Review: Absolutely Riveting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 3, 2012
So, this is the third book in Mr. Gallowglas' Tears of Rage Sequence, and the fourth book of his that I've reviewed.It's safe to say that this author gets better with each tale he spins. His characters become clearer, the world becomes more intriguing, and the plot twists just keep coming. In Arms of the Storm, we have action, adventure, mystery, betrayal, underhanded and devious personalities of both the mortal and immortal persuasions. Mr. Gallowglas is a strong enough storyteller that even though we have no idea what the true motivations for many of these characters are at this point in the tale, we feel confident that they do, in fact (unlike the Cylons) HAVE A PLAN.A few technical errors mar the otherwise very solid presentation of this book. The occasional typo has slipped past the editor, and I may quibble with the sentence structure here or there -- but when you're reading a story this good, all of that stuff just falls by the wayside as you're dragged along by the rushing current.It's difficult to review a Book 3 without having spoilers for at least one of the books which came before it, so I won't go into plot detail. I will say that I have read many books over the years, and I count these names among my favorite authors of all time: Jim Butcher, Terry Goodkind, George R. R. Martin, Piers Anthony, Lois McMaster Bujold, David Weber... and M. Todd Gallowglas.