Trinity Rising

#2 Wild Hunt

Elspeth Cooper

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Gollancz
25 June 2013

Fantasy; Epic Fantasy; Heroic; Magic; Sword & Sorcery

GALAXY BOOKSELLER PICK ----- It took me a bit to get into this one, mainly because we don't see the main protagonist of the first book (Gair) for a fair while. I found that although I was quite liking the other POVs (new characters) as well as the general story, part of me was just waiting for Gair's story to continue. Once he showed up, I really started to click with this book.

It becomes a much more serious, inventive and engrossing read than the first book. There's multiple POVs and they're all interesting for their own reasons. That doesn't often happen. Here, each storyline feels like it has been treated with respect.There's some neat original ideas, (nothing mind blowing, but that is refreshing too in its own way) and there's some really nice writing. It's hard to beat characters you like and decent writing. I found this book to be a real page turner for me (which seldom happens these days), so Elspeth is doing something right. Regardless of how I may feel about any of the parts of this book, the whole works really well. The story arc is getting quite exciting as various events unfold and all the POVs are heading towards each other. I'm seriously looking forward to what happens next.

Not too Heavy, Not too light... Well worth at look. This will appeal to fans of Kristen Britain, Terry Brooks and Terry Goodkind. ~ Craig

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Gair's battle has only just begun, and yet his heart has already been lost. As he struggles with a crippling grief, still outwardly functional but inwardly torn into pieces, he sleepwalks into a situation that's greater and more deadly than he or Alderan ever anticipated. A storm of unrest is spreading across the land and they are going to be caught up in it - at a moment when Gair's hold on his magic, his greatest defence and most valuable tool, is starting to slip... He is not alone in noticing the growing unrest and sensing something darker looming behind it. Beyond the mountains, in the bitterly cold north, Teia has seen the signs as well. After hundreds of years of peace her people are talking of a risky invasion to reclaim their ancestral lands... her Speaker claims the gods are on their side, but Teia fears another, hidden hand of stirring her people up. Whatever the truth, all she can see in her future is blood, battle and death. If she could only see a way to avert that fate. But how can men be convinced to fight, when they have no idea they are part of a war...?

By: Elspeth Cooper
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Book 2
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780575096202
ISBN 10: 0575096209
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 25 June 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.elspethcooper.com

Elspeth Cooper is an exceptional writer. Born and raised in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, she has always been fascinated by the magic of words and it was inevitable that she would come to write magical fiction of her own.