REVIEW: Kingdom of Malice-Book 2 Empire of Ash – R.J. Vickers

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Kingdom of Malice Book Cover Kingdom of Malice
Book 2 Empire of Ash
R.J. Vickers
New Adult & College Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Action & Adventure Fantasy
self
10/5/2022
Kindle
789
Amazon

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War is spilling past the borders of Itrea. No corner of the world remains untouched.

Tucked away in the mountains of Cashabree, Kalleah finds the long-lost knowledge of how to use her magic. Knowledge that could change the world.

But if she can’t master it in time, she won’t be able to save Baylore. The Whitish are tightening their stranglehold on Chelt, removing her potential allies one by one. Nowhere on land remains safe.

Perhaps she can find another route to victory at sea…

Meanwhile, her son Daymin is struggling to retain his grasp on the dying city of Baylore. His power as king is slipping away, and all the while the Whitish grow stronger.

Review By Vin
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team

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Kingdom of Malice is the continuation of the story of Baylore, a city at war with the Whitish. Daymin, the new king of Baylore, is at odds with the other powerful families within the city and struggles to keep control of his panicked people. The magical trees protecting the walls of Baylore have decided to return to their forest, which causes Daymin to take action sooner than he had hoped. His spy Idorii, who is within the Whitish fort must find a way to escape captivity, along with the other magic weavers who have been exploited by the enemy.
Meanwhile, Daymin’s mother, Kalleah is still attempting to gather an army to face the Whitish in their homeland to delay the attack on Baylore. She takes to the sea and finds a rag-tag group of pirates, merchants, women and children who unite in their hatred of Whitland’s tyrannical rule.

Kingdom of Malice is the second book in the Empire of Ash series. I previously read and reviewed the first book, and found it to be good, but a bit on the slow side for me. I sure am glad that I persisted, because I did like this book considerably more. This book moved along at a fast pace and had a great combination of combat, adventure and rich characters. Idorii is still by far my favourite character and the developing friendship between Daymin and Idorii is one of the main reasons that I would continue to read this series – it sounds like there will be 6 books total.

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