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Rise of the Valiant
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Summary
In the wake of the dragon's attack, Kyra is sent on an urgent quest: to cross Escalon and seek out her uncle in the mysterious Tower of Ur. The time has come for her to learn about who she is and who her mother is and to train and develop her special powers. It will be a quest fraught with peril for a girl alone - Escalon is filled with dangers from savage beasts and men alike - one that will require all of her strength to survive.
Her father, Duncan, must lead his men south, to the great water city of Esephus, to attempt to free his fellow countrymen from the iron grip of Pandesia. If he succeeds, he will have to journey to the treacherous Lake of Ire and then on to the icy peaks of Kos, where live the toughest warriors of Escalon, men he will need to recruit if he has any chance of taking the capital.
Alec escapes with Marco from The Flames to find himself on the run through the Wood of Thorns, chased by exotic beasts. It is a harrowing journey through the night as he quests for his hometown, hoping to be reunited with his family. When he arrives, he is shocked by what he discovers.
Merk, despite his better judgment, turns back to help the girl and finds himself, for the first time in his life, entangled in a stranger's affairs. He will not forego his pilgrimage to the Tower of Ur, though, and he finds himself anguished as he realizes the tower is not what he expects.
Vesuvius spurs his giant as he leads the Trolls on their mission underground, attempting to bypass The Flames while the dragon, Theos, has his own special mission on Escalon.
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- Kevin
- 01-06-16
Uncreative
Some things just got very repetitive in this book. The author reuses phrases and words such as "end over end" and "crestfallen" repeatedly through EVERY book. Those are only 2 examples, but there are PLENTY more. Honestly, it makes the reader feel like there was very little effort put into writing the sequels. Did the author run out of vocabulary and imagination?
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- girlziegurl
- 05-01-18
Very good book!
Well drawn, if somewhat simplistic characters. It’s a fantasy story, so expect a few improbable things like a staff that somehow returns to the main character and every single bow shot and strike landing perfectly. A few too many of these, and a story with plot armor in a post- George RR Martin literary world lose this work a star for me.
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- Cecelia Kablach Lauerman
- 21-05-17
good story
loved it can't wait to hear the next in this series. great book to us ten too.
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-05-16
awesome!
yet again, awesome reading, great storyline, and great stopped at end of each book! Next!!!
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- Maryann
- 02-11-15
Too many narrow escapes.
Too many oh I'm going to die but wait. ...miraculous save by what ever comes to mind. Could have been good but.... Oh well
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- Joel Sutterfield
- 17-09-15
Good performance parts of story decent.
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Yes, although I like several parts of this book, the setting, one or two characters, and the way it's written. After a while most of the characters get old and really cheesy and annoying. In the first book I halfway cared whether the protagonist (Kyra) lived or died now I wish she would just die she got extremely annoying. The author is constantly repeating things. Like for example everyone thinking there gonna die, then something absurd happens and they live. If you want solid characters like for instance Duncan the really tough leader whose been the hundreds of battles. He should not be thinking "Hey there's bad guys now I'm gonna die" every time he see's them and does not stand much of a chance. What a war hardened person In my opinion he would be looking for ways to gain advantages now giving into despair and every chapter it gets really old really fast.
What do you think your next listen will be?
I will probably listen to the next book in this series (Weight of Honor) Although they are getting old its just not like me to put a series down without finishing it. If I don't its going to bug me the rest of my life.
Which character – as performed by Wayne Farrell – was your favorite?
Merk or possibly Duncan's friend that is a sailor forget his name now.
Do you think Rise of the Valiant needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Although it already has one. No the first book was ok and since it was just starting out It didn't get me near as annoyed as this book if something does not change in the writing and fast the rest of this series is gonna be nearly unbearable. I hope this series ends fast.
Any additional comments?
What would make this a good book is if the characters would be less cheesy. There would be less obvious things happen its really predictable and although some people don't like this its nice to at least kill off a couple of the bigger characters just because it makes you think that the main ones that you like might die. Not to mention it is easier to keep up with.
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- jason miles
- 09-09-15
Kings & Sorcerers
Great book, as good as Morgan Rice's other works, the next chapter in Kings and Sorcerers did not disappoint. I will be starting the next book as soon as I finish writing this review. I do hope that Morgan Rice is hard at work on more of this series, and I hope the wait isn't too long for the next book. Highly recommend this, as well as the first, book/series to any fan of the science fiction genre!!
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- krop
- 26-08-15
WOW!!! Morgan does it again. . .!!!!!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Already have told everybody I can email list. web list of people..
Who was your favorite character and why?
The princes then her horse
What does Wayne Farrell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He changes the view of every character which is great.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
several times.
Any additional comments?
You killing me with the WAITING!!! TH next one should be longer please?
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- Noelani
- 16-08-15
Impatient
I hate series books because you always have to wait for the next book! I also hope the series isn't like 5 or 6 or 7 books down the line before we finally get an ending! I have given up on these series before because of the time waiting and waiting and waiting!
1 of 3 people found this review helpful