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Renshai Chronicles #5
Prince of Demons
No. 1038. Cover art by Jody A. Lee. First printing.
704 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1996
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Mickey Zucker Reichert
89 books183 followersMickey Zucker Reichert (pseudonym for Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert) is an American fantasy fiction author of several best selling novels. Perhaps her most famous work is the epic Renshai series, which offers an intriguing perspective on traditional Norse mythology. She is also a parent and paediatrician with a soft spot for critters great and small. She has been known care for a veritable zoo of creatures, at times including mice, horses, snakes, llamas, parrots, squirrels, possums, and foxes.
Alongside her twenty-two novels, Reichert has also published one illustrated novella and fifty-plus short stories.
Alongside her twenty-two novels, Reichert has also published one illustrated novella and fifty-plus short stories.
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July 6, 2023
2.5 stars rounded up.
After rescuing the rightful king of Bearn from the elves and temporarily saving the world, Ra-khir, Kaval and friends are trying to carry on with their lives; for Ra-khir, that means continuing his training for knight status, while Tae is reunited with his crimelord father For Kaval, this involves keeping the promise she made to train the soldiers of the king of Pudar for a year. Meanwhile, the Dark Elves, still seeking vengeance on humanity, have cast a spell of infertility on most of the human population. And in Asgard, Colbey Calistinsson is desperately trying to maintain the balance between chaos and law and prevent a second ragnarok.
I did enjoy this book, but although it started with a bang it slowed down noticeably in the middle section, with the focus on the character's relationships , which left me rather bored and irritated. The book generally felt unfocused and somewhat 'ramble-y'; the ending was definitely leaving unfinished business for the sequel, which is arguably acceptable, but still frustrating.
I will read the third book soon (I have a few previous commitments to read first) but I think I'll take a break before reading the third and final trilogy.
After rescuing the rightful king of Bearn from the elves and temporarily saving the world, Ra-khir, Kaval and friends are trying to carry on with their lives; for Ra-khir, that means continuing his training for knight status, while Tae is reunited with his crimelord father For Kaval, this involves keeping the promise she made to train the soldiers of the king of Pudar for a year. Meanwhile, the Dark Elves, still seeking vengeance on humanity, have cast a spell of infertility on most of the human population. And in Asgard, Colbey Calistinsson is desperately trying to maintain the balance between chaos and law and prevent a second ragnarok.
I did enjoy this book, but although it started with a bang it slowed down noticeably in the middle section, with the focus on the character's relationships , which left me rather bored and irritated. The book generally felt unfocused and somewhat 'ramble-y'; the ending was definitely leaving unfinished business for the sequel, which is arguably acceptable, but still frustrating.
I will read the third book soon (I have a few previous commitments to read first) but I think I'll take a break before reading the third and final trilogy.
July 23, 2020
An odd book and I'm still not sure what to think of it.
It starts where the previous left off and our companions are still looking to get Griff put on the Bearnian throne. From there the plot kind of meanders with a lot of space been taken by the relationships between our main POV's with the major plot of the elves versus humanity, though constantly there, taking a back seat somewhat.
All the POV's from the previous are still present though the main focus is definitely on Kevrel, Ra-khir and Tae. Though they were interesting I did get a bit bored with the whole dynamic between the three of them, it took up far too much page count. The author is doing well showing how they've changed, not quite so young, but still a lot hormones floating around.
However we do get more of Colbey, the gods and the elves compared to the first book and these are by far the most interesting scenes, especially once Colbey starts going into the realm of Chaos. Still not totally sure where it's all going but I'm interested to find out. I also loved when Colbey finally went to Valhalla and I wish the author could have added a few more scenes there, just to meet some old friends. Ah well.
The last part of the book took the story in a pretty random and disturbing direction. It basically got all kind of Handmaid Tail-ey and seemed to come from nowhere. Kevrel was seriously abused in this section and whether it was the intention of the author or not, I felt there was judgement there on pre-marital sex that left me pretty uncomfortable. The scene with Tae in the east at the same time didn't help matters either.
I did enjoy this book even with these complaints and I will be continuing with the final part of this series. Hopefully like the first series the conclusion will be the best part.
3.5 rounded down.
Please see this and other reviews at https://barrysbloodybooks.home.blog/
It starts where the previous left off and our companions are still looking to get Griff put on the Bearnian throne. From there the plot kind of meanders with a lot of space been taken by the relationships between our main POV's with the major plot of the elves versus humanity, though constantly there, taking a back seat somewhat.
All the POV's from the previous are still present though the main focus is definitely on Kevrel, Ra-khir and Tae. Though they were interesting I did get a bit bored with the whole dynamic between the three of them, it took up far too much page count. The author is doing well showing how they've changed, not quite so young, but still a lot hormones floating around.
However we do get more of Colbey, the gods and the elves compared to the first book and these are by far the most interesting scenes, especially once Colbey starts going into the realm of Chaos. Still not totally sure where it's all going but I'm interested to find out. I also loved when Colbey finally went to Valhalla and I wish the author could have added a few more scenes there, just to meet some old friends. Ah well.
The last part of the book took the story in a pretty random and disturbing direction. It basically got all kind of Handmaid Tail-ey and seemed to come from nowhere. Kevrel was seriously abused in this section and whether it was the intention of the author or not, I felt there was judgement there on pre-marital sex that left me pretty uncomfortable. The scene with Tae in the east at the same time didn't help matters either.
I did enjoy this book even with these complaints and I will be continuing with the final part of this series. Hopefully like the first series the conclusion will be the best part.
3.5 rounded down.
Please see this and other reviews at https://barrysbloodybooks.home.blog/
May 18, 2020
Another good continuation of the series, with learning experiences, relationships and possible trigger scenes for some sensitive readers. Pregnancy hormones can be a terrible thing, but not always.
November 22, 2019
The first 32 pages of the book are missing from my copy. Instead of the first 32 pages, the front of the book has pages 673 to 704.
September 27, 2016
I first read this book a very long time ago, and to this day it (and, honestly, almost everything by this author!) ranks among my all time and forever favorites!
Once again, a second book in a series that doesn't disappoint! Continuing with rich world-building, an ever-evolving history and so much character depth, this book continues well beyond "Beyond Ragnarok"!
Enjoy!
*** Please note that I am playing "catch up" with some old and favorite reads! Enjoy my Backlog! ***
Once again, a second book in a series that doesn't disappoint! Continuing with rich world-building, an ever-evolving history and so much character depth, this book continues well beyond "Beyond Ragnarok"!
Enjoy!
*** Please note that I am playing "catch up" with some old and favorite reads! Enjoy my Backlog! ***
May 30, 2021
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
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