A review by poisonenvy
Divine Hammer by Chris Pierson

4.0

3.5*

The second installment in the Kingpriest Trilogy is yet another solid addition to the Dragonlance canon, and yet it doesn't quite live up to the first.

Andras lacked any real depth of character, and instead just seemed like nothing more than a kind of weak plot device.

The relationship between Beldinas and Cathan, which was the best part of Chosen of the Gods was lacking entirely in this chapter of their story

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which made their final rift at the end of the novel lose any emotional resonance

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Despite its flaws though, The Divine Hammer is a solid novel. Leciane was a great character

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and I'm very sad she won't be in the final novel of the trilogy

, though I will say that the misuse of "Milady" throughout the novel was mildly obnoxious. Cathan had a solid arc, and I love seeing how he's progressed as a character as the series progresses. I'm not quite sure what Quarath's endgame is, and while I don't love his character, I am interested to see if there will be any weight behind any of his actions or if he'll just continue to be more or less inconsequential. The ConLang issue seems to have been resolved; the church language still appears occasionally, but only when necessary and not to such an extent that it's distracting throughout the novel.