythical inventor. Clay needs to find a place he had seen in his future that leads him to the salvation of the word. Hilemore needs to find his cool. No, he needs to do the captaining in a way that allows Clay to do his thing, but that sounded kinda fun.

Also, they go to some arctic place. So cool. Aaaand there is a new POV character, who would be a spoiler, even though this person has the first chapter, but still. There is a new one, with a whoooole new point of view that I personally never expected to see and it was REALLY interesting and a whole new facet of the story.

How freaking cool is that, man? I swear, it surprised me in two ways; how cool the world building in one more way and how entertaining borg zombies can be to read. When it comes to fantasy with serious topics and not much humour, like here I need me some exploration. I find that if the story is dark and serious in tone I need two things to make it palatable; either some hilarious dark funny moments hello Mr. Dresden, I love you so much or adventures and the wonder of exploration.

We got to see for example the Corvantine Empire in this one, which is extremely interesting and different from the Ironship Syndicate, but just as dangerous. We got a different kind of human race! It's all fascinating stuff and the whole thing was much easier to grasp than in the first book.

One thing from the first book they didn't care much about here was the way Product was weakening, though. I really liked that idea, so I hope Mr. Ryan deals with it later, but it was totally understandable why they didn't care too much while everyone was trying to survive crazy stuff. The implications are just The characters were still great. At this point in time I can't help cheering on the author for writing a young female character who is a person, not a Straaaawn Female Character cliche.

Lizanne doesn't go on tangents about how she needs to beat men. She is not morally superior. She does need her male allies just as much as the female ones. For how much we keep hearing about female characters, we do have a lot of shittily written, "all that matters is that it's flattering to think about her for women who typically can't even land a punch", and Lizanne is NOT anything like that.

Do enjoy. With fantasy novels romance is always something that can make or break my relationship with them. I don't need it. If it never happens I'm kinda content with that.

But if we do it, then at least make it feel okay. Here that happens. Romances start, they are understated, Mr. Ryan realises that the focal point of the story is not soap opera, but dragons and wars and all that. None of that gets overshadowed by needless romantic drama. People can even drift apart without ridiculous meddling, magical or otherwise and good ol' "I could explain, because I am not going to, which means you will misunderstand and hate my guts".

Rogue Blood-blessed Claydon Torcreek, Syndicate agent Lizanne Lethridge and Ironship captain Corrick Hilemore have been spread to disparate corners of the world, but they are united in their desire to defeat the White Drake and the Spoiled who follow it.

Humanity itself is at stake, but with the aid of ancient knowledge, revolutionary technology and unexpected allies, all hope is not lost. Saving the world will require sacrifice, as Clay, Lizanne and Hilemore will see all they know either consumed by flames or reborn from the ashes.

Martin's Song of Ice and Fire novels. Throughout the vast lands controlled by the Ironship Trading Syndicate, nothing is more prized than the blood of drakes. Harvested from captive or hunted Reds, Greens, Blues and Blacks, it can be distilled into elixirs that bestow fearsome powers on the rare men and women known as the Blood-blessed. But not many know the truth: that the lines of drakes are weakening.

If they fail, war with the neighboring Corvantine Empire will follow swiftly. The Syndicate's last hope resides in whispers of the existence of another breed of drake, far more powerful than the rest, and the few who have been chosen by fate to seek it.

Claydon Torcreek is a petty thief and an unregistered Blood-blessed who finds himself pressed into service by the Protectorate and sent to wild, uncharted lands in search of a creature he believes is little more than legend. Lizanne Lethridge is a formidable spy and assassin facing gravest danger on an espionage mission deep into the heart of enemy territory. And Corrick Hilemore is the second lieutenant of an Ironship cruiser whose pursuit of ruthless brigands leads him to a far greater threat at the edge of the world.

As lives and empires clash and intertwine, as the unknown and the known collide, all three must fight to turn the tide of a coming war, or drown in its wake. Raised by the Brothers of the Sixth Order, Vaelin Al Sorna, a Warrior of the Faith, must battle the Empire and even his own father in the first book of a new fantasy trilogy.

Only his enemy has a dangerous new collaborator, one with powers darker than Vaelin has ever encountered. The Ally is there, but only ever as a shadow, unexplained catastrophe or murder committed at the behest of a dark and vengeful spirit. Sorting truth from myth is often a fruitless task. After fighting back from the brink of death, Queen Lyrna is determined to repel the invading Volarian army and regain the independence of the Unified Realm.

Except, to accomplish her goals, she must do more than rally her loyal supporters. She must align herself with forces she once found repugnant -- those who possess the strange and varied gifts of the Dark -- and take the war to her enemy's doorstep. However, his path is riddled with difficulties. For the Volarians have a new weapon on their side, one that Vaelin must destroy if the Realm is to prevail: a mysterious Ally with the ability to grant unnaturally long life to his servants. And defeating one who cannot be killed is a nearly impossible challenge, especially when Vaelin's blood-song, the mystical power that has made him the epic fighter he is, has gone ominously silent.

The battle for the city is over, but the aftermath of a revolution is never simple. Sarine begins to experience visions, ones which make her dragon familiar sicker every day. Erris pushes toward conquest and the need to expand her territory and restore her power. And, exiled from his tribe, Arak'Jur apprentices himself to a deadly master. Faced with the threat of a return to the days of darkness, the heroes begin to understand the depth of the sacrifices required from them.

To protect their world, they'll have to stand and fight once more. Praise for the Ascension Cycle: 'A magical book, almost overflowing with originality. Fascinating world, fun characters, and captivating magic' - The Quill to Live 'Tense enough to make your spine crack. Search this site.

The Legion of Flame: Book Two of the Draconis Memoria by Anthony Ryan Synopsis: The Legion of Flame is the action-packed second novel in the Draconis Memoria series - an enthralling epic fantasy of magic, adventure and the furious battle to forge an empire.

Claydon Torcreek has survived drake-infested jungles, hostile tribes and the cold touch of betrayal - yet his troubles have only just begun. The legendary white drake - believed to be nothing more than a myth - has awoken from its long slumber, with a thirst to reduce the world of men to ashes. One city has already fallen to the drake's formidable legions. More will follow, unless Clay can uncover an ancient secret that lies buried beneath the southern ice.

Once again Clay must face unthinkable danger, and this time he carries not just the hopes of his own nation, but the fate of the entire world. Praise for the series:'Fabulous.