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Hotak has ruled for a couple
of years. The rebellion is breaking down as they are running out of
ships. Rahm continues to lead the battle, but even he begins to see that
the mighty navy of Hotak is wrecking havok on his rebel ships. Hotak's
wife, Nephera, continues to delve deeper and deeper into the powers she
is gaining under her new religion and soon wields fierce magic.
Constantly surrounded by the souls of the dead, she commands them to
take out her greatest adversaries. Her oldest son, Ardnor, leader of the
Forerunners, a militant wing of the new religion, seeks only one thing .
. . his younger brother's death, as Bastion has been named Hotak's heir
over him. Meanwhile, over in Kern, in the land of the ogres, Faros
struggles in another prison camp. Finding a way to escape the evil Sahd,
Faros soon helps some other escaping minotaur slaves, even though he
cares nothing for them. His only objective is to seek revenge upon Sahd.
Soon, Faros leads a mighty band of minotaurs and other humanoid races who
are bent on killing all ogres that they run across. But when the rebel
force finds out that Faros is alive and the only living heir of Chot,
the former ruler, hope is restored . . . at least until Faros declares
that he wants nothing to do with the rebellion.
Tides of Blood
is the second book of three
in The Minotaur Wars trilogy. This story takes place in the
fantasy realm of DragonLance. It occurs during the same time as
The War of Souls and some of the events
that happened in that series are viewed in a different light in this
series. Of course, the point of view is of the minotaurs, not Mina's.
I was a little disappointed
in the first book of The Minotaur Wars,
Night of Blood. Tides of Blood is a vast improvement over the
first book in this series. The reader finally understands that Faros is
the hero of this series and it gives them someone to latch on to. Yes,
he is a moody main character and doesn't care about anybody but himself,
yet he finds himself helping others, even if he doesn't mean to. This
story focuses more on Faros than anybody else, which was greatly needed
in the first book. The action is definitely more defined and the pace of
Tides of Blood is dramatically faster. The continuing battles
between the rebels and Hotak's forces takes a back seat to the conflict
within the royal family, like; Hotak missing his wife, Bastion killing
rebels when Ardnor feels he should be too, Nephera neglecting her
husband and duties, yet growing more and more in power, Ardnor plotting
to kill his younger brother, and more dysfunctional family behavior (I'm
glad I wasn't born into this family). Overall, the feel and flow of
Tides of Blood makes it a much better book than
Night of Blood. I found the reading to
be quite enjoyable and look forward to seeing how this is all wrapped up
in the third and final book in this trilogy,
Empire of Blood.
I rated this book a 7½ out of 10. |
