Review: Another great book by Cynthia Sax
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2013
Warlord's Mercy is Cynthia Sax's fourth book in her Barbarian Claims series.  Each book can be read as a standalone book but there is an ongoing conflict & back-story that is best understood by reading the other three books in the series first.  All four books are great stories, definitely recommend this series.*****possible spoilers*****In Barbarian Claims, Tolui has crashlanded on Chamele 4, a harsh desert-like planet.  Tolui is the clone leader and "villain" from the previous books.  As with any conflict, there is always two sides to every story and in Barbarian Claims, we learn that Tolui just wants a home world for his clones.  In the Warlord's universe, cloning is outlawed and clones are not welcome on any Chamele planet.  In a great twist of the story, Tolui is actually the clone of Berke, Khan, and Murad's father.  Their father kept his clone a secret, which has caused lots of resentment in Tolui and the main driving force behind Touli's hatred of the Warlords.I will have to say this is my absolute favorite book of the series.  First off I love when the "baddie" turns into a "goodie".  With the help of his heroine Lea, he quickly learns that clones can be loved.Secondly, I love Cynthia's writing style. I love how she inserts subtle humor into her serious plots.  What was very humorous to me in this story was how Lea absolutely loves Chamele 4 even though pretty much everyone else in the universe considers it the least desirable planet ever.  She spends most of the story trying to convince Tolui how great the planet is while he just internally thinks that the planet is terrible and there is no way they are staying there.  Best part is when Tolui's clones arrive and are very excited that Tolui is claiming the planet (which he wasn't planning on).  I just found that secondary plot line very amusing.I could go on and on about how much I enjoyed this story but I don't want to spoil it too much more so I will just say, buy it, read it, love it!!!