Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone The Charnel Prince, Book 2, (Paperback)

from theforestofbooks

Book two of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. A strong second book almost on par with The Briar King. Some good plot developments with the author continuing to tantalise the reader. My only slight query was the introduction of a new character which I failed to see where it went in the overall story...

from Karlstar

The follow up to Briar King is just as good, and moves the story along well. Our heroes continue to struggle against a nameless evil, and it is a bit clearer now who is on what side. Well written and executed, though a little lacking in details.

from zjakkelien

This isn't really a separate book, I think the whole series is one book that happened to be too thick to put in one cover. In a way, my review for The charnel prince is therefore about the same as my review for The briar king. The only difference is that by now I don't mind the shifts in POV any ...

from TimothyBurke

I like Greg Keyes' writing quite a lot: his first two books, The Waterborn and the Blackgod, were especially strong. But here he seems to be falling prey to a number of common diseases and cliches in fantasy writing, including the tendency towards hackneyed character and place names designed to "...

from jrg1316

I'd have to say I wasn't the biggest fan of The Briar King, so I wasn't too sure if I'd like this one. I was completely wrong. This book picks up right from the start and doesn't stop. Something exciting happens in every single chapter, and the overall plot to the series becomes a much more clear...