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I really enjoyed book 1 of the Farsala Trilogy, "Fall of a Kingdom" and this, the second book is just as good. I liked the way story is rotated through the three main characters, it keeps things interesting. I still haven't decided if I like Kavi or not. In the beginning he was a traitor to Farsala and then after regretting what he had done, he turns around and becomes one of its greatest allies. I do know the other two main characters definitely don't like him.

Soraya the spoiled princess has to lower herself to do peasant's work but in the process is humbled.

Jiaan her half brother and bastard son to her father, who is looked down upon, finds himself becoming the leader of what is left of Farsala's army.

All three characters go through life changing experiences doing things they never thought they would do, but necessity drives them. They get to see the world from another point of view.

This is the second trilogy written by Hilari Bell that I've read. I read the Sword, Shield and Crown Trilogy which was very good as well. It looks like I will be looking for and reading more of her books.


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Rise of a Hero Farsala Trilogy Book 2 Hilari Bell 9780689854170 Books Reviews

Reader thoughts
These books feel slow, and I didn't understand why the first time I read them. I do now, though maybe only because I'm a writer.

That said, the story itself is very good. All three MCs have unique talents that are needed in the revolt. The challenges are real, and the moral quandaries set my head spinning. The separate rebellions don't come together until 2/3 of the way into the book, which is weaker, but I have hopes for the last book (I don't remember much of it).

Also, the solutions don't consist of "batter at the enemy." They're usually quite clever and well thought out (especially Kavi's!). The Hrum are competent, smart, and resourceful, though hindered by their deadline and troop restrictions. There are conflicts between cities, governors, soldiers, peddlers, servants, and slaves. It's everything one would want in an epic fantasy, although more magic would be fun, too.

Writer thoughts
K.M. Weiland has two great posts about how to trim a book on the macro level and on the micro level. Rise of a Hero needs both.

Now, some of the issue is a dialect. The way some people talk and think slows down the prose (I think it's supposed to be a peasant's accent). It's just often enough to be annoying but rare enough for me to wonder if it's on purpose.

Next, most chapters start with pages of explanation, since most scene breaks lead to the reader not seeing this character for a month or two, and the author has to catch us up. I found an example for my roommate where one chapter started with eight pages to tell us, "Jiaan is going to the Kadeshi for help, but Fasal doesn't want him to, and Jiaan knows a little of the Kadeshi language." Then it took another three pages to essentially say, "The Kadeshi poor people are very poor and miserable, and the rich people are very rich and tyrants." This all could have been done with two pages (or less) and some well crafted dialogue rather than infodumping. IMHO.

There were more characters/scenes than there needed to be. Yes, we have three MCs running around a country trying to stop a horde of bad guys. Yet, some of the scenes could have been combined or linked better. As it is, much of this book feels like one of the three MCs pops in, does something short and random and supposedly helping the cause, and pops back out of notice for a month.
The book was a great read. It took you in dept into the life of the country and time
a great book, with a different style. i love the way the author portrays magic, and how he can put several different conflicts together.
Decent book that continues the story of our three charcters.
Much better than book #1 of the series.
This is the second book and it moves much faster than the last. I'm reading it for the second time now and I just spend the last 5 reading the last half of the book. If you like the first one, you'll enjoy this one a lot!
Great plot, interesting characters, and too many spelling mistakes where a "d" should have been an "s". I'm only 33% into this book but i had to come and leave this review because what should have been "please Azura, don't let me get sick in here" was written as something else entirely due to "sick" not being as it should. If spelling errors completely throw you off of reading a book then this may not be the best book for you.
I really enjoyed book 1 of the Farsala Trilogy, "Fall of a Kingdom" and this, the second book is just as good. I liked the way story is rotated through the three main characters, it keeps things interesting. I still haven't decided if I like Kavi or not. In the beginning he was a traitor to Farsala and then after regretting what he had done, he turns around and becomes one of its greatest allies. I do know the other two main characters definitely don't like him.

Soraya the spoiled princess has to lower herself to do peasant's work but in the process is humbled.

Jiaan her half brother and bastard son to her father, who is looked down upon, finds himself becoming the leader of what is left of Farsala's army.

All three characters go through life changing experiences doing things they never thought they would do, but necessity drives them. They get to see the world from another point of view.

This is the second trilogy written by Hilari Bell that I've read. I read the Sword, Shield and Crown Trilogy which was very good as well. It looks like I will be looking for and reading more of her books.