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wmhenrymorris's review
This novel sure rocks for the third (of five) in a series -- it is very, very satisfying and yet still tantalizes with the promise of more. Much more. You also get to like the characters more (at least I did) even as they begin to show cracks and wear and hidden powers and weaknesses. What's more it soon becomes clear that there are additional layers to the conspiracy that set the series off (with the unexpected destruction of the city Windwir) and additional players to consider. But above all, it's the writing -- crisp, elegant, richly featured -- that makes this series stand out. The novels just keep getting better. Let's hope that trend lasts, although all signs point to the strong possibility that it will.
vkemp's review against another edition
5.0
War is coming to the Named Lands. Rudolfo, his queen, Jin Li Tam and their son, Jakob are confronted at every turn by betrayals and difficulties. Winteria bar Mardic, queen of the Marsh Folk has been supplanted by her sister, Winteria the elder, who is preaching the gospel of Y’Zir and torturing people to bring them to her beliefs. Nebios Homeseeker is stranded in the Churning Wastes, besieged by blood-magicked scouts who fight him at every turn. He has found the Homeland and must get there by any means possible. The mechoservitors are now dreaming themselves. The Androfrancine order hides trying to understand the webs being woven throughout the Named Lands. Meanwhile, Vlad Li Tam is sailing the seas, searching for the Magician’s Ladder because it has been prophesized that he must find it for the light to remain in the world. The reader is now three volumes into the Psalms of Isaak, with at least two more volumes to come. This is world building at its best with each storyline plotted carefully and integrated into a vast spinning universe. I cannot wait to see how it all plays out.
bibliowarden's review against another edition
5.0
Woah! That was something! [a:Ken Scholes|1325446|Ken Scholes|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg] seems to be one of those writers who can write a tale that just feels "right". This is epic fantasy of the highest order. If you have any interest in Fantasy you owe it to yourself to read the Psalms of Isaak books, as each has outdone the last. I'm not going to try to explain the plot. This is the third book in the series and it's just too complex to do justice. Just read them! I'm DYING for Requiem now. Thankfully, Scholes has been getting them out quickly.