The Time of Madness

Magelord #2

by Thomas K. Martin

A young nobleman named Ian, cousin to the king, risks his life to rescue the people of Rekyvid from the evil knight, Mathen, and suddenly discovers the Power within himself, in the second book of the fantasy series. Original.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Thomas K. Martin was born in a small mining town in the Cumberland Gap region of Kentucky near the West Virginia and Tennessee borders. His father served in the U.S. Air Force, and the family moved frequently when Martin was a child. Martin came to Texas with his parents in 1974 and has lived in and around Dallas / Ft. Worth ever since.

Martin published his first novel, A Two-Edged Sword (the first book of The Delgroth Trilogy), through Ace/Berkley in December 1993. He completed a second series, The Magelord Trilogy, in 1999.

Apart from writing, Martin also works as a computer programmer, creates his own chain mail and serves as a member of The Artemis Society of Dallas. He lives near Dallas with his wife, Mary, and four of their five children.

Reviews

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I continue to enjoy the world that Thomas K. Martin has created.

[Bryan457 · Rating 1 out of 5]

After the problems of the evil wizard, a dark and depressing witchhunt ensues on anyone who has a trace of power.

No magic to speak of in this one, just a depressing descent into madness for the kingdom. I hated this one. Unfortunately, in contains story elements necessary to the final book in the trilogy, which I absolutely love.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much improved over the first book in the series, though the editing problems remain. The addition of Brianna's subplot midbook seemed to be poorly thought out and would have been better served by following Mathen's actions as he followed Ian. Nonetheless, a fun, standard sword-and-sorcery fantasy.

[Vader · Rating 3 out of 5]

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish