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Red Proxy #2
99 Days
Alternate Cover Edition for B01N00WKGN
His Wife: Murdered
His Children: Kidnapped
Their Sentence: Ritual Sacrifice in 99 Days
His Mission: Save them
His Chances: Hopeless
His Determination: Unstoppable
His Wife: Murdered
His Children: Kidnapped
Their Sentence: Ritual Sacrifice in 99 Days
His Mission: Save them
His Chances: Hopeless
His Determination: Unstoppable
- GenresFantasy
341 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2017
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About the author
Keith Ward
6 books45 followersFor me, writing is an exploration. I put on my virtual pith helmet, grab my machete and start hacking through my mind, trying to find stuff that's interesting. Mostly, I just want to tell a good story -- I don't have grandiose ideas about changing the world through my prose (that would be nice, but nah -- it ain't happening).
I write mostly in the fantasy genre. I've loved fantasy since discovering Frodo, Gandalf and Smaug when I was still Hobbit-sized. For me, "The Lord of the Rings" represented how I wanted the world to be (heck, I'd still pay a lot of money for a ticket there, if anyone has one to sell). After that, it was "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant", "Sword of Shannara" and any other fantasy novels I could get my hands on. The local library was my favorite place to be. I did more traveling there than anywhere else.
I've written in many other genres over the years (mostly during my unprofitable screenplay-writing days), including historical fiction, mystery, thriller, western and contemporary drama. But I always seem to come back to fantasy. As a genre, it's difficult to do, since you have to make up *everything* you write -- when a character walks somewhere, you have to decide what "somewhere" is -- but that's part of the appeal for me. I get to explore much further than the confines of this reality.
Ultimately writing is part of my soul. I do it because I must. I don't write to feel alive. I write because *I am* alive. I hope you'll come along on the journey with me.
I write mostly in the fantasy genre. I've loved fantasy since discovering Frodo, Gandalf and Smaug when I was still Hobbit-sized. For me, "The Lord of the Rings" represented how I wanted the world to be (heck, I'd still pay a lot of money for a ticket there, if anyone has one to sell). After that, it was "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant", "Sword of Shannara" and any other fantasy novels I could get my hands on. The local library was my favorite place to be. I did more traveling there than anywhere else.
I've written in many other genres over the years (mostly during my unprofitable screenplay-writing days), including historical fiction, mystery, thriller, western and contemporary drama. But I always seem to come back to fantasy. As a genre, it's difficult to do, since you have to make up *everything* you write -- when a character walks somewhere, you have to decide what "somewhere" is -- but that's part of the appeal for me. I get to explore much further than the confines of this reality.
Ultimately writing is part of my soul. I do it because I must. I don't write to feel alive. I write because *I am* alive. I hope you'll come along on the journey with me.
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January 24, 2023
I reviewed this as one of the SPFBO (Self Published Fantasy Blog off) contest judges.
1.5/5 stars
99 Days is the kind of book with a strong concept but underwhelmed by almost every other factor in the book.
Let it be known first that 99 Days is the 2nd book in the Red Proxy series by Keith Ward and I haven’t read the first book yet. The author submitted this as his SPFBO entry and my experience will be based on reading it without any knowledge that was maybe shed upon in the first book.
The book started out really strong, as the blurb said, Ketram, the main character, had his village burned down and his wife killed, plus his newborn triples were kidnapped and now he’s on a mission to rescue them. Sadly, the best part of the plot is also the one that was mentioned in the blurb. The journey towards saving his triplets lacked intensity, scarce actions, and somehow, felt like filler side quests. All the side characters he met during his journey appeared only for a while, and it’s practically impossible to care about them. The thing I dislike the most, however, has to be at the end of the book; the climax and conclusion were done in less than 3% of the story, not to mention the ending itself are heavily filled with Deus Ex Machina moments. There’s one very important moment in the ending, where there’s no clear explanation on how it happened other than “wherever”, this is an exact quote from the book, the reason was “wherever” and “the world has changed”. Now, as I mentioned before, maybe there’s an explanation somewhere in the first book about this situation but there’s absolutely no explanation given here.
I also find the characters hard to care for because they don't have enough development, except for Danak, the Span Seer. Most characters also lacked the necessary physical description that throughout my time of reading this, I had no idea on how most of the characters looked like, unless you look at the front cover of the book which features the main character.
Luckily, despite all this, there are still good things to find in the book, especially the concept of Span Seer, Proxy, and Transfer, which were really well done. To explain it briefly, Span Seer is a seer who can measure how much time a person will have before dying of old age, right from the moment they were born (unless they're killed). Once the lifespan has been measured, they can be candidates for Proxy. A Proxy is someone who’s chosen to sacrifice his lifespan to be transferred to somebody else, prolonging that person’s life. This means, if the person wishes so, they can be immortal and live forever as long that they keep on taking other Proxys to prolong their own life, with repercussions of course. I truly enjoyed reading this concept, plus the prose is simple and good enough for the story, with only one or two typos I found which is a rarity in most indie books.
Overall, 99 Days is a book with a strong concept in its world-building but sadly, the rest of the book pales in comparison to the concept itself. Again, I’ll remind you that this is based on my experience reading this straight from the 2nd book of the series, there's a chance that if I've read the first book before this, I would've enjoyed this one more.
You can find this and the rest of my Adult Epic/High Fantasy & Sci-Fi reviews at BookNest
1.5/5 stars
99 Days is the kind of book with a strong concept but underwhelmed by almost every other factor in the book.
Let it be known first that 99 Days is the 2nd book in the Red Proxy series by Keith Ward and I haven’t read the first book yet. The author submitted this as his SPFBO entry and my experience will be based on reading it without any knowledge that was maybe shed upon in the first book.
The book started out really strong, as the blurb said, Ketram, the main character, had his village burned down and his wife killed, plus his newborn triples were kidnapped and now he’s on a mission to rescue them. Sadly, the best part of the plot is also the one that was mentioned in the blurb. The journey towards saving his triplets lacked intensity, scarce actions, and somehow, felt like filler side quests. All the side characters he met during his journey appeared only for a while, and it’s practically impossible to care about them. The thing I dislike the most, however, has to be at the end of the book; the climax and conclusion were done in less than 3% of the story, not to mention the ending itself are heavily filled with Deus Ex Machina moments. There’s one very important moment in the ending, where there’s no clear explanation on how it happened other than “wherever”, this is an exact quote from the book, the reason was “wherever” and “the world has changed”. Now, as I mentioned before, maybe there’s an explanation somewhere in the first book about this situation but there’s absolutely no explanation given here.
I also find the characters hard to care for because they don't have enough development, except for Danak, the Span Seer. Most characters also lacked the necessary physical description that throughout my time of reading this, I had no idea on how most of the characters looked like, unless you look at the front cover of the book which features the main character.
Luckily, despite all this, there are still good things to find in the book, especially the concept of Span Seer, Proxy, and Transfer, which were really well done. To explain it briefly, Span Seer is a seer who can measure how much time a person will have before dying of old age, right from the moment they were born (unless they're killed). Once the lifespan has been measured, they can be candidates for Proxy. A Proxy is someone who’s chosen to sacrifice his lifespan to be transferred to somebody else, prolonging that person’s life. This means, if the person wishes so, they can be immortal and live forever as long that they keep on taking other Proxys to prolong their own life, with repercussions of course. I truly enjoyed reading this concept, plus the prose is simple and good enough for the story, with only one or two typos I found which is a rarity in most indie books.
Overall, 99 Days is a book with a strong concept in its world-building but sadly, the rest of the book pales in comparison to the concept itself. Again, I’ll remind you that this is based on my experience reading this straight from the 2nd book of the series, there's a chance that if I've read the first book before this, I would've enjoyed this one more.
You can find this and the rest of my Adult Epic/High Fantasy & Sci-Fi reviews at BookNest
March 19, 2017
Somewhat predictable but a read well worth it. You find that it keeps you on the edge of your seat, with unexpected twists til the very end.
October 8, 2024
I generally do not like fantasy like this book is. Made-up worlds with dragons and magic usually do not catch my attention. In fact, the first chapters didn't grab me at all. Then, I managed to open my kindle and it took me to the wrong page in the book. I read a little of that chapter and I was caught. My technological mistake turned out to be the key. After that, I started reading the book and kept reading it until I finished it. Luckily, I had started early in the afternoon, so will not be up too late now.
The book takes you to the world of Greyfelle where we find Kertram herding dragonlings . He has to move them along and keep them alive and well until he gets to his destination. He would like them to move quicker so he can get back home to his wife Rabiniak who is going to give birth to twins any day. When the herd is attacked by flying creatures, he tries his best to fight off the creatures; but is attacked himself and is near death when friends appear and fight them off. They nurse him back to health and then take over his herd so he can return home. He returns home just in time to witness the birth of his triplets! The Span Seer who is present reads the life span of the babies. The first baby has 64 years, the second has 65, and the last one has 70 years. When he goes to register their births, he has to decide whether or not to give up one or two of the babies to become Proxies. A Proxie is a person who gives up their life in a Transfer to another person who then can add their life span to their own allowing them to live longer. To the very poor people of the country, this enables them to get money for the rest of the family to live on. However, Kertram refuses to give up any of his babies.
After staying off work two weeks longer than expected, Kertram must leave with another herd to be delivered. He hates to do this; but they must eat. He had to spend the night on the way to get the herd and the next morning, saw an extraordinary amount of smoke coming fromt he direction of his village. He returns at a run to find the village has been demolished by soldiers from a neighboring country. He finds the entire population of the village dead. When he reaches his own house, he finds his wife horribly cut up on the floor and the babies gone. As he sits by his wife mourning, he realizes she is still barely alive. She whispers to him what happened and tells him to find the babies and then she dies. Danak, one of the Span Seers that helped with the babies came to find out if Rabiniak and the babies were OK. She lived in a neighboring town. She convinces Kertram to allow her to accompany him on his trek to find the babies. Danak had been a good friend of Rabiniak, so he let her go with him. Now they had to find the babies while avoiding the armies coming into their country. The hardships they face as they track the babies are frightening. Will they ever find the babies? Will they find them alive?
The book takes you to the world of Greyfelle where we find Kertram herding dragonlings . He has to move them along and keep them alive and well until he gets to his destination. He would like them to move quicker so he can get back home to his wife Rabiniak who is going to give birth to twins any day. When the herd is attacked by flying creatures, he tries his best to fight off the creatures; but is attacked himself and is near death when friends appear and fight them off. They nurse him back to health and then take over his herd so he can return home. He returns home just in time to witness the birth of his triplets! The Span Seer who is present reads the life span of the babies. The first baby has 64 years, the second has 65, and the last one has 70 years. When he goes to register their births, he has to decide whether or not to give up one or two of the babies to become Proxies. A Proxie is a person who gives up their life in a Transfer to another person who then can add their life span to their own allowing them to live longer. To the very poor people of the country, this enables them to get money for the rest of the family to live on. However, Kertram refuses to give up any of his babies.
After staying off work two weeks longer than expected, Kertram must leave with another herd to be delivered. He hates to do this; but they must eat. He had to spend the night on the way to get the herd and the next morning, saw an extraordinary amount of smoke coming fromt he direction of his village. He returns at a run to find the village has been demolished by soldiers from a neighboring country. He finds the entire population of the village dead. When he reaches his own house, he finds his wife horribly cut up on the floor and the babies gone. As he sits by his wife mourning, he realizes she is still barely alive. She whispers to him what happened and tells him to find the babies and then she dies. Danak, one of the Span Seers that helped with the babies came to find out if Rabiniak and the babies were OK. She lived in a neighboring town. She convinces Kertram to allow her to accompany him on his trek to find the babies. Danak had been a good friend of Rabiniak, so he let her go with him. Now they had to find the babies while avoiding the armies coming into their country. The hardships they face as they track the babies are frightening. Will they ever find the babies? Will they find them alive?
September 22, 2017
Interesting book. I thought this book had an interesting concept that you could transfer life spans to others so that they lived longer. One downside the person it was transferred from then dies. This story follows a father that finds his wife killed and his children taken just for this purpose when he is away. The story moves along well and keeps your interest as he tries to rescue his children before they are used in this way. I enjoy books that make you think. Would you want to use another human being in this way if it prolonged your life? Another thing is that to do the basis of the book it meant you knew pretty close when you were going to die. So that could change some of your choices. Parents could sell their children to make money, but the child would die. Yet if your child or family member was dying would you be willing to pay the money for someone else to be sacrificed to save them? I like how the author brought some of these points up but still made you think on what side of the coin you would fall. This was the second book in the series, yet I did not feel I was missing anything by reading this one without reading the first book in the series. Would be looking for more books by this author. I did receive an ARC copy from Hidden Gems for an honest review.
August 12, 2017
Captivating From Start to End
In his second book in the Red Proxy series, author Keith Ward leads through an in-depth understanding of the world of Greyfelle. While the first book interspersed the lives and viewpoints of multiple characters, 99 Days is all narrated by Ketram. We follow Ketram through 99 Days while he encounters a maelstrom of emotions and enough twists and turns to keep the story very interesting and captivating.
Along his journey to save his children from the fate of becoming proxies on the 99th day of their lives, Ketram is joined by Dana who we met in The Blood King. It's not essential to have read the first book, but it helps,
Besides being a great story, this book provides a lot of opportunities to contemplate some deep philosophical questions.
I definitely liked this book more than the The Blood King.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
In his second book in the Red Proxy series, author Keith Ward leads through an in-depth understanding of the world of Greyfelle. While the first book interspersed the lives and viewpoints of multiple characters, 99 Days is all narrated by Ketram. We follow Ketram through 99 Days while he encounters a maelstrom of emotions and enough twists and turns to keep the story very interesting and captivating.
Along his journey to save his children from the fate of becoming proxies on the 99th day of their lives, Ketram is joined by Dana who we met in The Blood King. It's not essential to have read the first book, but it helps,
Besides being a great story, this book provides a lot of opportunities to contemplate some deep philosophical questions.
I definitely liked this book more than the The Blood King.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
September 19, 2017
This is one of those books that grabs you and keeps you reading it. You want to get to the end to see what happens, yet you don't want it to end! If you read the Blood King first you get an idea of how this world is set up. Danak, Mavel's assistant Span Seer, is one of the main characters in this one. As Kertrand and Danak travel to try to catch up to his babies they run into a host of interesting characters. At times their trust is misplaced and they are betrayed. Kertrand narrowly escapes becoming a proxy at one point. Danak is questioning her life as a Span Seer. The end has a surprise twist. A couple of the peripheral characters could have been expanded a bit, but I am waiting to see if that happens in Book Three. I read a free copy in exchange for an honest review. I really like this world that Keith Ward has created. It is well written, well developed characters and honest dialogue as well as a great story!
September 21, 2022
This book may have been my favorite one in the series. The premise is that Ketram, an ordinary man (a hard-working dragon herder, in this world neither a particularly well-paid nor prestigious profession) has his three newborn triplets kidnapped. He knows they are destined to become proxies against all the laws of their dark world, and he's determined to give them the long lives they are destined for. There is plenty of tension inherent in the premise, and I thought the book followed through on it brilliantly. My one criticism is that there is a bit of "fridging" inherent in the premise and in how Ketram responds to his wife's death--she doesn't get a chance to be developed as a character at all, just to be murdered to inspire him to heroism, which is a troubling trope. Yet, though I'm super sensitive to stuff like that, overall I still found the book to be enormously successful, a testament to its excellent premise and likable hero.
June 25, 2017
I really loved "The Blood King", so I'm not surprised that I loved "99 Days" too!
It's not often that I lose track of time completely while I'm reading, but I just got so involved with the story and characters in this book that I really didn't care if my family hadn't been fed for a few days (okay, that's an exaggeration... I was only an hour late with dinner!).
Keith Ward is a fantastic writer, with a brilliant imagination, and I can't wait for more "Red Proxy" novels.
It's not often that I lose track of time completely while I'm reading, but I just got so involved with the story and characters in this book that I really didn't care if my family hadn't been fed for a few days (okay, that's an exaggeration... I was only an hour late with dinner!).
Keith Ward is a fantastic writer, with a brilliant imagination, and I can't wait for more "Red Proxy" novels.
January 9, 2018
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. The second book brings you Danak and Kertram. They are caught in a war between two mad men. Kertram's wife is killed and their triplets kidnap to be used as proxies. Kertram and Danak have many adventures and treachery abounds in this book as they try to rescue the triplets. Truly enjoyed their adventure. Learnt about lullaby sprites, would love one of them. I want to be a dragon guide.
July 3, 2017
I loved it.
I don't read a lot of fantasy, but I really enjoyed this story in the strange world. The main characters were so good or so bad. I couldn't help but love the hero and heroine and the villains were truly evil. I loved the ending and am hoping there is a sequel. I Wii definitely read more from this author.
I don't read a lot of fantasy, but I really enjoyed this story in the strange world. The main characters were so good or so bad. I couldn't help but love the hero and heroine and the villains were truly evil. I loved the ending and am hoping there is a sequel. I Wii definitely read more from this author.
August 15, 2017
Welcome to a world where children & life is just a commodity for whoever can afford it. As with the first book this one is raw, cruel, & devastating, except with more courage & hope. It will definitely take you on a journey that is both cruel & wondrous.
December 6, 2017
The Blood King (Red Proxy #1), was obviously the beginning of an epic and now in my second read from Keith Ward the epic continues. In 99 Days (Red Proxy #2) the action takes off at a faster pace, the character development even better than in the first book and the evolved storyline is even better.
September 18, 2017
Great read with a good story line.
May 2, 2018
It took me quite a long time to read this book. It's not that there is anything wrong with it, just that I am so short of free time these days and this is the kind of book where you just have to read it in one go. It should give you an idea of how fun and action packed the story is.
The book stars Ketram, a kind dragonherder from an impoverished village in Shoane whose life forever changes when he discovers his wife Rabiniak just gave birth to triplets. Delighted by the good news that his children are not only healthy but blessed with long lives from a talented Span Seer and her new assistant the mysterious Danak (who is a supporting character in the previous book The Blood King), Kertram feels disgusted that people from his village are pondering if he was going to proxy one of his children for a steep price or live with the prospect he is going to struggle economically.
Ketram's money woes don't last very long when he returns from a cancelled business trip to discover everyone in his village was murdered including Rabiniak and his children were stolen to be sold at a high price. With a heavy heart, Ketram decides to honor Rabiniak's dying wish to save his children at all costs and teams up with Danak to discover where the babies are and save them before they are sacrificied when they turn 99 days old.
Keith is indeed an outstanding buddling new author that has created an amazing society where ritualistic transfer of life spans is not only possible, but socially acceptable to allow rulers to stay alive and a ticket out of poverty for peasants that are willing to sell their babies to the highest bidder. It also ponders the morality of it all where Danak wonders if she really wants to continue having this ability to transfer life to other people. I also find it to be refreashing that Danak isn't accompanying Kertram because she's falling in love with him. When they discover Rabiniak was having triplets instead of twins, Danak hastily tested the lifespan of one of the babies and thinks she made a mistake. She sorts of accompanies Kertram out of initial guilt, but it seems like a spark might appear in the oddest of places. She was already an interesting character in the first novel and her character grows even more here.
The supporting characters are also interesting. Melchor is awesome albeit he appears very little in the story and I personally liked the mentally unstable travel guide who helps Kertram's group pass through the dangerous mountains to Desnu. The powerful Span Seer of Tierson is a troubling character that sadly appears very little. I personally enjoy the villains in this story, you never know who is a bad guy.
I think the ending was a bit rushed. While I was excited to finally reach Day 99, the ending was slightly anticlimatic. The two dragonherders that befriend Kertram seem interesting but they weren't fully fleshed out which I found to be a huge letdown given the really strong buildup from the rest of the novel.
All in all, it's an excellent story and I'll be really excited to read the third novel when it comes out.
The book stars Ketram, a kind dragonherder from an impoverished village in Shoane whose life forever changes when he discovers his wife Rabiniak just gave birth to triplets. Delighted by the good news that his children are not only healthy but blessed with long lives from a talented Span Seer and her new assistant the mysterious Danak (who is a supporting character in the previous book The Blood King), Kertram feels disgusted that people from his village are pondering if he was going to proxy one of his children for a steep price or live with the prospect he is going to struggle economically.
Ketram's money woes don't last very long when he returns from a cancelled business trip to discover everyone in his village was murdered including Rabiniak and his children were stolen to be sold at a high price. With a heavy heart, Ketram decides to honor Rabiniak's dying wish to save his children at all costs and teams up with Danak to discover where the babies are and save them before they are sacrificied when they turn 99 days old.
Keith is indeed an outstanding buddling new author that has created an amazing society where ritualistic transfer of life spans is not only possible, but socially acceptable to allow rulers to stay alive and a ticket out of poverty for peasants that are willing to sell their babies to the highest bidder. It also ponders the morality of it all where Danak wonders if she really wants to continue having this ability to transfer life to other people. I also find it to be refreashing that Danak isn't accompanying Kertram because she's falling in love with him. When they discover Rabiniak was having triplets instead of twins, Danak hastily tested the lifespan of one of the babies and thinks she made a mistake. She sorts of accompanies Kertram out of initial guilt, but it seems like a spark might appear in the oddest of places. She was already an interesting character in the first novel and her character grows even more here.
The supporting characters are also interesting. Melchor is awesome albeit he appears very little in the story and I personally liked the mentally unstable travel guide who helps Kertram's group pass through the dangerous mountains to Desnu. The powerful Span Seer of Tierson is a troubling character that sadly appears very little. I personally enjoy the villains in this story, you never know who is a bad guy.
I think the ending was a bit rushed. While I was excited to finally reach Day 99, the ending was slightly anticlimatic. The two dragonherders that befriend Kertram seem interesting but they weren't fully fleshed out which I found to be a huge letdown given the really strong buildup from the rest of the novel.
All in all, it's an excellent story and I'll be really excited to read the third novel when it comes out.
March 8, 2020
I've put off this review because I just didn't know if I could do the book justice. Have you ever read a book that you just enjoyed so much it was hard to put words to? That was 99 Days for me. It was the best book I read in 2017 and here I am 3 years later still trying to review it.
The world building of this book is an utterly unique idea. That life, the days and years left to a person can be transferred to another person via a ritual done by someone called a Span Seer. The Span Seers can not only transfer life they can see the days allotted to a person, thus each newborn's days are read and entered into a ledger.
This sets up a economy, of sorts, based of life, quality of life and privilege. This economy is accepted by most of the world, even our main character has had some Transfers. However after the kidnapping of his newborns he begins to question the practice and so does the Span Seer Danak who journeys with him to save his children.
The action and twists keep the book a fast read, and it left me thinking for a long time. Few books really get down to the nitty gritty of the meaning and worth of life (Unwind is the other book that comes to mind.)
Bottom Line:
I loved the idea of the world in 99 Days, and it was well done all around. I highly recommend it.
The world building of this book is an utterly unique idea. That life, the days and years left to a person can be transferred to another person via a ritual done by someone called a Span Seer. The Span Seers can not only transfer life they can see the days allotted to a person, thus each newborn's days are read and entered into a ledger.
This sets up a economy, of sorts, based of life, quality of life and privilege. This economy is accepted by most of the world, even our main character has had some Transfers. However after the kidnapping of his newborns he begins to question the practice and so does the Span Seer Danak who journeys with him to save his children.
The action and twists keep the book a fast read, and it left me thinking for a long time. Few books really get down to the nitty gritty of the meaning and worth of life (Unwind is the other book that comes to mind.)
Bottom Line:
I loved the idea of the world in 99 Days, and it was well done all around. I highly recommend it.
July 4, 2017
5/5 Stars
What a continuation to this intriguing series! In this novel, we follow Ketram on his journey to save his children from certain death. He is joined by a Span Seer who was there at the birth of his children.
Now, I will admit that I had read The Rescue(only available via the author's newsletter), which is about Ketram's early life. It was definitely a good intro into his life, although it is not needed to read 99 Days.
Each character was vastly different than the others. Ketram is a grieving father and Danak is a Span Seer losing faith in her work. There are plenty of other characters that will keep you interested in this novel.
This is the second in a series; however, I do not think you really need to read the first in order to understand the events in this novel. I do recommend that book though, even for just a background lesson on The Blood King, Transfers, and Span Seers.
We do learn more about Span Seers and the Transfer process in this installment. It is certainly an interesting concept that Keith Ward has created.
I cannot wait to see what cokes next in this world.
What a continuation to this intriguing series! In this novel, we follow Ketram on his journey to save his children from certain death. He is joined by a Span Seer who was there at the birth of his children.
Now, I will admit that I had read The Rescue(only available via the author's newsletter), which is about Ketram's early life. It was definitely a good intro into his life, although it is not needed to read 99 Days.
Each character was vastly different than the others. Ketram is a grieving father and Danak is a Span Seer losing faith in her work. There are plenty of other characters that will keep you interested in this novel.
This is the second in a series; however, I do not think you really need to read the first in order to understand the events in this novel. I do recommend that book though, even for just a background lesson on The Blood King, Transfers, and Span Seers.
We do learn more about Span Seers and the Transfer process in this installment. It is certainly an interesting concept that Keith Ward has created.
I cannot wait to see what cokes next in this world.
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