Review: The Blood Gate
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
This book is a military based Fantasy "historical" novel, which to be fair, is not the sort of book that I would normally read. However, this one has had some good reviews so I thought I would give it a go.There are two stories in the main, that intermingle at the beginning and then run along side by side for the majority of the book. The first being with the characters of Xanthippus and his blood brother Nydeon. They are sent on a mission to kill a Prince Hurrus and, unbeknown to them, are not expected or wanted to survive. Prince Hurrus survives and so do they and that is where the story splits until the end.There are a wealth of characters in the book that you will know a lot about, but for me, I also felt that there were stories or pieces of the character missing. For example, Hurrus' brother, Kerraunus, is possibly a shapeshifter who runs away from a battle that he is losing, with one of his "companion body". Although he has been a major character to this point, he is never mentioned again. Some characters just sort of fade out (Myletos) whilst others just disappear.This book has been planned from start to finish and takes you on a journey. It has been good to read and I'm glad that I have read it. If you like military based books, intermingled with heroes and Gods with an historical twist then this is the book for you.He had expected simple faceless murder, and a fat coin purse waiting for him at the end. What he found instead were layers upon layers of deceit and betrayal.