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The Blood of Kings

Warden of Fál, Book 2

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The Blood of Kings

By: Kyle Alexander Romines
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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Being a warden is tough work at the best of times. Keeping the tenuous peace between the five kingdoms of Fál is a difficult business, especially in a land of monsters and magic.

Esben Berengar, the realm’s most feared warden, relies on his wits and his axe to deal with unscrupulous rulers, bloodthirsty outlaws, and the occasional witch.

When the king of Munster is murdered, Berengar is called upon to investigate. Many had cause to want the king dead, and treachery lurks behind every corner.

As tensions between humans and all others threaten to boil over, the warden finds himself reluctantly partnered with Morwen, Munster’s court magician, to solve the murder before the killer strikes at the royal family again.

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Brilliant! Everything you can ask for in a fantasy novel. Fantastic characters, brilliant fight scenes all set over a traditional murder mystery. My favourite of the 3 books and they’re all good!!
Great narration too. Matt does a brilliant job with getting across the intensity of the situations and has great character voices.
Highly recommend this series to anyone!!
This is my honest opinion on a free review copy.

“Something else has its claws in me”

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We return to our warden Berengar, a character I have really come to enjoy. This time around in the five kingdoms of fal, berengar has a murder to solve, and I quite enjoy the injection of mystery into this fantasy epic. I particularly enjoyed the new addition of Morwen.

Matt Addis is just as excellent in this as he was in the first book. He portrays the voices excellently, and he manages to carry the mood of the book perfectly.

I can't recommend this book enough.

I was given a review copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Excellent sequel, brilliant book

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The Blood of Kings, is the second book of the Warden of Fál series, written by Kyle Alexander Romines. We continue the adventures of Warden Esben Berengar, who has been summoned to the king. Here he is told to fetch the royal court magician, and that proves to be more interesting than expected, as magicians are not the most beloved people in the land, and this specific magician also has a more unique past than most. When he returns to court, he is confronted with a terrible tragedy - A high ranking member of the court has been mysteriously killed. Berengar is appointed to solve the case, which turns out to be more complex than he ever expected, with most people having their own motives and desires that could have an impact on the death of the individual.

The book is quite well written, as with the previous entry in the series, and being quite a bit longer, it is also somewhat slower moving, and takes its time to develop. This makes it a slightly different experience than the first, but no less captivating. I enjoyed following Berengar through his ordeals, and I felt there was a bit more world building in this book, which was nice. As the book allowed more time to develop the story, we got to see more sides of Berengar, which was nice. That being said, I really felt Berengar was much more subdued than in the first book. Intensional by the author? I do not know, but he was more ‘normal’ and not living all up to his reputation, which I did feel was somewhat of a pity, as it made him more interesting. Otherwise, the overall plot was good, and especially the ‘bad guy plot’ part was quite complex, which I enjoyed immensely.

As with the previous book, I stil felt Berengars wolf companien had a tendency to come and go at will, which was a bit weird. It needs to be incorporated better into the story, so you always knows that it is there. Also, there was some weird romance added to the plot, which was very brief and not needed at all. The book is also less gritty than the first one in the series. Some might prefer that, and some might not. Personally I missed it. But overall, these things were really minor.

Narration was great again, as provided by Matt Addis. Nothing to complain about here, as he did a marvelous job.

Overall, did you enjoy the previous entry, then you will also enjoy this one. The story was very self contained, and you can read this one without having read the first one, as most personality traits of our main character, and the world, is emphasized again, and not much of the previous story carries over to the new one. So if you enjoy fantasy stories, then this is an excellent pick!

I received this audiobook for free in return for a review. I have no affiliation with the author, the narrator, the publisher, or their pets (Although I am sure the latter are quite nice!).

Very enjoyable fantasy with great narration

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Action packed and with a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. We are also finding more about the MCs character,and how others perseve him.

I think this could have been a standalone but it doesn't have much bearing on the previous book

Amazing continuation

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This story carries on from the first book but could be a stand Alone book my itself I throughly enjoyed the tale and plot with twists and turns keeping you gripped throughout.

Once again the narration was faultless and I could not imagine another narrator doing a better job.

Keep up the great work Kyle I look forward to the next instalment.

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