![]() ![]() The world-building in this novel is incredibly well done. Then get in line behind me for what comes next. ![]() It’s an incredible series that deserves more readers so take a chance. I read this cover to cover in one go and I’m already so desperate for the next book that I’ve put my order in direct with the author. Both characters are truly engaging and everything about them brings a huge smile to my face. But as with all the best heroines, she gives as good as she gets. With his impressive everything and his sexy… confidence. Learn from your mistakes and grow, right? He’s on the correct side now. What’s a few hundred (thousand?) murders between friends. The characters have the sort of connection that has you wishing desperately for them to get together, but also kinda wanting to keep him/her all for yourself too. She’s found that perfect mix of heat and banter. For me, Illona Andrews does it best, but this has put Barbara Kloss in my top 3. Their romance reminds me so much of the kind you get in the finest UF. It's complicated and frequently surprising, filled with moments of real danger.Īnd yet, there is light and laughter here, especially in the relationship between Imari and Jeric. Who is there to face this? Flawed characters with their own bad choices to negotiate and overcome. But that is never an option, each feeds into the other until the darkness threatens to overwhelm the light. ![]() You might think in a world where there are real villains, the lesser evils of everyday prejudice and racism might fade into the background. Yet the author never limits herself in her portrayals of the complexity of the human experience. Temple of Sand has the deep and multifaceted worldbuilding of fantasy, the pace and verve of UF, and the pure, exhilarating fun of a thriller. What Barbara Kloss has done is helped herself to the best bits from multiple styles and used them all really, really well. It’s a prime example of the new breed of SFF writing that smashes through genre labels like the outmoded categories they are. I’ve been trying to come up with the right way to describe it but honestly I’m struggling. Just like Gods of Men, Temple of Sand is a cracking read. Imari might have run before, but this time she has it all to fight for… But if her banishment altered, then it also strengthened. The horror of Sol Velorian lives lived without hope or mercy. Her time in the Wilds has changed her, opening her eyes to the flaws in the world around her. Blame could easily land on Imari, making it near impossible for her to reveal her true self. Fears grow by the day, each new attack leaving temples burned and people dead or missing. A rebel leader is killing their way through the countryside causing chaos and bloody destruction, a terrifying example of the violence the Liagé are capable of unleashing. She’s certainly not expecting this homecoming to be a warm and celebratory affair, but things are worse than she could ever have imagined. The secret is out and Imari is on her way back to Istraa to face the music. But can she free them without angering enemies hungry for the power she wields-a power that could rip the Five Provinces apart? Neither will the growing fury she feels on behalf of Istraa’s Sol Velorian labor- people who share her blood.Īs that fury becomes too loud to ignore, Imari chooses to use her position to liberate the Sol Velor. Worse yet, the night Imari played her flute in Skyhold’s court, something unlocked inside of her, and now her power will not quiet. After all, her father proclaimed her dead ten years ago, and with an anonymous Liagé leader operating in Istraa’s shadows, attacking villages and burning down temples, her father fears the people will blame Imari. After ten years of hiding and surviving in the bitter cold Wilds, she is finally returning home.īut it's not the homecoming Imari envisioned. Sable has been exposed for who she is: Imari, the illegitimate daughter of Istraa’s king, and a Liagé-someone born with forbidden Shah power. ![]()
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