Legends of Ahn
Legends of Ahn is the third book in the King’s Dark Tidings series by author Kel Kade. Rezkin is an elite warrior aiming to restore order in Ashai after the Caydean attack on the King’s Tournament turned allies into enemies. Rezkin wresting control of the kingdom from a frenzied and powerful usurper with no army was also Rezkin’s greatest challenge.
Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book.
Review 1: Legends of Ahn audiobook by Kimberly C.
Are you kidding me?
Let me say this. The first and second books were absolutely superb. They literally could not have been any better in terms of plot, length or character development. I usually prefer not to read books that seem to drag on for 9 or 10 titles but I was perfectly happy with the idea of Dark Tidings being a long series IF it would have continued along in the same fashion. As others have already said, the absolute worst thing about this particular book is the ending. I was literally listening to the book driving to work and the book…just…stopped. Its like the author literally got tired of writing and decided to end it right the middle of a thought. I have never been so disappointed and for the life of me cannot understand why such a brilliant author would disappoint his readers to such a degree. But that’s not all. The author seemed to linger and linger and linger drawing out certain parts of the story that seemed to add no significant importance to the story, The main character is undergoing some sort of mid life crisis whereupon he is unrecognizable even to the characters in the flipping book! At this point introducing new elements to the story (such as demons and elves and the fae) that weren’t previously there is just too much and too ambitious even for a writer as talented as Kade. Stick with your main characters and the main story. Rezkin now has 3 personas and trying to add more to that is completely unnecessary when we all know he will have his work cut out for him trying to tie all three plots together while dealing with the main focus of the plot — which is the mad King in Ashai. Had the author tied all of the unnecessary sequences and tangents together I may have been okay with it but there was literally no plot to this book. It was like a "mini” novel or side story until the author finished with the main book. No build-up, no climax no conclusion. The narrator — who is brilliant on all accounts is the only reason I continued listening until the end to be honest. The ONLY reason I decided to give the overall review 4 stars is because I am hoping the author had some sort of excuse for this failing and will redeem himself with book 4. Other wise he will have effectively ruined a very special story and lost an audience of loyal followers.
Review 2: Legends of Ahn audiobook by Croda
Book 2.5 at best
So, I enjoyed the first 2 books quite a bit. Yes, a lot of it was somewhat predictable and the characters were a bit dense, but the writing was enjoyable and it seemed to be going somewhere. The writing wasn’t going to break any records as far as plot and believable characters went, but they were in good fun and enjoyable to read. This book however seemed to lose a lot of the charm that had made the first couple books so interesting and really didn’t go anywhere. Nick Podehl did a great job as always, but I really have no idea why this book is so highly rated.
First off, essentially none of the characters from the previous books save Rezkin have any screentime or character development. Frisha is upset that Rezkin doesn’t match her image of the perfect man anymore. She’s not willing to spend time with him to try to find out anything more about him or to examine her feelings in any depth, but she’s unhappy.
Malcius blames Rezkin for his brother’s death. He’s not going to do anything at all, but gosh darnit, he’s not happy either.
Reaylin existed. As did a couple other formerly important characters. Can’t really say anything else about them because they were essentially non-existant as far as the story goes.
Not to worry though, we’ve got a new princess to add to the fold, pretty much so that Tam has a new love interest. Luckily the new princess has no hangups with regards to station.
Magic gets more messy. Rezkin’s abilities are still unexplained even in the least little bit, but he can still use it to solve almost any problem that comes his way, in ways that all mages agree is impossible. I’m sorry, but by book 3, we should be getting at least an idea of the scope of his powers, rather than having them expand constantly to meet every possible otherwise insolvable problem.
Demons and fey are introduced and seem likely to become a major plot point, in spite of no one knowing that they actually existed in the books prior. Oh goody.
To sum up the book briefly, Rezkin gets a base of opperations and has to fight mysterious force. Everyone conforms to his will and we essentially see zero character development. Main plot (defeat evil king) gets postponed and by statements in this book, we can likely conclude that it’s going to be postponed at least one more book so that Rezkin can make other countries leave his country alone with threats and blackmail. No character developement, no plot development; I really don’t see how this counts as the next book in the series.
Review 3: Legends of Ahn audiobook by Scott Cross
Something’s lacking…
I’m not sure how to word it but I feel as though, compared to the previous books in this series, there is a lack of something. Perhaps it’s a laziness of plot development or attempt to drag out the story needlessly. What started as an epic fantasy of blades, magic, and political conspiracy had devolved to a tale of mystical beings and demons. Without having any form of introduction from the previous books, it seems out of place. That aside, Mr. Podehl’s performance was remarkable as always. With his range and variety I’d rank him right up there with the likes of Micheal Kramer, who I’m sure some of you are familiar with and hold on similar regard.
I will give the fourth entry in the series a chance once it’s released, but if this trend continues that will be the last of which I bother with.
Hopefully some of you find my opinion helpful.
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