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WAR AND MADNESS CAST SHADOWS OVER THE LANDS DRAGONS ONCE RULED.
Geder Palliako's star is rising. He is a hero of Antea, protector to the crown prince, and darling of the court. But storms from his past are gathering, and with them, a war that will change everything.
Cithrin bel Sarcour founded a powerful bank on stolen wealth, forged papers, and ready blades. Now every move she makes is observed, recorded, and controlled. Unless Cithrin can free herself from her gilded cage, the life she made will be for naught; war may provide just the opportunity she needs.
An apostate priest sees the hidden hand behind all: a long-buried secret of the dragon empire threatens everything humanity has built. An age of madness and death approaches, with only a few doomed heroes to stand in its way.
The Dagger and the CoinThe Dragon's PathThe King's Blood The Tyrant's LawThe Widow's HouseThe Spider's War
Writing as James S. A. Corey (with Ty Franck)
The Expanse (soon to be a major SyFy Channel television series)Leviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis Games
- Sales Rank: #57262 in Books
- Brand: Fantasy Novels Orbit Books
- Published on: 2012-05-22
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.50" w x 6.00" l, 1.25 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 528 pages
Review
"Abraham builds on The Dragon's Path to create and sustain a rich, satisfyingly complex epic fantasy." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The King's Blood.
"[Daniel] Abraham just keeps getting better and better... [He] belongs in the first rank of today's fantasists."―George R.R. Martin, New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones
"You have to admire ace storyteller Abraham's skill at building plausible alternate worlds, a trade much practiced, but not often so well, ever since the days of Tolkien and the Shire ... One of the many strengths of Abraham's storytelling is that he allows a little moral ambiguity to curl around the toes of his characters ... Another trademark romp in the otherworld, and a lot of fun."
―Kirkus Reviews
"Well worthwhile; curl up with this one!"―RT Book Reviews
About the Author
Daniel Abraham is the author of the critically-acclaimed Long Price Quartet. He has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards, and won the International Horror Guild award. He also writes as MLN Hanover and (with Ty Franck) James S.A. Corey. He lives in New Mexico.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
strong 4, might end up in top ten fantasy books this year
By B. Capossere
The King's Blood is the worthy follow-up to Daniel Abraham's The Dragon's Path, which was one of my top reads last year. The book picks up where the first left off for the most part and continues on with the same major characters, as well as adding a few others (and subtracting some of the originals). ''
The story continues some of the basic storyline, but offers up a lot of new plot. Geder Palliako is the new hero of Antea based on the events of the prior book, and here he continues his meteoric rise, becoming even more powerful as Antea embarks on war with its neighbor. With this rise, however, he gains powerful enemies who question not only his goals but those of the strange priests he brought back with him. Cithrin has managed to avoid prison or worse based on her deception that allowed her to create a new branch of the Medean Bank, but now chafes at the limitations her "official" status now brings. Dawson, the arch-conservative noble, continues to fight for his image of what the kingdom should be and damn the consequences, while his wife Clara tries to hold their family together despite those consequences. And Kit has decided it is time for him to throw off his new life as a player and bring an end once and for all to the spreading evil of the spider goddess, which leads to a hard choice for Marcus.''
There are also pirates, assassination attempts, battles, dragon graves, conspiracies, and betrayals aplenty. Which makes it sound like there is a lot more of the typical "action" in this book than in the first, and I suppose that is true. But to be honest, The King's Blood didn't really feel all that "action-y." And I don't mean that in any bad sense whatsoever. I think what happens is the writing is so smooth and engaging, the characters so intriguing in themselves and in their relationships with each other, that the action just kind of slides by without jumping out at you or feeling like a frenetic action movie. This doesn't mean the novel is any less compelling. Just as with The Dragon's Path, I zipped through The King's Blood in a single long sitting and didn't feel a moment's lag. ''
Characterization, as mentioned, remains a strong suit and the multiple-point-of-view structure does a nice job of enhancing the characterization by not only offering us looks inside each character's head but also seeing how the other characters think of them. As I said in my review of the first book, the point of view also often gives the reader a more intimate connection with the character, an almost kneejerk empathy (at least for a while), which is only strengthened by seeing their actions from their point of view since few "evil" characters see themselves as evil. This makes reading point of views from someone like Dawson, for instance, all the more interesting as it's hard not to detest what he's fighting for (the "right" for everyone to stay in their place) while also admiring his willingness to die for those wrong beliefs and his sincere belief that they are to everyone's benefit. On the other hand, it's also impossible not to fault his rigidness or his certainty ''
The problem with "certainty" is one of the themes of this book; we see it from several views and few of them flattering. As when Kit tells Marcus:''
"Truth and lies, doubt and certainty. I haven't found them to be what I thought they were. I dislike certainty because it feels like truth, but it isn't."''
Another theme that seems to run through is the idea of hidden layers and of how the past, as Faulkner once said, is not even past, a concept we're introduced to on the very first page:''
Camnipol was older than the kingdom it ruled. Every age had left its mark here, every generation growing on the ruins of the old until the earth below the dark-cobbled streets was not soil, but the wreckage of what had come before.''A theme picked up by Dawson later on:''There are no clean starts... Just as there are no clean endings. Everything is built like Camnipol; one damn thing atop another atop another reaching down into the bones of the world. Even the forgotten things are back there somewhere, shaping who and what we are now.''
The other points of view beyond Dawson's, to varying degrees, also contain this complexity. Geder, for example, both horrifies the reader and engenders pity. Marcus is mostly admirable, and yet also, to a lesser degree, gives pause to the reader at times with some disquieting actions. All the characters are wholly engaging and compelling, with the possible exception of Kit, and that mostly because we just don't see much of him and what we do see is pretty singularly focused. What I especially like about them is their range, something rare in fantasies where even when we get multiple points of view they tend to be relatively interchangeable storylines. Here we see the typical court intrigue and some battle scenes, but we also see the bank workings (such as repos and foreclosures) and some more domestic troubles, which are no less important than the political ones to the characters they happen to. Just as strong as the individual characterizations are the portrayals of the relationships between them. The standouts here are the marriage between Dawson and Clara and the partnership between Marcus and Yardem (and here I confess that nearly every time Yardem spoke to Marcus, I heard it in the tone and voice of Zoe from Firefly. Every time.)''
The worldbuilding is perhaps a bit more fully formed in The King's Blood, which is not a major surprise. We get a bit more on the differences among the races (some of this in a glossary at the end). Even better, we get a bit more history with regard to the Dragon Empire that began the whole thing. We also get to see more of the world as several of our characters travel to new places. ''
The prose is still not as stylized or poetic as Abraham's LONG PRICE QUARTET, but I'd say its closer to that style than The Dragon's Path was. Having read both books in single sittings thanks as much to the fluidity of the prose as much to the plot, I had a sense (though it's been a year since I read the first book) that I found more lines in this one that struck me as particularly lyrical or well crafted.''
This has been a good year so far for fantasy, and The King's Blood is another in the list of fine fantasy coming out. It's going to be a tough top ten this year, I'm thinking. Highly recommended
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
An improvement in almost every way
By Mr. Jared C. Serra
I believe "The King's Blood" to be a masterpiece. The first book in this series was very low key and political. This one builds upon this promise, but ups the stakes. There is action to be had from King's Blood. Not only is it action, but when it happens the feeling of real stakes comes out. This isn't the kind of fantasy where the main characters walk away unscathed.
Speaking of the main characters. They were the best thing about the first one. Daniel builds the promises of The Dragon's Path, and makes them even stronger than before. Characters morph and change because of the events of this novel. New relationships are forged in a believable manor. These are some of the best characters that I have ever read from fantasy. They are not one note heroes and villains. One chapter towards the end made me want to put the book down out of fear, of what was about to happen!
This whole series has felt like Daniel is mulling over the issue of the Dagger vs. the Coin. Which is the same thing as butter vs. guns. What you have here is superb characters, exciting mythology, tense action, and metaphors that will keep you thinking well after the last page has been turned.
This all builds to an amazing climax. I won't give anything away here. Let me just say that the finale (which is long) is as absorbing as the best of Game of Thrones. This series does feel a little like Martins. If you are looking for books similar then I would say look no further. I would also say that if you are frustrated with "Games" to many characters then don't fear. This book had only 6 point of view characters. It seemed that the first book stood in the shadow of that series. For my opinion this book made it stand shoulder to shoulder with it.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Dan Abraham shines!
By M. Wanchoo
Overall Rating = 4 & 1/2 Stars
Daniel Abraham's debut series had a lot of readers and critics praising his original premise and that did get fans excited for his next series which was a move back to the favored pseudo-European setting. This series was also going to be an amalgam of some classic literature as well as genre favorites. The first book in the series really gave the readers a nice look into the world created by the author wherein dragons ruled a long time ago and created the thirteen races. The main characters were introduced and enough intrigue was created.
With the King's Blood, we are once again swept in to the world of the Dragons. Cithrin has been successful with her moves and in setting up a front for the Medean bank in costal city of Porte Olivia what she didn't bargain for, are the chains the bank would set on her in the form of a clerk who cross-checks her each and every move. Geder Palliako never thought his star would ever rise so high but as the royal regent he now holds the most powerful court position and enjoys a good comfort level with his ward prince Aster. He however does not know that his ascent has only begun and further events will propel him into the limelight unsuited for him. Dawson and Clara Killiam are further faced with trials as they weave familial and political situations and try to do the right thing. Lastly there's Master Kit who remembers his past life and decides that the time has come for him to step back in his earlier life and accomplish what he first set out to do.
Thus begins the second chronicle of the Dagger and the Coin, the author has raised the stakes in this book by further evolving the characters from the roles that they were assigned or deemed to follow. Characterization has always been Daniel Abraham's forte and he absolutely shines in this book as well. Geder, Cithrin, Dawson, Clara and Marcus are all rounded individuals however the author completely immerses the reader in their thoughts and actions and fleshes them out to such an extent that it becomes harder to differentiate between their good and bad sides. Particularly Geder and Dawson, these two characters are ones whose actions can particularly viewed in a horrific light however the author manages to make the reader connect with them and particularly create doubt in the reader's minds.
This book's theme is about the folly of certainty and the actions based on it. There are a few lines in the book that highlight it well:
"Truth and lies, doubt and certainty. I haven't found them to be what I thought they were. I dislike certainty because it feels like the truth, but it isn't. If justice is based on certainty, but certainty is not the truth, atrocities become possible. We're seeing the first of them now. More will come".
The author very conveniently plays with this theme and it is largely prevalent in the lives of Geder and Dawson, both of whom have the most upheavals in this book. Cithrin and Marcus however are not entirely exempt from this but their journey is more of an introspective one that makes them realize what they wish to do with their lives from this point forward. The POV count is also kept the same however the next book might see the introduction of a new character or two. In this regard the author has learnt a thing or two from his mentor and friend George R.R. Martin, namely the pitfalls in introducing more and more POV characters thereby complicating the story threads. The author keeps a tight rein on the storyline and keeps it focused with the help of the limited number of POVs.
Lastly the pacing of this book is much smoother than the first one and also with the addition of the taxonomy of the races, the classification seem to help the readers in understanding the differences in the races prevalent. The only negative for me in this book would be that this book lacks the EPIC feel that this series is supposed to be about, as right now it's more focused on the action of the few that will lead to repercussions for the many. Perhaps the author intends to change this in the last three books but I would like the epic part of the story to begin as well so we can truly get to see this story come alive and discover more about the dragons and other mysteries of this world. The magic as well as the world setting if further explored will add to awesomeness of the series.
CONCLUSION: Daniel Abraham has crafted a worthy sequel and perhaps a better book in terms of plot, characters and pace. All in all The King's Blood was the first 2012 fantasy that satisfied my expectations and will figure in my year end lists for sure.
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