Vengeance of Dragons / Holly Lisle

Vengeance of Dragons

by

Holly Lisle

published by Victor Gollancz/Millennium in 1999
read in July 2009 and previously in March 2002
fantasy
book 2 of The Secret Texts

A hero & heroine with great magical powers, a strong supporting cast, the threat of the end of civilisation as we (well, they) know it... Great fun. Yet there is a touch, a feeling, of separate adventures all strung together. The Secret Texts are prophecies which tell of the coming of a peace guru and his ultimate, total success. I do like the way that the great guru is suddenly -- and unexpectedly -- killed. Much better than prophetic determinism! On this, admittedly second, reading, book 2 seems to stand alone quite well. At the end, all three cliff-hangers are left at a point at which the good guys could well survive. Yet there is still some doubt -- plus indications of major actions still to come...

Agamedes' rating: 6 out of 10