The Belly of the Bow

Mass Market Paperback, 521 pages

English language

Published May 1, 2003 by Warner Books.

ISBN:
978-1-85723-960-7
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3 stars

Not as good as the first book, this middle book of the Fencer trilogy (very misguiding name) continues the saga of the Loredan siblings that started in the first book. After the fall of Perimadeia Bardas settles on Shona, safely away from his siblings Niessa and Gorgas who run the show on Shona. They have established a bank that rivals the one of the Foundation in Shastel. The Foundation has a lot of military might and a long arm, and so a war breaks out. On either side, we have users of the Principle, the strange magic system of this world that seems to be about influencing history at crucial points.

Pretty much all the major characters from the first book are brought back, and new characters are introduced, and the magic system still makes my head hurt. It's still a fascinating story from the glimpses you get, but it's …

Subjects

  • English Science Fiction And Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy - General
  • FICTION_GENERAL
  • Fiction / General