Saturday, February 9, 2013
The Iron Elves Book 2-3 by Chris Evans
I finally got around to reading the last two books of the Iron Elves series, The Light of Burning Shadows and Ashes of a Black Frost. I really enjoyed this series and would recommend it to others. It is not your typical elves, witches, and dwarves book which I really enjoyed. For those that like military books and mythological aspects this would be a good series. It gives a good feel of military life and comradeship. I liked how there were different species all working together, but not one was necessarily stronger or better than the other.
In the second book, The Light of Burning Shadows, we follow the Iron Elves to the desert in search of the second start that is to fall and also to find a lost library for the prince. Another powerful force has shown up that burns shadows and kills the person, but the body is taken to become part of a living dead army. The unit gets split up into multiple groups and has to fight their own battles. Visyna and her group come in contact with the original Iron Elves which are being led by Kritton. However, these elves seek revenge and do not follow Konowa anymore. Private Renwar struggles with his connection with the dead and makes a deal with the Dark Monarch while also restoring the Red Star to the desert area.
In the third book, Ashes of a Black Frost, each group travels and ends up at the abadoned Iron Elves fort where they fight against a huge army of Rackes, both alive and their shadows, led by the previous Emissary that was supposedly killed by Private Renwar who now is the dead's Emissary. The fighting and struggles in this book were good, however, it made for a disappointing ending. You have so much fighting and battles that when Konowa and his group finally make it to Her mountain to destroy the Dark Monarch, it is anti-climatic. You expect a great battle and struggles, but are greatly disappointed when it ends so quickly with little conflict. Other than the poor ending, the series was great.
In the second book, The Light of Burning Shadows, we follow the Iron Elves to the desert in search of the second start that is to fall and also to find a lost library for the prince. Another powerful force has shown up that burns shadows and kills the person, but the body is taken to become part of a living dead army. The unit gets split up into multiple groups and has to fight their own battles. Visyna and her group come in contact with the original Iron Elves which are being led by Kritton. However, these elves seek revenge and do not follow Konowa anymore. Private Renwar struggles with his connection with the dead and makes a deal with the Dark Monarch while also restoring the Red Star to the desert area.
In the third book, Ashes of a Black Frost, each group travels and ends up at the abadoned Iron Elves fort where they fight against a huge army of Rackes, both alive and their shadows, led by the previous Emissary that was supposedly killed by Private Renwar who now is the dead's Emissary. The fighting and struggles in this book were good, however, it made for a disappointing ending. You have so much fighting and battles that when Konowa and his group finally make it to Her mountain to destroy the Dark Monarch, it is anti-climatic. You expect a great battle and struggles, but are greatly disappointed when it ends so quickly with little conflict. Other than the poor ending, the series was great.
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