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Acts of War #2
Aftershock
War Has Come Again to Llael On the heels of inflicting defeat upon the Khadorans at Riversmet, Lord General Coleman Stryker marches deeper into enemy territory to prepare a major assault. But he is unprepared for the avalanche of a massive Khadoran counterstrike. Empress Ayn Vanar and Supreme Kommandant Irusk send their nation’s most fearsome warcasters to retaliate against the invaders and secure her conquered territories at any cost. Hope comes in the form of Ashlynn d’Elyse, warcaster and leader of the Llaelese Resistance, a woman with no love for Cygnar but who could make for a powerful ally if convinced to help. Along with Asheth Magnus, Stryker’s enemy-turned-ally, this unlikely team must fight to persevere despite being outnumbered, outmaneuvered, and cornered with only their wits and a few warjacks to save their cause from utter annihilation…
350 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 12, 2017
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Aeryn Rudel
67 books65 followersAeryn Rudel is a writer from Seattle, Washington. He is the author of the Acts of War novels published by Privateer Press, and his short fiction has appeared in The Arcanist, The Molotov Cocktail, and Pseudopod, among others. Aeryn is a notorious dinosaur nerd, a baseball fanatic, and knows far more about swords than is healthy or socially acceptable. He occasionally offers dubious advice on the subjects of writing and rejection (mostly rejection) at www.rejectomancy.com or Twitter @Aeryn_Rudel.
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August 2, 2017
Much better than the first book in this series. Magnus and strykers relationship has improved somewhat and neither are eagherated over the top examples of their tropes anymore (which is good!).
The Khadorans are still left holding the idiot ball more often than id like to see in characters depicted as being even remotely intelligent (strakhov mostly) and armour is mostly useless unless its on a main character. But its a fantasy story so we can kinda expect that.
Overall its a book I enjoyed reading with no major hurdles or immersion problems. Its not the best story in the Iron Kingdoms but if you made it through the first one I dont expect this one will leave you disapointed!
The Khadorans are still left holding the idiot ball more often than id like to see in characters depicted as being even remotely intelligent (strakhov mostly) and armour is mostly useless unless its on a main character. But its a fantasy story so we can kinda expect that.
Overall its a book I enjoyed reading with no major hurdles or immersion problems. Its not the best story in the Iron Kingdoms but if you made it through the first one I dont expect this one will leave you disapointed!
December 10, 2017
Again, not bad for a RPG/Tabletop novel. Give it an its prequel a go if you like Warmachine/Hordes and Cygnar/Llael in particular.
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