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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Mass Market Paperback Verified Purchase. Storm of the Dead is the second installment in the Lady Penitent series. First book, The Sacrifice of the Widow, failed to impress me. Had the substance, but lacked any serious character development and most importantly abused resurrection of characters. This book has a beautiful plot, and generally a great feel to it.
The flow is brilliant, and I have to confess I gulped it down in one huge bite. The Author really breathed life into the city of Sshamath, and introduced some new interesting characters. Character of Q'arlynd is as strong as it was in the first book, but other characters get significantly more development in this installment.
We really get to know Cavetina, the new Halisstra, and Karas. Things happen for a reason in this book, and motivations are believable. Really nothing bad to say about plot, writing, characters or world building. Unfortunately, the biggest flaw of the first book still persists here. The author is taking character resurrection so lightly, without any regard to the suspense of the book. Sentences such as "I hope something will be left from her body, so we can resurrect her. It is a major flaw in my opinion, but the book sat so well with me, I cant mark it down because of it. Simply a great book, well worth your time.
One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. One person found this helpful. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. It has a rich culture with a world full of interesting creatures and lots of adventure. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy novels.
I can't wait to read the last book in the series. I have read all of the book in the series in the past and I just had to get them again to reread them. Once you read one, you're hooked and have to get the rest. Hike I liked the first book a bit better this one was still good. It advanced the overarching story and provided more depth to the characters.
The pace was good and the characters were interesting. Sometimes the time line felt confusing. I really enjoyed the book. See all 30 reviews. Most recent customer reviews.
Lolth has a new pet to take the place of her sacrificed warrior. The Nightshadows are brought into the fold with the priestesses and lay worshipers of Eilistraee. Because of this questionable union, there is Kiaransalee, the Goddess of Death, enters the sava game, making the cut-throat struggle for dominance more interesting and dangerous.
Because of this questionable union, there is turmoil between the assassins and the mostly female moon goddess worshippers. Aug 16, Steven Cole rated it really liked it. Smedman writes a great adventure Not too deep into issues of emotional state, like so many others, but deep into the nitty gritty of making world-changing events happen in a fantasy realm. Instead our main characters are Cavatina the Darksong Knight from book I , and Q'arlynd the scheming drow wizard from book I.
And I'm very pleased with the course their lives are takin That was fun. And I'm very pleased with the course their lives are taking. Aug 12, Dave rated it liked it. I enjoyed this 2nd book in the series more so than the first book. The motivations for Q'arlynd, the male drow wizard, were made more clear and the battle scenes with Cavatina especially were well written. Smedman has a really good handle on juggling a rather large cast of characters and the dramatis personae in the back of the book really helped making the characters and factions easier to understand since a lot of the names do not roll off the tongue that easy as is the case with just about a I enjoyed this 2nd book in the series more so than the first book.
Smedman has a really good handle on juggling a rather large cast of characters and the dramatis personae in the back of the book really helped making the characters and factions easier to understand since a lot of the names do not roll off the tongue that easy as is the case with just about any book featuring the drow.
Still, the book heightened the drama, suspense, and left me wanting to turn the next page. In a way, there were almost too many characters and I got a tad lost with the talk about Kiaransalee and her worshipers the Crones, and a battle and event that occurred in the past that was relevant to the characters and the story. Overall, if you like the drow like I do it is a worthwhile read. Dec 25, Joshua Mandell rated it it was ok. Seemed like an alright fantasy book, but A few things about it just really annoyed me, such as the way that these priestesses seem to have such easy access to resurrection magic.
If they can watch one of their friends die and just think "Oh, well, we'll bring her back to life later" then how can they possibly be doing so badly in their war? How can they not have utterly destroyed all of their mortal enemies yet and made it so that only Lolth stands in their way? Also although the charact Seemed like an alright fantasy book, but Also although the character development goes on a little bit more, it's still not much and the characters in many ways seem kind of flat.
Storm of the Dead has ratings and 15 reviews. Brenda said: Lisa Smedman's second new book in the Lady Penitent Series, Storm of the Dead, continues t. Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Canadian LISA SMEDMAN is the author of many novels in the Forgotten Realms and Shadowrun lines, and works for a.
I'd say it was a fun read, but I would not recommend it to people who are looking for a good book with actual character development and some backstory logic. Apr 03, Graham rated it liked it. First I think this book should be 3. Second, I finished this book a while ago, but I can't remember when. It was a really fast read, because I like Smedman's writing, and the storyline thus far had been excellent. However, I have to say I was disappointed. The ending to the series was very anti-climatic to me. Frankly I felt like this book could and should have been split in two with more details given to some of the events at the latter part.
Nevertheless, it leaves open m First I think this book should be 3. Nevertheless, it leaves open many questions and events that can be explored in other novels. Kind of like leaving the ending to a bad horror movie open for a sequel. Jun 01, Adam Duclos rated it really liked it. This was a good book! Especially for a DnD novel. It was a bit slow to start, but really picked up as the author broke out some new lore for Faerun.
Did the lore make sense? No, but at least it was cool.
It was neat reading new things about voidstone, the Faerzress, and the fall of the drow, as well as the differences between different drow bloodlines, and I'm always glad when kira show up. It is a bit odd that the author keeps having Hallistra and her brother just miss each other. Nov 20, Tony rated it really liked it. I am rarely let down by forgotten realms books, especially the R. Salvatore books and this continuation of his storylines.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. The characters are interesting and the storylines are well paced and interesting. I cant wait to finish the trilogy. Dec 16, Efren Lawag rated it really liked it. Another great work of high fantasy from Lisa Smedman. Ending was a bit anticlimactic, but it's nonetheless a great romp nonetheless. No familiarity with the Forgotten Realms lore is necessary, although I'm guess those familiar with said lore would probably appreciate the book even further. Feb 01, Annie rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I hate when they leave you hanging.
Now I have to wait for the next in the series and it does not come out until June: Aug 09, David rated it liked it. Very fast, fun read. Ending kind of reminded me of the Merlin movie with Sam Neil, which was May 04, Pennies rated it it was amazing Shelves: Sirbishop rated it it was amazing Dec 02, Houston Tyler rated it it was amazing Jun 23, Aaron rated it liked it Jan 18, Matthew rated it really liked it Jun 18, Hollie rated it it was amazing Feb 09, Jay rated it liked it May 15, Jeremy rated it it was amazing Jan 27, Jighoncy rated it it was ok Feb 12, Justin Ramos rated it it was amazing Oct 23, Justin rated it really liked it Aug 22, Bill Silvia rated it really liked it Apr 20, Talon Alexander rated it it was amazing Oct 28, Javon Carter rated it it was amazing Aug 18,