Reviewed by -- Shadow
Walker
Book Review of --
Rising Empire: Part 2
(The Chronicles of Celadmore) by C.S. Woolley
Check out our review
of part 1 **
here **
Overall star rating
--- 4.5
About the book:
The nine kingdoms of
Celadmore are at war. The people suffer under tyrants that strive to gain land
and power in the struggle for superiority.
Kasnata, Queen of the
Order and Queen of Nosfa leads her armies against the people of Delma. A war
she did not want to fight, but her husband, the King of Nosfa, Mercia Nosfa VI
has forced her hand.
Leinad, the heir to
the throne of Nosfa and son of Kasnata, is held hostage in the city of
Grashindorph where revolution is beginning. Hermia, mother of Mercia and former
Queen of Nosfa leads the revolution against her son, a revolution to end the
wars and tyranny that their people suffer under. Kasna and Kia are safe from
their father in the Oasis of Tulna, but Duke Kelmar DeLacey, Regent of Delma,
still hunts for them.
Kasnata's empire is
growing and her legacy is being forged through war, not diplomacy, a mantle her
people will carry down the ages.
But there is more at
work than any mortal knows, their lives, though fleeting, will form the realm
and the consequences of their actions will be felt for centuries to come.
Book creation ratings
Overall total, out of
30 -- 27
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 10
-- Editing &
formatting -- 7
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
The war continues and
tension increases as the writer moves the reader through the middle of this
exciting trilogy. Good guys fall as the battle intensifies between the King and
Warrior Queen.
There are a few
editing misses midway though the book that are noticeable, but in no way
distracts the reader.
The characters are so
well developed that I found myself dreading several situations but I'll not go
into them here. There is a surprising twist in the story that I found shocking
but nice too." "The
story is moving toward an exciting climax and I hope the good guys win. You
need to read Part Two asap. The talent of the author is seen on every page as
images of the action move through your mind's eye. It reminds me of an old
fashion slide projector. It takes a gifted writer to get my mind to that place.
I won't go into the
ending but get this book and read it. It's an enjoyable, action-packed
adventure.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- Fantasy War
Adventure.
Age recommendations --
11 and older.
Sex content rating -- Very
Mild.
Violence rating -- Moderate
but not
graphic.
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