The Obsidian Tower begins a bold new epic fantasy trilogy in which the broken magic of one woman will either save an entire continent-or completely destroy it.
As the granddaughter of a Witch Lord of Vaskandar, Ryx was destined for power and prestige. But a childhood illness left her with broken magic that drains the life from anything she touches, and Vaskandar has no place for a mage with unusable powers. So Ryx has resigned herself to an isolated life as the warden of Gloamingard, her grandmother's castle.
At Gloamingard's heart lies a black tower. Sealed by magic, it guards a dangerous secret that has been contained for thousands of years. Until one impetuous decision Ryx makes leaves her with blood on her hands-and unleashes a threat that could doom everything she loves to fall to darkness.
As the granddaughter of a Witch Lord of Vaskandar, Ryx was destined for power and prestige. But a childhood illness left her with broken magic that drains the life from anything she touches, and Vaskandar has no place for a mage with unusable powers. So Ryx has resigned herself to an isolated life as the warden of Gloamingard, her grandmother's castle.
At Gloamingard's heart lies a black tower. Sealed by magic, it guards a dangerous secret that has been contained for thousands of years. Until one impetuous decision Ryx makes leaves her with blood on her hands-and unleashes a threat that could doom everything she loves to fall to darkness.
The Quicksilver Court continues the wildly original epic fantasy series bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic that began with The Obsidian Tower.
Ryxander, Warden of Gloamingard, has failed. Unsealed by her blood, the Door hidden within the black tower has opened. Now, for the first time since the age of the Graces, demons walk the world.
As tensions grow between nations, all eyes-and daggers are set on Morgrain, fallen under the Demon of Discord's control. In an attempt to save her home from destruction, Ryx and the Rookery set out to find a powerful artifact. But powerful enemies are on the hunt and they're closing in fast.
The Ivory Tomb concludes the wildly original epic fantasy series bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic that began with The Obsidian Tower.
The Dark Days have returned. The Demon of Carnage mercilessly cuts through villagers and armies. The Demon of Corruption poisons/rots the land. The Serene Empire and the Witch Lords race towards war. And in the middle of it all stands Rxyander, the Warden of Gloamingard.
Burdened by conflicting loyalties and guilt, Ryx searches desperately for a way to defeat the demons before the world she loves is completely destroyed. To find answers, she'll have to return to where it all started…the black tower at the heart of Gloamingard.
By blood the Door was opened and only by blood will the Dark Days end.
My Review:
Well I loved reading these books! I previously read The Obsidian Tower, but that was just before it first came out, and before I read her first series. Now that I read that, I was really excited to read this whole series, but I was waiting to be closer to The Ivory Tomb's release-and then I got an ARC, so I had to read them all now!
Now that I'm more familiar with this world, I was looking for mentions of familiar faces, and maybe names. This is set 150 years later, so only some of the Witch Lords are around, like the Crow Lord, which was nice. But he and Amelia founded the Rookery, so there is that!
Knowing the reveals of the first book, I was like, gate from hell, this is important, this is dangerous, and most of you are not going about this is the right way. But then we get to the second book, and oh, the reveals there! I think Ashe and Severin are the only ones who don't have a personal drama going on, and they're drawn into what was going on with the rest of the team. That reveal for Ryx is the biggest, but Kessa and Foxglove's was pretty big, as well!
While this book has more of a focus on the magic, it does deal a lot with politics, between the two nations, and with the demons, Ryx has an interesting place, given her heritage with a parent from both, and that she's also the Demon of Disaster. Each time that they had to go up against a demon, she had a huge role of being the communicator, one who had faint memories now of her past, of who the other demons are.
I loved how things wrapped up, it was really satisfying, and now that she has Gloamingard, that was really great. I do wish we could've had more of the past, who the Graces were and how they sent the demons back, and how Laeka was when Disaster took down Carnage, and when Disaster when back to the Hells. Alas.
This was such a fantastic series, and I can't wait to see what Melissa Caruso writes next, in this world, or something else!
Author: Melissa Caruso
Series: Rooks and Ruin #1, 2, 3
While this book has more of a focus on the magic, it does deal a lot with politics, between the two nations, and with the demons, Ryx has an interesting place, given her heritage with a parent from both, and that she's also the Demon of Disaster. Each time that they had to go up against a demon, she had a huge role of being the communicator, one who had faint memories now of her past, of who the other demons are.
I loved how things wrapped up, it was really satisfying, and now that she has Gloamingard, that was really great. I do wish we could've had more of the past, who the Graces were and how they sent the demons back, and how Laeka was when Disaster took down Carnage, and when Disaster when back to the Hells. Alas.
This was such a fantastic series, and I can't wait to see what Melissa Caruso writes next, in this world, or something else!
Author: Melissa Caruso
Series: Rooks and Ruin #1, 2, 3
First Read: May 30th, 2020
Read: October 18th, 19th, 20th, 2022
Source: Bought, NetGalley
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Books, and The Quicksilver Court and The Ivory Tomb are WoW Books! And The Ivory Tomb is a End of Series 2022 Book!
Publisher: Orbit
Published: June 2nd 2020, October 12th 2021
Read: October 18th, 19th, 20th, 2022
Source: Bought, NetGalley
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Books, and The Quicksilver Court and The Ivory Tomb are WoW Books! And The Ivory Tomb is a End of Series 2022 Book!
Publisher: Orbit
Published: June 2nd 2020, October 12th 2021
Expected Publication: December 6th 2022
The Obsidian Tower:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
The Quicksilver Court:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
The Ivory Tomb:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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