The Liar’s Key (Red Queen's War, #2)

by Mark Lawrence

From the critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF FOOLS comes the second volume of the brilliant new epic fantasy series, THE RED QUEEN’S WAR.

'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense, the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBB

The Red Queen has set her players on the board…

Winter is keeping Prince Jalan Kendeth far from the luxuries of his southern palace. And although the North may be home to his companion, the warrior Snorri ver Snagason, he is just as eager to leave.

For the Viking is ready to challenge all of Hel to bring his wife and children back into the living world. He has Loki’s key – now all he needs is to find the door.

As all wait for the ice to unlock its jaws, the Dead King plots to claim what was so nearly his – the key into the world – so that the dead can rise and rule.

• ISBN13: 9780007531608
• Publish Date: 7 April 2016 (first published 2 June 2015)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: HarperVoyager
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 672
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

Reviews

[moraa]

***FOR REASONS THAT HAVE RECENTLY COME TO LIGHT, I CANNOT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS AUTHOR***

Still, children hope in ways adults find hard to imagine. They carry their dreams before them, fragile, in both arms, waiting for the world to trip them.

2.5 stars

I liked it less than the first one...? (my heart hurts)

A review explanation.

-too much walking around and not much of the actual story (i.e. the interesting stuff)
-the revelations were great but the flashback sequences were a bit... meh
-too much of "settling old scores" - this is a story about opening doors to death and fragmenting reality, I would have preferred if we didn't spend quite so much time on Maeres Allus (a determined debtor) and the House of Gold and/or the Central Bank

[wyvernfriend]

Jalan has to face up to the fact that he has magic within him and that there's a quest with his name on it.

Not bad but I didn't really engage with the characters and the plot. Readable but not compelling.