There are some aliens and spaceships in this book which is not something I’ve ever seen before in a high fantasy book, I’m very interested to see where that goes. Needless to say, I loved this story as well with its emphasis on feminism (although not heavy handed at all) and a new slant towards SF which is a new element in William’ books. She is just someone that you know you will enjoy every time. Vintage wants to find out more about the worm people from the things they left behind for her own benefit and possibly the benefit of the rest of the planet.įirstly, I need to say that I love Jen Williams’ previous books so I was a little worried going into this one with the new characters, etc, but I needn’t have worried, Jen is a master story teller! Jen is one of those rare breeds within the book trade, she is a dependable author and I don’t mean that she’s dull or predictable in any way.
However, Ygseril is now dead so these powers have been taken away to the point that most of the Eborians are now dead or dying leaving the planet vulnerable. Each time the worm people have tried, the Eborians have held them off having been given special powers and war beasts by Ygseril. Knowing them as I now do, they probably would have done it any way! We watch as they try to look into the history of their planet, including the various attacks made on it by the worm people who seem intent on destroying their planet. They all head off on an adventure with absolutely no idea just how much danger they are going to get into and, if they only knew how it was all going to end in this book, they probably would not have set out in the first place. No, she prefers hunting down the dangerous Jure’lia or worm people archaeological sites which are guarded by killer parasite spirits that will rip you in half as soon as look at you! They are joined by Noon, who is a fell witch and has spent the last 10 years trapped in a prison ‘for her own good’ and then used for her magical abilities.
Then there’s Vintage, a strong older, black female who is not content to do what is expected of someone of her age and class. So he decides to see a bit more of the world, mostly the bits involving lots of wine and women (well, he has been trained in the art of love making). This time we’re following three different characters, firstly Tormalin (Tor) the Oathless who is finding watching his home city of Ebora, once a beautiful place where the streets were paved with gold, slowly dying along with its tree god, Ygseril. Both trilogies follow different characters and seem to be set in different worlds, but they are all high fantasy with plenty of swords and sorcery! ‘The Ninth Rain’ is book one in the new trilogy called ‘The Winnowing Flame Trilogy’ by Jen Williams, the previous trilogy being ‘The Copper Cat Trilogy’ which I highly recommend.
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