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Bloodsounder’s Arc Concludes

Chains_of_the_Heretic_TP_COVER_FINALChains of the Heretic
Jeff Salyards
Nightshade Books
Hardcover $25.99
Trade Paper $15.99
ebook $14.99

And so it comes to an end. I finished this book over a week ago, and I’ve found myself reluctant to write the review. At first I thought it was just time constraints. I had final exams to write and to give and to grade. I had all the usual stuff that happens at the end of the semester that takes up time. Like averaging and posting grades. Meeting with students about why they had a C when they were sure they were going to get an A. (That didn’t happen this semester, but you get the idea. I did have some meetings with a few folks about grades.)  Or why they have the grade they have when they didn’t attend most of the labs.  (This always happens.)

But those things are over and done.  I’ve got plenty to do to get ready for summer classes and fall, what with the new lab room coming online.  But none of that is urgent, and much of it depends on other people doing certain things before I can do certain other things.

So what’s my point rambling on like this?  I finally realized that by writing the review, I was done with the story and the characters.  (Those that survived to the end, at least.)  And I didn’t want to be done. Continue reading

Veil of the Deserters

Veil of the DesertersVeil of the Deserters
Jeff Salyards
Night Shade Books
Trade Paper $15.99
ebook $13.99

Jeff Salyards emailed me late last year asking if I would be willing to review his new novel, Chains of the Heretic. Having quite enjoyed his first novel, Scourge of the Betrayer, I immediately said yes. And created for myself a small problem. Chanins of the Heretic is the third novel in Bloodsounder’s Arc. And I hadn’t at that time read the second, Veil of the Deserters.  So that’s what I did.

I commit dayjobbery in acdemia, and this semester has been unusually hectic.  You may have noticed I’m not posting as often as I have in the past.  There are reasons for that.  I finished Veil in about thrice the amount of time I normally would; the reasons it took so long had nothing to do with the book.  The reason it’s taken nearly a month to get the review up have nothing to do with the book, either.  (Unless the universe takes aim at me this week, there will be a flurry of reviews of books I’ve readover the course of the last three months.)  I’m hoping to read and get the review of Chains up in a few weeks.

If you’re a fan of grimdark fantasty, then Jeff Salyards is an author you will want to check out.  He’s extremely good. Continue reading

What to Read While Waiting for Abercrombie’s Next Book

ScourgeoftheBetrayer-2Scourge of the Betrayer
Jeff Salyards
Night Shade Books
hardcover $24.99
trade paper $14.99
ebook $24.99 Kindle ($12.99 at this writingNook ($13.99 at this writing) Baen ($6.00 at this writing)

If you like your fantasy gritty and dark, with layers of plots and schemes, then Jeff Salyard’s debut novel will probably be right up your alley.

It’s been out for a while, but as regular readers of the blog will know, I’m a bit behind.  And I have no idea why the ebook is priced the same as the hardcover.  I sure didn’t pay that much.  (This wasn’t a review copy.)  Baen has the book at a reasonable price, which is where I got  my copy.

But I digress.  This isn’t a rant about ridiculous ebook prices.  This is a rave about how good this novel is.  If Salyards can keep up this level of quality with the rest of the series, he’ll be a major player in the field. Continue reading