The Vengeful Malice

The Hungering Saga #2

by Heath Pfaff

All men who would change the world, must first be willing to destroy it. The continuation of the epic saga began in The Noble Fool, The Vengeful Malice follows the path of Lowin Fenly on his quest to bring peace to his people, his land and himself as he faces a new and alien menace.

Genres: Fantasy, Dark Fantasy

214 pages, Paperback

First published December 3, 2009

About the author

Heath Pfaff is an author who lives in rural, western New York. He was born in a small town, and spent a good potion of his life growing up all over the world as part of a military family. He is married, and has armloads of cats and a dog named Eris.

Reviews

[Tim Goyette · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was trying way to hard, I had a hard time staying interested. I thought the story was weak and boring. The action was almost too descriptive and was hard to follow. I'm only completing the 3rd book because I already have it.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really stunned by a lot of the ho hum reviews of this book and series.its been excellent through two books.filled with unique ideas and plenty of gray characters it's been hard for me to put down.i cannot wait to hop right into the third book.im super excited to read how this series finishes out.

[Борис Кан · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good continuation of The Noble Fool. It mostly confirmed my impressions from the first part, although it really improved in regard to story line and unexpected plot twists. I liked how the author dared to step outside the well-walked path and managed to surprise me on several occasions. The flow of the story is fast, engaging and intriguing enough to make you want read page after page right till the end.

Again, the editorial work done on the book should have been much better. But if you are not as picky as I am in regard to repeated words, too much and unnecessary adjectives and some typing errors, then there is nothing to worry about.

On some occasions the decisions/goals of certain characters seemed less likely or even unfitting. One or two of the characters have had their personalty changed and even though the author tried to explain these changes in the story, they seemed highly unlikely and in my opinion - could have been avoided entirely. Still, if you are not as picky as I am, then this should not really bother you either.

All in all, despite my remarks above, the book is good and really worth reading.

[Rich Mainville Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it very difficult to know whether I liked this book or not (much like the first book). There are a ton of great ideas, I just don't know how well they all come together. I found that I did enjoy parts of the book, and like the first book, I would rate this about a 3.5-3.75. I think it's a little better than the previous. The battles in the book are very well described, but many of the other parts just seem to be a bit clunky. The sex scenes are a bit strange...they almost seem forced.
All in all, I did enjoy many parts of the book, and noble is pretty bad ass. I will continue on to the final installment of this series, and hope that it's a little better than this.

[Ariesian · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second novel in Pfaff's epic fantasy saga follows Lowin Fenly - otherwise known as Noble - through a harrowing journey to save his daughter from the grips of her monstrous abductors. As the story unfolds, the reader is truly drawn in by the strange and intriguing new enemy that is assaulting the entire kingdom: the Hungering. The empty and ruthless monsters will stop at nothing to bring the kingdom of man to it's knees... and the only force that might stop them could be Noble and his companions.

[Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was just as exciting as the first!!! Great action and always having to turn the page to see what happens!