Blood of the Prophet
Written by Kat Ross
Narrated by Piper Goodeve
4/5
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About this audiobook
The Prophet Zarathustra has been called many things. Now he spends his time drawing pictures of weird-looking goats. That's what happens when you've been stuck in a prison cell for two hundred years. But the man who might be mad, and is definitely supposed to be dead, has suddenly become very valuable again . . .
It's only been a few weeks since Nazafareen escaped the King's dungeons with her daeva, Darius. She hoped never to set foot in the empire again, but the search for the Prophet has led them to the ancient city of Karnopolis. They have to find him before Alexander of Macydon burns Persepolae, and Darius's mother with it. But they're not the only ones looking.
The necromancer Balthazar has his own plans for the Prophet, and so does the sinister spymaster of the Numerators. As Nazafareen is drawn in to a dangerous game of cat and mouse, her newfound powers take a decidedly dark turn. Only the Prophet understands the secret of her gift, but the price of that knowledge may turn out to be more than Nazafareen is willing to pay . . .
Kat Ross
Kat Ross worked as a journalist at the United Nations for ten years before happily falling back into what she likes best: making stuff up. She's the author of the new Lingua Magika trilogy, the Fourth Element and Fourth Talisman historical fantasy series, the Gaslamp Gothic paranormal mysteries, and the dystopian thriller Some Fine Day. She loves myths, monsters and doomsday scenarios. Come visit her at www.katrossbooks.com!
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Reviews for Blood of the Prophet
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I actually had the luck to read both Blood of the Prophet, and it's predecessor, back to back. So I can honestly tell you that this book is a stellar follow up to the first in the series. It's not often that a second book captures my attention more than the original, but in this case that was absolutely true. Nazafareen and Darius completely stole my heart in this book, and the ending just left me breathless for more.
See, my biggest issue with the first book was that it moved along so quickly that there wasn't a lot of time for character development. There was so much that needed to be set up, so many puzzle pieces to lay, that I felt like Nazafareen and Darius just didn't get enough time to flourish. In Blood of the Prophet that was easily remedied. These two felt like real people to me this time around, which made this book all the more exciting to read. I could see the link between them, and not the man made one, grow and strengthen. I also saw huge growth on an individual level in each of them too. It was wonderful to see them finally become the characters that I knew they should be, and even more fun to watch their adorably awkward banter with one another. Ah, budding love.
Points also go to this second book because Kat Ross didn't feel the need to rehash all of the things that she had already laid in place. The pacing here, therefore, is much better. Action meshes beautifully with story line, and it makes for a read that is engrossing without feeling too rushed. Best of all, there's a lot more of the history of the Druj uncovered here. In fact, the amount of curve balls that Ross dropped throughout this book had me on edge. If Nazafareen felt blindsided, I was right there with her. Bravo.
There is a lot dealt with in this book, but the main point always winds its way back around to the idea of good vs. evil. Whether that's an inherent trait, or something that is fostered through ages of deceit. I loved how many realistic issues Ross was able to bring into this story. From prostitution, to slavery, back around to misogyny. Wrapped up in Fantasy or not, these are still shown as very real questions of morality, and it's intriguing to watch the characters deal with these things in their own ways.
So, final verdict? This is an absolutely stunning second book and, truth be told, I enjoyed it much more than the first in the series. Blood of Prophet definitely deserves your time and, therefore, so does the entire Fourth Element series so far! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blood of the Prophet is a gripping story full of lessons and exciting revelations.On this second installment of The Fourth Element, the story takes turn into more exciting and more dramatic events. After Nazafareen, Darius, and Victor escaped and went to the young king of Macydon named Alexander, they soon need to go again and searched for the Prophet. The only problem was that they need to go back to the empire, on the ancient city of Karnopolis, where she never wanted to set foot again. On their journey, they will encounter obstacles that they didn’t prepare on and it was what will make the story more interesting until the end.This was a great continuation of the book, The Midnight Sea. I liked how it was still written because of how the author vividly describes each scenes and emotions. I also liked how the author inserted some topics like slavery and prostitution during those times. It was like enjoying the story while learning something about history.The characters was still the same as before, they were all likable and I like how the author show their own stories. I think Balthazar got the most exposure here. He was one of the enemies but his story will make you decide whether to hate him or not.What I only dislike was how it made me want more. The story was getting more interesting and it just leaves me there, needing the next book again and open it so I can follow the story.I am still recommending this series to everyone especially to the fantasy readers!Disclaimer: I received a free review copy from the author via Xpresso Book Tours.