An Empire Asunder by Evan Currie is
the sequel to Heirs
of Empire and begins a short time after that first book. As this is
a series where one book builds on another, it is impossible to discuss anything
in this book without causing some sort of spoiler for the reader. Therefore,
the review below does contain some spoilers, but those details are limited as
much as possible.
In this novel, the
royal twins have moved into new positions as the young prince has joined the
Cadre and the young princess has become Empress. The war between The Empire led
by the twins vs the Alliance led by General Corian escalates. Mira Desol, after
the events of the first novel, took off with the Caleb Star and has been using
it and her crew as a self-proclaimed pirate to raid Corian's forces. Corian,
who was severely injured, has become increasingly unhinged as he enacts his
latest sinister plan to take the throne. On separate paths the young prince and
Mira seek to uncover Corian's evil plot.
An Empire
Asunder
is very much like the first book. If you read it and enjoyed the fast-paced
action with strong character relationships and banter, you will probably enjoy
this novel. The addition of Matani, a seasoned Cadre member who was retired but
has come back to teach young cadre members, was the best new character with his
general attitude of world weariness was highly entertaining. Among other duties,
he is attempting to turn the young prince into a soldier. Once introduced, he
provided many observations and comments that served to move things forward as
well as entertain this reader.
The one real
change to the previous writing style evidenced in the first book is that in
this novel, is that a number of the side characters get a POV perspective while
interacting with the main characters. This allows readers to better understand
how other characters are reacting to the main characters.
An Empire Asunder by Evan Currie is
a good book that continues the events of the first one. Published in 2016, the
read is clearly a setup for the next novel in the series, but the author has
not announced one at this time.
An Empire Asunder: The Scourwind Legacy Book One
Evan Currie
47 North
(Amazon)
November 2016
ISBN# 978-1503939837
Paperback (also
available in audio and eBook formats)
331 Pages
My reading copy came from the Oak Lawn Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple
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