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A corrupted power stirs from beyond the grave. The Necromancer Queen will rise again. Seventeen years have passed since the Necromancer Queen Talia was overthrown and slain, and her capital city destroyed by the Knights of the Order of Eternal Vigilance. Anskar DeVantte, raised in the sacred disciplines of the Order, is now ready to face the brutal initiation trials to become a consecrated knight-sorcerer. But the further Anskar rises in the ranks the more his faith wavers, and he is beset by harrowing dreams and uncertainty. As troubling powers awaken within him, a schism grows between Anskar and his hallowed Order, and he draws the hungry gaze of the vanquished queen’s fanatical followers. As Anskar pieces together the mysteries of his early life, and begins to understand the malevolent forces gathering in his path, he finds himself with a crucial choice to make: Remain loyal to the Order’s righteous mission, or control the dark powers growing within him. Either way, his destiny is steeped in war. The only question is, which side will he be on?
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If you can get past the first third, this becomes a decent book with an interesting world and intriguing plot twists. It's just getting to that point that was troublesome for me.
Originally posted at rebeccasreadingcorner.blog.
It has been seventeen years since Talia, the Necromancer Queen was killed. There are many that believe she will rise again. Many of those people also believe she had a daughter. The Resistance wants to find her to help the rebellion, others want to kill her in case she is like her mother.
I really enjoyed this one. I thought I had it all figured out, but I was wrong. I loved the writing style, and the characters are fantastic. I have already bought the next one.
I received a copy from Net Galley.