Book Description Review “Set sail aboard the ghost ship Soliton for a rich and harrowing fantasy journey. Wexler expertly weaves complex magic, action and intrigue into an unforgettable tale of loyalty and vengeance.” ―Julia Ember, author of The Seafarer’s Kiss, on City of Stone and Silence“A magical, enthralling must-read.” ―Kirkus Reviews on City of Stone and Silence“Make sure to have both books on hand for older teen adventure fans.” ―Booklist on City of Stone and Silence“A gripping, fast-paced fantasy enrapturing readers until the end…. This ever changing world of magic is beautifully constructed with tantalizing details that evoke a variety of cultural influences. The characters are well-developed, and diversity―in ethnicity, ability, and sexuality―is abundant.” ―Kirkus Reviews on Ship of Smoke and Steel“For readers who love Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir…. Django Wexler’s first foray into young adult is a crackling blast of a read.” ―Duane Wilkins, SFF buyer, University Book Store, Seattle, WA on Ship of Smoke and Steel Read more About the Author DJANGO WEXLER graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with degrees in creative writing and computer science, worked in artificial intelligence research and as a programmer/writer for Microsoft, and is now a full-time fantasy writer. Django is the author of The Shadow Campaigns, an epic fantasy series for adults; The Wells of Sorcery Trilogy, an epic fantasy series for young adults; and The Forbidden Library, a classic fantasy series for middle grade readers. Read more Customers Review: I had several issues with the story… although I pushed through and finished it.1. All the blah blah blah in times when there shouldn’t have been any…2. The insecure, whiny female characters that needed the support and input of THE WORLD before making a decision.3. The pretty, can’t fight, but ever so helpful supportive female who consistently screams your name WHILE YOU ARE FIGHTING… is soft kind and warm hearted *YAWN*… you get my drift.4. The unnecessary descriptions of some fights… sigh, when the character should have been doing more important things.5. The lack of details on WHAT the main character loved about the consort apart from “her beauty that hurts” *eyeroll*I could go on… but why bore you?
By the end of the book I couldn’t put it down. I actually tried to speed up my reading to find out what happened faster. Great story looking forward to the finale.
A terrific sequel. Wonderful world building with an introduction of a major new set of characters and split story line. I’m looking forward to the third book.
I absolutely love this story and cast of characters. In City of Stone and Silence we pick up almost exactly right where Ship of Smoke and Steel ended. Isoka and the rest of the crew took control of Soliton, (the Ship) and find themselves at the port of Harbor (the City). However also in this story we get the perspective of Tori who is Isoka’s sister and her journey through Kahnzoka trying to maneuver the starting revolution and wondering where her sister has gone.The one thing that makes this story so good is that it truly is a sisterhood story. Yes each sister has a major plot thread going on but deep down it really is all about them trying to get back to one another. Isoka’s story is probably my favorite only because it deals with more of the mythology and mystery of the world. In my review for the first book I talked about how much I enjoy the magic system. Well in this one we get a little more details about one power in particular. I won’t say which because it is one that deals with the plot heavily in both stories.There were some great action sequences right from the get go but that is something Django Wexler does really well. They are so vivid and detailed and harrowing. What is so great about this book to is that characters don’t survive. Not that that is a good thing but it is nice to see characters go into battle and not return or even return but critically injured to the point you don’t know if they will make it. What I am trying to say is this book has stakes and they are not t be taken lightly.The only bad thing about this book is the wait for book three. Why is there a wait!
Having survived the Vile Rot onboard the Soliton, Isoka now finds herself leader of the remaining crew as they make port at an unknown city. Though not as action packed as book 1, the introduction of Tori’s POV and her own fight back in Kahnzoka makes up for it. We also meet a new villain who’s also an Eddica adept and makes for a tough adversary.I didn’t quite enjoy this as book 1 because it took away the monsters and cinematic worthy sequences and traded it for dialogue that was slow and hard to follow. BUT we get to meet a ton of interesting new characters and Tori proved to be more independent and mature that I originally depicted her.
A great sequel that further develops the world of the series. Must read for anyone who enjoyed the original. |
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