Knight's Shadow: The Greatcoats Book 2 (Greatcoats, #2)

by Sebastien de Castell

'One hell of a good book' Conn Iggulden

The Greatcoats have found the heir to the throne . . . but now they must keep her alive, against all the odds.

Falcio Val Mond has completed the final task given to him by the late King Paelis: he has found the King's Charoites (well, one at least). But his task isn't over, and now he, Kest and Brasti must protect the girl from those her want her dead.

That would be simple enough, if it weren't for the renegade Knights and legendary Dashini assassins, getting in their way, not to mention the Dukes, who are desperate to hold on to their power at any cost, or Trin, the merciless daughter of the ruthless Duke of Rijou and the cruel Duchess of Hervor, who is determined to be Queen of Tristia. Of course, the fact that the heir to the throne is thirteen years old doesn't help, nor the fact that every day brings Falcio closer to dying from the poison running through his veins.

And then there is the Greatcoats Lament . . .

• ISBN10: 1782066772
• ISBN13: 9781782066774
• Publish Date: 5 March 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 7 May 2016
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Imprint: Jo Fletcher Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 624
• Language: English

Reviews

[bestmessever]

I think I can safely say that this is without a doubt my favorite series of all time after Harry Potter of course and if you know even a little bit about me you know that is the highest praise that I can give. I just can't even begin to explain how much I love these characters, and the tragic backstories, and the humor. There is something very special about these books in a way that I can not put into words. I love it with my whole heart and I already know that when I finish the final book I am going to be a mess.

[KitsuneBae]

Ok, it's official. I'm already a fan of this author. But seriously, for how long does Falcio need to whine after his dead wife?

[wyvernfriend]

Falcio is slowly dying from a poison, he's found the heir to the throne and he's trying to keep her from danger, he's also finding that all is not right and he's the only one who seems to care. Falcio is a bit messed up by the end but he seems to be realising that actually the people around him care about him.

I enjoyed it, sometimes it felt like there was nothing more that the author could throw at Falcio and then he'd find something else to do to the poor guy. I laughed out loud at the meeting with the Dukes and thought his solutions were genius.

Had moments where it didn't flow quite as well as it might but overall very enjoyable.