I've now posted
my latest review at
Black Gate. This month, I'm reviewing Wil Radcliffe's
The Tragic Empire, the second book in his
Noggle Stones series. I
reviewed his first book a little over a year ago. Here's a taste:
The Tragic Empire takes place a few months after the events of the first book. Martin Manchester is settling in as the king of Willow Prairie, establishing alliances with the nearby realms of dwarves, ogres, and other folk. The goblin Bugbear serves as Manchester’s diplomat while pursuing his own investigations, with a particular interest in discovering what force was behind the Shadow Smith, the villainous mastermind of The Goblin’s Apprentice. To that end, he’s allowed himself to be thrown into an Áes Dána prison, in hopes of finding access to the their archives, which contain works dating back to the Coranieid Empire. After a tricky escape and some fancy diplomacy, it seems that Bugbear may get what he wants, until the US Army attacks the Áes Dána.
The author assures me that his next book will have more distinctive villains, one of my niggles with this last one. Read the whole review for more.
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