The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, 2)

by Richard Swan

Hardcover, 2023

Status

Available

Call number

823.00

Publication

Orbit (2023), 560 pages

Description

"The Battle of Galen's Vale is over, but the war for the Empire's future has just begun. Concerned by rumors that the Magistratum's authority is waning, Sir Konrad Vonvalt returns to Sova to find the capital city gripped by intrigue and whispers of rebellion. In the Senate, patricians speak openly against the Emperor, while fanatics preach holy vengeance on the streets. Yet facing down these threats to the throne will have to wait, for the Emperor's grandson has been kidnapped - and Vonvalt is charged with rescuing the missing prince. His quest will lead him - and his allies Helena, Bressinger and Sir Radomir - to the southern frontier, where they will once again face the puritanical fury of Bartholomew Claver and his templar knights - and a dark power far more terrifying than they could have imagined"--… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member FourOfFiveWits

I absolutely loved The Justice of Kings, and so I was very disappointed by this book. After being such a father figure to Helena in the first book, the relationship between Vanvolt and Helena changing in this so suddenly felt so gross and weird. Every character seems to act like an idiot for the

sake of the plot, from the king to Vanvolt to Helena. The world-building was still phenomenal and although many of the characters acted uncharacteristically idiotic to keep the plot moving, which compared to the first one felt like it was middling for too long instead of getting to the point, Swan's dialogue is still excellent. Other than that, though, what it comes down to is I didn't really enjoy reading these characters fall for traps and manipulations that felt like these same characters from the first book would have saw through. I didn't like Vanvolt for the majority of this book, and while that seemed to be partially the point to show his fall seemed to fast and thus making it feel kind of unbelievable.

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