Fall of Ile-Rien: The Ships of Air (Audiobook)

from Shrike58

The epic continues, as our heroine Tremaine Valiarde copes with lurking terrors, smashed hopes, zombie sorcerer commissars, untrustworthy magical machines, and aggravating in-laws as her party tries to reach sanctuary from the Grendier menace. Several ticking time bombs do detonate to satisfactor...

from quondame

This is an excellent sequel. Good in plot, pacing and characters, adding and developing them and the worlds they inhabit.

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The Ships of Air is the second book in the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy, which starts with The Wizard Hunters. I suggest reading them in order, but I actually enjoyed The Ships of Air more than the first installment. Ile-Rien has been overrun by the Gardier, the mysterious enemies who've been attacki...

from wealhtheowwylfing

The plot ramps up the stakes and excitement, but Wells never lets it overshadow her characters. Good, well-written fantasy.

from Herenya

Much of this takes place on the Ravenna, a 1930s-eque ocean liner, which is a unique setting for a fantasy. I wanted more personal developments -- or rather, I kept expecting something more from the personal developments and then feeling disappointed and dissatisfied when the story didn't delive...