Review: Great continuation of the Norothian Cycle - watch for book #3!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 10, 2011
"Death of a Kingdom" is the 2nd book in the Norothian Cycle, following "The Sable City."  While not as lighthearted as its predecessor, there are plenty of moments that made me laugh out loud.  There is much more action in this book, and the original adventuring band is split into two, as Nesha-tari travels back to her native country.  The bulk of the book follows the trail of the larger set of adventurers, but there is a significant chunk in the middle addressing Nesha-tari's adventurers, and the book ends with her as well.This book mainly focuses on the larger band of adventurers, including the Duchess Claudja, as they travel to Chengdea in order to try to help that duchy come Under the Code of the Empire.  Hughes, the King of Daul, in which Chengdea is located, is obviously not happy with this decision and as a result things become a bit... heated.  We meet the Princess Allison, the sister to Albert, the Emperor Under the Code.  She is quite a character and I think one of my favorites in the story so far.Eddie seems to have found his own voice and stride in this novel - not to say that the previous book was derivative, but the influence of other fantasy stories was plain to see.  "Death of a Kingdom" was more of an individual voice, and I think Eddie is an author to be on the look-out for, as he shows tremendous talent.  Be in the lookout for the 3rd book in the series, "The Wind from Miilark."