Reign of Ash

Name: Reign of Ash
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Author: Gail Z. Martin
ISBN: 9781490615158

Author: Gail Z. Martin

Series: Ascendant Kingdoms #2

Narrator: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Unabridged: 20 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/01/2014

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Survival is just the beginning. Blaine McFadden endured six long years in the brutal Velant prison colony, exiled for murder. War devastated his homeland of Donderath and destroyed the magic on which the Ascendant Kingdoms relied. Now Blaine and a small group of fellow exiles have returned to a lawless wasteland, where unrestrained magic storms wreak havoc and monsters roam free. Yet, amidst the chaos, rumors persist of a new magic that could restore the kingdoms. But the key lies with a dangerous, ancient ritual and a group of vanished survivors. Now McFadden's only hope is a small, desperate, quickly rallied army. Together they must make one last stand knowing that if they fail, the civilization of the Ascendant Kingdoms dies with them.

About Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy, and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, and Falstaff Books. Her series include Darkhurst, The Chronicles of the Necromancer, The Fallen Kings Cycle, The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, The Assassins of Landria, Night Vigil, and Deadly Curiosities.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookwraiths

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews Where Ice Forged (Book One of The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga) was an interesting fantasy twist on post-apocalyptic fiction, Reign of Ash is an entertaining but forgettable story that spends far too much time focused on familiar fantasy tropes and vampires. Wha......more

Goodreads review by Bookish_Austin

DNF @ 25% Going into this one, I had the series already on thin ice, as the first book was one of the most bland fantasy stories I had read. With that being said, it did read easily, and I found myself flying through pages so I thought that book 2 would be just as easy to get through. To an extent,......more

Goodreads review by Althea

The second in the series, directly following the cliffhanger ending of 'Ice Forged.' I'd recommend beginning with the first one. Here, Blaine McFadden, the last living Lord of the Blood, has accepted that he is likely the only man who has a chance to restore the magic than his civilization depends o......more