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Wahrheit #2
Revenge
The Truth is a weak thing. It has no power. The only power the Truth holds is the power we grant it.
The might of nations rises and falls with the same, inexorable certainty of the oceans. Powers, unseen and unknown, push and pull, with relentless determination. The currents that shape the world are easily ignored, until the waters rise, and the people drown.
In the Kingdom of Wahrheit, the tide has turned, and the water is rising.
A new ruler sits upon an ancient throne. Foreign nations, for centuries cowed by the strength of Wahrheit’s dragons and her armies, rise in defiance to throw off the old order. Fae, some thought to be nothing more than myth, stride Wahrheit’s fields and her council chambers. Within the kingdom, there are those who see the disruption as weakness, and weakness as opportunity. There are wrongs to be righted. Blood to be spilled. All in the pursuit of revenge.
There are those who could defy the call and stand against the tide of violence and blood. Six paladins, chosen by Fortune, or so it’s claimed. They are like the moon or the stars—ignorant of the power they exert upon the world. They follow the path chosen for them, and if their passing brings joy or sorrow, they know nothing but their journey.
That is the Truth. Their fate. Unless they can shatter the bindings of ancient law and forge a Truth of their own.
The might of nations rises and falls with the same, inexorable certainty of the oceans. Powers, unseen and unknown, push and pull, with relentless determination. The currents that shape the world are easily ignored, until the waters rise, and the people drown.
In the Kingdom of Wahrheit, the tide has turned, and the water is rising.
A new ruler sits upon an ancient throne. Foreign nations, for centuries cowed by the strength of Wahrheit’s dragons and her armies, rise in defiance to throw off the old order. Fae, some thought to be nothing more than myth, stride Wahrheit’s fields and her council chambers. Within the kingdom, there are those who see the disruption as weakness, and weakness as opportunity. There are wrongs to be righted. Blood to be spilled. All in the pursuit of revenge.
There are those who could defy the call and stand against the tide of violence and blood. Six paladins, chosen by Fortune, or so it’s claimed. They are like the moon or the stars—ignorant of the power they exert upon the world. They follow the path chosen for them, and if their passing brings joy or sorrow, they know nothing but their journey.
That is the Truth. Their fate. Unless they can shatter the bindings of ancient law and forge a Truth of their own.
- GenresFantasy
592 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 21, 2023
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About the author
A.C. Cobble
30 books632 followersAC Cobble is the author of Wahrheit, The King's Ranger, Benjamin Ashwood, and The Cartographer series. Signed print copies of all of his books are available at Merrick Bookshop:
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Wahrheit is a classic epic fantasy adventure. It is packed full of political intrigue, epic battles, spies & assassins, ancient magic, a little humor, a young man and woman against impossible odds, and dragons. If you liked AC Cobble's other books, you will love this series.
The King's Ranger is a clean, action-packed adventure. Rew, the titular ranger, wants only to manage the wilderness he is responsible for, but the arrival of three youths in his jail cell force him to embark on an epic journey. To protect the youths, he's forced to confront a darkness in his past and join a swirling conflict that will envelope the entire kingdom.
Benjamin Ashwood is AC's take on the classic farm boy with a sword fantasy story. It starts much like they all do, but in Ben's world like the real world, heroes are made not born, and the good guys don't always win. Try it today and find out why this series has sold hundreds of thousands of copies!
The Cartographer is a little sexier and a little darker, but has the same sense of fun and adventure as Benjamin Ashwood. Think world spanning travel and exploration, occult rituals, dark seductresses, bodies dropping like flies, and bar fights. Fans of Rhys will love Oliver and Sam. Join the adventure today!
For series artwork, maps, the newsletter signup, the blog, and more, head over to: https://accobble.com/.
https://merrickbookshop.com/collectio...
Wahrheit is a classic epic fantasy adventure. It is packed full of political intrigue, epic battles, spies & assassins, ancient magic, a little humor, a young man and woman against impossible odds, and dragons. If you liked AC Cobble's other books, you will love this series.
The King's Ranger is a clean, action-packed adventure. Rew, the titular ranger, wants only to manage the wilderness he is responsible for, but the arrival of three youths in his jail cell force him to embark on an epic journey. To protect the youths, he's forced to confront a darkness in his past and join a swirling conflict that will envelope the entire kingdom.
Benjamin Ashwood is AC's take on the classic farm boy with a sword fantasy story. It starts much like they all do, but in Ben's world like the real world, heroes are made not born, and the good guys don't always win. Try it today and find out why this series has sold hundreds of thousands of copies!
The Cartographer is a little sexier and a little darker, but has the same sense of fun and adventure as Benjamin Ashwood. Think world spanning travel and exploration, occult rituals, dark seductresses, bodies dropping like flies, and bar fights. Fans of Rhys will love Oliver and Sam. Join the adventure today!
For series artwork, maps, the newsletter signup, the blog, and more, head over to: https://accobble.com/.
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April 6, 2023
Revenge is a great tale of well, revenge. It picks up right where the previous novel had left off and the pace doesn't dampen for a second. It would have been believed that the world had been made right and that the characters could go back to the way things used to be, but unfortunately (or fortunately for us as readers) the characters could not forgive and forget. The stakes are as high as ever and we are allowed to go on a journey with all of them in their continuing adventures. The same characters are back and we get lots of screen time with all of them.
The strength are the characters. Each are unique and individual, which makes it hard to pinpoint a favorite. I loved how each has their own personal agenda, with a clever way to show the selfishness of all of them. They all believe they are trying to help the kingdom, but they discover the true price of revenge. The audio being narrated by Travis Baldree is fantastic and does an excellent job of giving each character an individual voice.
This is a series that I continue to get excited by. It has so much political intrigue with some intense fighting as well. I really like the idea of the dragon riders and the Fae that are continually causing havoc throughout the novels. I really want to know more about them as I felt in each novel we were barely scratching the surface. AC Cobble is quickly becoming an author that I will instantly devour each of his books!!
Thank you for taking the time to read my review. As always, happy reading and Stay Great!!
The strength are the characters. Each are unique and individual, which makes it hard to pinpoint a favorite. I loved how each has their own personal agenda, with a clever way to show the selfishness of all of them. They all believe they are trying to help the kingdom, but they discover the true price of revenge. The audio being narrated by Travis Baldree is fantastic and does an excellent job of giving each character an individual voice.
This is a series that I continue to get excited by. It has so much political intrigue with some intense fighting as well. I really like the idea of the dragon riders and the Fae that are continually causing havoc throughout the novels. I really want to know more about them as I felt in each novel we were barely scratching the surface. AC Cobble is quickly becoming an author that I will instantly devour each of his books!!
Thank you for taking the time to read my review. As always, happy reading and Stay Great!!
March 20, 2023
When I first started this, I was afraid it was not going to measure up to book 1, and that I wouldn’t like it as much. Turns out, I like it more, but in a much different way. Book 1 was very fast paced and easy to read, lots of battles and dragons. This book, on the other hand, is much more - I guess the word I’m looking for is thoughtful. It’s a deeper look at the characters introduced in book 1 (along with a couple of new ones), and is a study of who they are and how they got where they are now, as well as how the events of book 1 are shaping where they’re going. It also introduces some interesting twists and a few surprises. I’m looking forward to book 3.
May 25, 2023
Fast paced and engaging this book just made me smile during certain sections. The characters are dynamic and interesting. Travis Baldree returns on narration for the audio book and delivers s fantastic performance.
The one draw back I have with Revenge is it has some chapters that don’t seem to go anywhere and a frivolous POV or two. Other than than I overall really enjoyed this book and cannot wait for the next installment.
The one draw back I have with Revenge is it has some chapters that don’t seem to go anywhere and a frivolous POV or two. Other than than I overall really enjoyed this book and cannot wait for the next installment.
April 17, 2023
The old myths speak of the most vile of creatures. Their evil twisting the minds of those in power. The kingdom of Wahrheit with its legendary dragon knights is under siege.
The same gritty rawness as its predecessor. Full of dark lore & conspiracy. Awesome series.
The same gritty rawness as its predecessor. Full of dark lore & conspiracy. Awesome series.
July 27, 2023
This is Wahrheit book 2, and I enjoyed book one so much that I dove right into this one. Thanks again to the author, as he shared an audible code with me for both.
This book packs a punch. It comes back with a vengeance, it comes back for…REVENGE. The novel itself amps up the author’s previous work in book one; political intrigue, character development, and dialogue. The characters face more betrayals, more twists, more turns. Now they have to deal with greater interference from the fae as well. Will the new Queen rise to the occasion?
This author has such a way with wording combat that the action feels both incredibly vast, yet also personal. You can picture the carnage in the background of battle. You can picture the lines of men ready for action, but then at the same time, he’s actually dialing it down and focusing on a single person within their midst. It’s fantastic, but it’s also my one small gripe with the novel. There simply wasn’t enough. It felt kind of like starting over from the first with a similar buildup, rather than starting on the precipice from the first and opening wide.
Personally still a fantastic read and I cannot wait for book 3. Travis Baldree’s narration is exquisite. A 4/5* for me.
This book packs a punch. It comes back with a vengeance, it comes back for…REVENGE. The novel itself amps up the author’s previous work in book one; political intrigue, character development, and dialogue. The characters face more betrayals, more twists, more turns. Now they have to deal with greater interference from the fae as well. Will the new Queen rise to the occasion?
This author has such a way with wording combat that the action feels both incredibly vast, yet also personal. You can picture the carnage in the background of battle. You can picture the lines of men ready for action, but then at the same time, he’s actually dialing it down and focusing on a single person within their midst. It’s fantastic, but it’s also my one small gripe with the novel. There simply wasn’t enough. It felt kind of like starting over from the first with a similar buildup, rather than starting on the precipice from the first and opening wide.
Personally still a fantastic read and I cannot wait for book 3. Travis Baldree’s narration is exquisite. A 4/5* for me.
March 15, 2023
A much deeper dive into the magic of Warheight! Continues a lot of themes from book 1, while layering further the lore and players of the world. Sets up book 3 nicely with intrigue as to how deep the layers will go before things really start to explode. :)
August 24, 2023
Don’t understand what this — 1000+ pages is all about
Tons of flowery prose, literally meaningless since it adds nothing more than some type of story/world background on a world not very different than our own — physically. Excruciating long descriptions of buildings, clothing of each character and ongoing, repetitive phrasing equals a very slow, tedious and frustrating read.
Too many POVs that don’t follow the same timeline, making the story feel “choppy”. Knowledge is power, or so I’ve been told…and kinda agree. In the beginning we’re told about fae and fae-sight. Author started with Sprites, then added in dragons. After 500+ pages(book 1) we find out that there’s elves, dwarfs that are part of the fae. After a couple of hundred pages into this book and then we learn there’s a hierarchy and other types of fae. But why play games?
I looked to check the genre to find out if this was really a very different type of mystery novel. It’s not. Last, author has an underlying theme, more like an agenda, regarding social-relationship issues of today that I’m not really interested in reading about…not when I’m reading fiction/fantasy for enjoyment. Not reading a fantasy to get 21th century enlightenment.
Enjoyed some of the authors prior books, but this mess is difficult to overcome. I kept reading expecting…I guess I don’t know.
Tons of flowery prose, literally meaningless since it adds nothing more than some type of story/world background on a world not very different than our own — physically. Excruciating long descriptions of buildings, clothing of each character and ongoing, repetitive phrasing equals a very slow, tedious and frustrating read.
Too many POVs that don’t follow the same timeline, making the story feel “choppy”. Knowledge is power, or so I’ve been told…and kinda agree. In the beginning we’re told about fae and fae-sight. Author started with Sprites, then added in dragons. After 500+ pages(book 1) we find out that there’s elves, dwarfs that are part of the fae. After a couple of hundred pages into this book and then we learn there’s a hierarchy and other types of fae. But why play games?
I looked to check the genre to find out if this was really a very different type of mystery novel. It’s not. Last, author has an underlying theme, more like an agenda, regarding social-relationship issues of today that I’m not really interested in reading about…not when I’m reading fiction/fantasy for enjoyment. Not reading a fantasy to get 21th century enlightenment.
Enjoyed some of the authors prior books, but this mess is difficult to overcome. I kept reading expecting…I guess I don’t know.
August 12, 2023
Revenge picks up where book 1, Conspiracy, left off. A new queen has been installed in the kingdom, so everything should be chill now, right? Bzzt, wrong! The characters are out for revenge, and the fae can't keep their fingers out of the revenge pie, either.
This series has a variety of POVs, so if that's not your thing, you may not enjoy this. I myself write a ton of POVs, so reading them is very much my jam! There were a couple POVs included that later I wondered why because I felt they didn't add a ton to the story, but someone else might really like that so it's all cool with me.
My fave character in the previous book, Gerhardt, is still trucking along in this one, though now he's on the run. And the stalwart dragon knight Otto Tilly is on the mend from a devastating injury, but eager to be back in the action, along with an incredible dragon. The boy Ulric, who had been a hero in the previous book, seeks revenge of his own that sends him down a harrowing new path that actually made me like him a lot more in this book. There was a ton of character growth and I felt like we got to know and understand more about them.
This series has a variety of POVs, so if that's not your thing, you may not enjoy this. I myself write a ton of POVs, so reading them is very much my jam! There were a couple POVs included that later I wondered why because I felt they didn't add a ton to the story, but someone else might really like that so it's all cool with me.
My fave character in the previous book, Gerhardt, is still trucking along in this one, though now he's on the run. And the stalwart dragon knight Otto Tilly is on the mend from a devastating injury, but eager to be back in the action, along with an incredible dragon. The boy Ulric, who had been a hero in the previous book, seeks revenge of his own that sends him down a harrowing new path that actually made me like him a lot more in this book. There was a ton of character growth and I felt like we got to know and understand more about them.
February 25, 2023
Mr. Cobble has done it yet again. A superb book and there is never a dull moment. The pacing is par excellence. We learn much about the characters and there are just the right amount of twists such that you cannot guess the outcome of any scene.
Yes, there is plenty of sadness and the consequences of revenge are shall we say rather empty. Our new queen has much to learn and she has managed to damage so much.
I am still a shade perplexed by the pirate but may be a second read will clarify things.
I read the book at one go from breakfast to dinner therefore would urge you to start when you know you have no major commitments that day.
The systems of magic are becoming more tangled and to any future kings, do not base your militory might on magic alone.
Yes, there is plenty of sadness and the consequences of revenge are shall we say rather empty. Our new queen has much to learn and she has managed to damage so much.
I am still a shade perplexed by the pirate but may be a second read will clarify things.
I read the book at one go from breakfast to dinner therefore would urge you to start when you know you have no major commitments that day.
The systems of magic are becoming more tangled and to any future kings, do not base your militory might on magic alone.
March 22, 2023
Revenge builds wonderfully on the world established in Conspiracy, raising the stakes and accelerating the action in a delightful, compelling way. There is little question in my mind that A.C. Cobble is in the midst of his crowning achievement to date with the Wahrheit series, and I am anxious for the next installment.
August 13, 2023
This series continues to be a fun one. It has a lot of the standard fantasy tropes, but goes at them in such a way that it feels somewhat fresh.
Dragons, tricky fey, conniving nobles, heroic paladins, and flawed main characters trying to do the right thing.
Plus bonus points for having a bit of queer representation, which is sorely lacking in this genre.
Dragons, tricky fey, conniving nobles, heroic paladins, and flawed main characters trying to do the right thing.
Plus bonus points for having a bit of queer representation, which is sorely lacking in this genre.
February 23, 2025
After reading the first 2 Books in this Series Conspiracy & Revenge, I enjoyed the story continuing Book after Book I just Love a Long Story, I'm really enjoying reading A C Cobble's Series, Looking forward to reading the following 3 Series I've purchased I also think anyone who likes Fantasy stories will enjoy his Series Laurie S
March 3, 2023
The story and the characters are great. The Editing was heavy handed.
March 24, 2023
Outstanding
This series continues to excel - Revenge is every bit the page-turner Conspiracy was. Wahrheit is richly imagined and wonderfully told.
This series continues to excel - Revenge is every bit the page-turner Conspiracy was. Wahrheit is richly imagined and wonderfully told.
April 5, 2023
I have read a couple series by this author and both have been well written. This series has only two books done as of this review. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
April 9, 2023
Awesome second book!!! I liked the first one, Wahrheit, but Revenge was stunning! The character and story development was great and I can’t wait to see the third book 👍🏻😊
April 12, 2023
great book
Great continuation of the story! Fun characters, excellent plot, and fun to read from the first to last page! Looking forward to the next in the series.
Great continuation of the story! Fun characters, excellent plot, and fun to read from the first to last page! Looking forward to the next in the series.
April 12, 2023
His best yet...
April 14, 2023
It's ok.
Not nearly as good as his other 2 series. Lacks the depth and character development if the other two series. I
Not nearly as good as his other 2 series. Lacks the depth and character development if the other two series. I
April 24, 2023
Really enjoyed the second book of this series and the growth of the characters. Excited for the next book and understanding more of the intrigue.
May 5, 2023
liked a lot
Very good sequel that makes you excited for the third book. Hopefully the new book comes soon. Looking forward to it
Very good sequel that makes you excited for the third book. Hopefully the new book comes soon. Looking forward to it
July 4, 2023
Great Read!!!
Action, adventure, and mysterious. The characters are well defined and interesting. Interesting ending that sets the tone for the next book.
Action, adventure, and mysterious. The characters are well defined and interesting. Interesting ending that sets the tone for the next book.
January 23, 2025
Totally enjoyed it! This is a well written and has well developed characters. The story is catching and with the strong characters makes for a very enjoyable read. Great Reading Everyone!
January 9, 2025
The paladin have been chosen. Will they be enough to stop the dark lords? Only time will tell. 👍👌 🕴
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