I loved the Coward and liked The Warrior. It's an excellent book but it comes after a great story like The Coward and it was a hard task to write something better.
I was glad to meet again Kell, Sigrid, and Willow but I missed the heroes. They were a strong bunch of characters and Odd and Yarra were interesting but a bit less "epic".
Sigrid is the star of this book, the character who evolves into the warrior fighting to save her kingdom and fighting for her family.
I love this character and loved her strenght.
The Reverend Mother is one of those character you love to hate and her band of fanatic is a bit frightening as they remind some people from real life.
It's a fast paced, action packed story. It's not a doorstopper but it's a book that flows, keeps you turning pages and it's action packed.
I'm a bit sad to say good bye to this world and these characters. I would like to learn more about this, know what will happen.
It was a good travel and I think that Stephen Aryan is the heir to Gemmel.
I can't wait to read his next book, this one is highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to Angry Robots for this ARC, all opinions are mine