The Black Song

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Review #1

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Anthony Ryan finished up the Valen story arc with the 2nd of a new set of books that continues the story from his first three books. I Enjoyed Valen’s new adventures especially him trying to use his gift of the black song to help others defeat the new villain. The story was engaging but took me a long time to finish because I put off finishing because I didn’t want the story to end

Review #2

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Every Al Sorna novel I have read by Anthony Ryan is stellar, including this one! 5 stars all the way! This particular chapter of Vaelin Al Sorna has a much darker feel to it. Between the death meted out and the black song that Vaelin has to endure it has the makings of one dark action packed story that you can see coming straight out of Hollywood. Ryan did not disappoint with this installment.

The prose, the setting, the world Ryan has built for Vaelin is outstanding. It has a distinct East Asian feel to the world, even down to the culture of the Merchant Realms and the people who inhabit the kingdom. We see the Tuhla and the Stalhast as having a decidedly Mongolian feel to their culture, even down to the steppes they live on and their horse culture. Ryan did a fantastic job of blending these two influences so well yet, maintaining the characters as something completely separate. Having been a student of these cultures in my university years, Ryan’s use of words painted an image for me of these two distinctive cultures that was vivid and alive and mirrored in his characters in his book.

I could see the armour, a mix of the wooden and metal armour favored by not just the Chinese but also the Japanese. The swords in my head were a mix of the Chinese straight blade, the “Ninja” straight blade and the Japanese katana and you cannot forget the curved elegance of the Mongolian blades – masterfully described for the reader. You can tell that Ryan did his research in the weaponry genre and it felt, at least to me, that he did these weapons justice.

Now, let’s address that ending. DAMN! He built up this plot consistently through out the book and by the last 10% of the book I was consistently wondering HOW he was going to wrap this up! The action just kept going and going! Then, VOILA in a quick breath he wrapped it all up and left it open for ANOTHER book! Damn it! (In a good way!)

Review #3

Audiobook The Black Song by Cris Dukehart

Another great read in the saga of Vaelin al Sorna. While I was a bit disappointed that this second series featuring that character was only 2 books instead of a full trilogy like the first series, it was a fun read in an interesting world, and I recommend it highly to fans of the fantasy genre.

At the end of the first book in the Raven’s Blade series, Vaelin was trying to escape from the Stallhast, his forces separated after sneaking out of a city under siege. At the beginning of the second book, Vaelin is with Ahm Lin, the stone carver and fellow magical Singer, both of them injured and hunted, when Ahm Lin grants Vaelin a final boon, which may carry some bit of a curse with it. Meanwhile, the Stallhast continues to conquer the Merchant Realms of the Far West, having discovered a mysterious black stone that allows their leader to grant magical powers to his chosen, one of whom is reborn in magical possession the body of Sho Tsai, the general who assisted Vaelin in the war against the Stallhast. As Vaelin narrowly escapes capture, he and his companions find themselves in a mountain temple in which they have their own “36 Chambers of Shaolin” style progression of lessons and growth. Eventually befriending pirates, soldiers, criminals, and friends from across the waves, Vaelin seeks a way to end the threat of the Stallhast before it can sweep the entire world.

As with the 4 previous books following Vaelin, this one was hard to put down, with compelling characters and a ton of action, both military and magical. In the original trilogy, there was a stark theme of redemption, in which initially conflicted or evil characters could find themselves on the right side of the fight, but in this sequel duology, the main theme seems to be the corruption of power, the insane hubris that comes with absolute control over other people. That theme is explored very well here, in Vaelin, in figures from the past who appear to him in visions, in current monarchs, and in the scary antagonist himself. The plot moved quickly and with satisfying milestones, and a few twists. I had a small number of issues with the plot, one of them being the old movie trope of main characters finding an ancient monument, only to have their characters’ actions result in the total destruction of that monument — this happens more than once in this book. But overall, despite my desire to see this story expanded into another full trilogy, it was a satisfying plot to read, and should impress most fantasy fans.

As with the previous books, I did have some problems with the edit, including the overuse and misuse of commas, the maddeningly persistent use of “inclined the head” every time to mean “nod,” an instance or two of using “try and” instead of “try to,” and a few misspellings (e.g., “peel” vs. “peal”). So, I’d be inclined to give this 4.5 stars like with the rest of the books following Vaelin, but since that’s not possible, and since these annoying editorial mistakes keep me from giving it a full 5 stars, I’ll have to settle for a 4-star rating.

Review #4

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I guess you wouldn’t have bought this book if you hadn’t read its predecessors, and don’t be fooled by this being marketed as the second in the series as this is Vaelin al Sorna’s saga and that began in the previous series of books. This is what Anthony Ryan does at his superb best; weaving impossible tales of magic into a story that is, somehow, utterly believable and, here, he’s at the very top of his game.

As before, not all characters are clearly ‘good’ or ‘evil’ and there is a real sense of jeopardy in which the hero might not win the day. Or even be the hero. The action never flags here and the story is driven on relentlessly, having grown in span from a small province, in earlier books, to encompassing four nations in this climax.

It seems obvious that Mr Ryan has borrowed heavily (very heavily) from Bruce Lee’s unfinished final film, Game of Death, in having a large part of the story set in a temple in which the hero has to ascend several floors of a tower, defeating a different challenger on each floor.

Review #5

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David Gemmel reborn, Mr Ryan is an artist, I love his style of writing. His story lines are so well thought out and I have no idea what’s going to happen next. His fight scenes are great and he really knows his stuff. Thoroughly enjoying Black Song. I had to go back to the first series just to refresh as it had been a while, and loved reading it all over again. Oh how I am enjoying this. Keep it up, no pressure.

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