OK, I just finished Corpse Cold. It ties up all the loose ends, with some big surprises. The ending presages the coming big war with the forces that were introduced in As Flies To Wanton Boys, which will be the basis for the next book. Of the three books so far, this one ranks third, but book 1 and 2 couldn't be beaten in any case. I'll leave the following info about Steel, Blood and Fire, as it's got 2 likes and seems to be generating some interest in the series.
I'm giving this one 9/10.
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OK, I'm cheating, because I've only just started Corpse Cold, but I'm going to use this space to repeat my Amazon review of the first book in the Immortal Treachery series called Steel, Blood & Fire from 2013. I will update this when I have finished Corpse Cold with a real review, but since this series is going to quickly become a big deal, it needs some background. I decided to do this when I just read btkong's very enthusiastic comments about Sword of the North, since if he thought that book was so good and went even farther than Abercrombie's works, well he ain't seen nothing yet when it comes to this series. So, my review of SB&f:
**Five stars, one of the best fantasy books ever, and it's a debut! Yet Allan Batchelder's writing quality is up there with Abercrombie and Martin. I'm finally writing my review after reading this more than a year ago because I just finished the sequel, As Flies To Wanton Boys, which is just as good. The anti-hero, Tarmun Vykers, is the baddest guy in fantasy, even more so than the Bloody Nine. The writing is superb, and you get to know the characters like close friends. Somewhat reminiscent of Black Company as far as camaraderie goes, but far more action. The ultimate battle is the best and biggest this side of Coltaine's Chain of Dogs march in The Malazan Book of the Fallen or those in The Ten Thousand/Macht trilogy**
OK, there you have it. If you look for it, be sure to include the punctuation as listed. Or just go here:
http://www.amazon.com/Steel-Blood-Fire-Immortal-Treachery-ebook/dp/B00AW53RMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438366988&sr=8-1&keywords=steel,+blood+&+fire
I'm giving this one 9/10.
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OK, I'm cheating, because I've only just started Corpse Cold, but I'm going to use this space to repeat my Amazon review of the first book in the Immortal Treachery series called Steel, Blood & Fire from 2013. I will update this when I have finished Corpse Cold with a real review, but since this series is going to quickly become a big deal, it needs some background. I decided to do this when I just read btkong's very enthusiastic comments about Sword of the North, since if he thought that book was so good and went even farther than Abercrombie's works, well he ain't seen nothing yet when it comes to this series. So, my review of SB&f:
**Five stars, one of the best fantasy books ever, and it's a debut! Yet Allan Batchelder's writing quality is up there with Abercrombie and Martin. I'm finally writing my review after reading this more than a year ago because I just finished the sequel, As Flies To Wanton Boys, which is just as good. The anti-hero, Tarmun Vykers, is the baddest guy in fantasy, even more so than the Bloody Nine. The writing is superb, and you get to know the characters like close friends. Somewhat reminiscent of Black Company as far as camaraderie goes, but far more action. The ultimate battle is the best and biggest this side of Coltaine's Chain of Dogs march in The Malazan Book of the Fallen or those in The Ten Thousand/Macht trilogy**
OK, there you have it. If you look for it, be sure to include the punctuation as listed. Or just go here:
http://www.amazon.com/Steel-Blood-Fire-Immortal-Treachery-ebook/dp/B00AW53RMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438366988&sr=8-1&keywords=steel,+blood+&+fire
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