hskey's review
4.0
Not quite as good as the first two books, but still hard to put down. The pacing is great, Corfe is an easy character to root for. This one definitely felt the most familiar, but for a quick summer read, that's not such a bad thing. Eagerly going to start book 4 shortly!
jezebelle's review
3.0
The Iron Wars is full of action. There are battles being fought on a regular basis and between battles there's lots of politics and intrigue. this series improves with each book.
smcleish's review
3.0
Originally published on my blog here in November 1999.
The third of the Kingdoms of God series is rather shorter than the first two and, like [b:The Heretic Kings|1280866|The Heretic Kings|Paul Kearney|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1304801686s/1280866.jpg|1269884], contents itself with carrying forward the plot without resolving issues or creating new ones. It concentrates on two of the story lines, the aftermath of the civil war in Abrusio and the war in Torunna, to the virtual exclusion of the others (such as the return voyage of Captain Hawkwood). So The Iron Wars is less complex, more single-minded than the earlier novels. There is also less magic in it; only the names really mark it out as a fantasy set in another world.
The third of the Kingdoms of God series is rather shorter than the first two and, like [b:The Heretic Kings|1280866|The Heretic Kings|Paul Kearney|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1304801686s/1280866.jpg|1269884], contents itself with carrying forward the plot without resolving issues or creating new ones. It concentrates on two of the story lines, the aftermath of the civil war in Abrusio and the war in Torunna, to the virtual exclusion of the others (such as the return voyage of Captain Hawkwood). So The Iron Wars is less complex, more single-minded than the earlier novels. There is also less magic in it; only the names really mark it out as a fantasy set in another world.
hadaad's review
4.0
Very worthy next book in this very good series. There are characters to cheer for, characters to boo, and a plot that fits very well with this kind of book.
I'd recommend it. But only after reading the first two in the series. Otherwise, you'd probably be confused.
I'd recommend it. But only after reading the first two in the series. Otherwise, you'd probably be confused.
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