the winnowing flame trilogy by jen williams

At the moment the Ninth Rain is just the name of Tor's sword… at the moment. The last Jure'lian invasion was a very bloody affair known as the Eighth Rain. Incarcerated for her powers and abilities, she's also seen the future and it's not great. (Jen also gets extra kudos for naming one of her characters – in short form at least - after her publisher.)įor Noon anywhere and anything is better than the prison she's escaped. (Only partially what you're thinking!) However his needs create problems on the way, feeding the embittered anti-Eboran feelings his people's history has created. Tor, being an Eboran, has certain needs that are normally accommodated by understanding ladies here and there. (If you found Jim Butcher's Vord too scary, you may need to read parts of this book through your fingers or from behind the sofa.) She also complements the steam punk flavour wafting into the novel's background from time to time. (She has a little more than an umbrella here though!) Vintage thirsts for further knowledge of the Jure'lia: a flesh eating, body hollowing army that isn't entirely suited to insectophobes.

Vintage has the sort of disdain for danger that would make Dr Who proud the sort of lady who, if Victorian, would go forth to foreign climes armed only with an umbrella. Jen has an amazing talent for collating and animating venturing trios and this one is no exception.Įach is a societal misfit to some degree who's forced by circumstance to fit in with the other two. Therefore we welcome grand arsonist Fell Noon, unscrupulous (although perhaps a little less so than he likes to think) Tormalin the Oathless and the wonderfully resourcefully batty Lady Vintage. What I hadn't reckoned on is that this is an author with more than one great fantasy series in her and, judging by this, the first book, Great Fantasy Series #2 is here. Not because it ended sadly (it didn't) but because I didn't think the likes of Sir Sebastian, Copper Cat (aka Wydrin of Crosshaven) and Lord Aaron Frith would pass our way again. Like many I was saddened when Jen's Copper Cat trilogy finished. The Ninth Rain is coming and more than Ebora is in danger. Now the trio must work together, putting prejudices and passions aside (others' as well as their own). It's turning into more of an adventure than they'd planned even before Fell witch and fugitive Noon joins them.

Hest's brother Tormalin can't sit around and wait for the end so he's engaged by Lady Vincenza (Vintage) de Grazon to be her factotum and hired sword during her quest for knowledge. In fact she'll go to any lengths to save him… any lengths at all.

Yes, Jen Williams is back with a new series and we're way over-excited!Įbora is dying along with its tree-like god Ysegril but Hestillion is doing all she can to keep him alive. Summary: A dark, vastly enjoyable epic fantasy featuring three misfits with intriguing pasts and perilous presents.

The winnowing flame trilogy by jen williams