Son of the Poison Rose by Jonathan Maberry was a freaking amazing dark fantasy adventure.

I can't get over at how he creates his characters!
So vivid, enchanting and well developed.
Kagen, is loveable, smart and very flawed hero.
A cast of characters I'd love to spend more time with that's for sure.
The world building is wonderfully done and very interesting.
The action is wild and intensely-gripping.
With a twisted, compelling storyline.
A epic fantasy novel

Maberry’s dark fantasy has left me incredibly impressed.

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Such an amazing follow-up to Kagen the Damned (as expected!)! The world building continues to be amazing and the plot moves along really well. I can’t wait to see what follows in the next installment. I am, however, very disappointed that I won’t be able to obtain a hc past Kagen, as I’m a hardback collector and prefer to have copies of books that I’m keeping in hc.

The sequel to Kagen the Damned. In this book, Kagen is hiding from emissaries of the Witch King, a mysterious figure who seeks to silence Kagen before he can reveal the Witch Kings true identity.

I really love Jonathan Maberry’s writing and I mostly enjoy this series but this book was just too long. It’s the middle book in a trilogy so we know that the big things won’t get wrapped up and this just dragged things out unnecessarily. There was a lot of repetition. I wish they’d cut at least a third of the book out.

Not as interesting as the first book. The world building is as exquisite as ever, but the story line is a bit predictable. Of course the Emperor would turn the world upside down for Kagen and of course the twins would do what they could to thwart the man who ordered the murder of their mother and siblings. What I want to know is how Kagen’s brother became so evil.

In-depth review and public article to come but I loved this book as much as book 1 Kagen the Dmned. I'm so disappointed that the publisher isn't doing hardback editions for the rest of the series. This phenomenal writing deserves that AND you're missing out on sales. Everyone who purchased the first in hardback will want the rest of the series in that form. Please reconsider. At least publish a limited amount.

Ah, Kagen, glad to see you're not drunk. The pacing of the story moves along much better this way. This is a solid follow-up and I'm looking forward to the next book. There are hints of a rescue that I desperately want to happen. I also love the way Maberry does his world building, or perhaps universe building is more accurate.