Friday 2 September 2016

The Inquisition

The Inquisition (Summoner, #2)

Taran Matharu's The Inquisition is the second book of his Summoner series.

A year has passed since the Tournament.

Fletcher and Ignatius have been locked away in Pelt’s dungeons, but now they must face a trial at the hands of the Inquisition, a powerful institution controlled by those who would delight in Fletcher’s downfall.

The trial is haunted by ghosts from the past with shocking revelations about Fletcher’s origins, but he has little time to dwell on them; the graduating students of Vocans are to be sent deep into the orc jungles to complete a dangerous mission for the king and his council. If they fail, the orcish armies will rise to power beyond anything the Empire has ever seen.

With loyal friends Othello and Sylva by his side, Fletcher must battle his way to the heart of Orcdom and save Hominum from destruction…or die trying

The Breakdown:
1. I think I enjoyed this book more than the first book of the series.  Matharu has matured as a writer, and that brings more development to his characters. I really like where he took the story in this book, and he definitely had some good twist in it.

2.  In the first book, the war with the Orc's is there in the background, but Matharu definitely put it at the forefront with this book.  Sending Fletcher and his friends behind Orc lines on an important mission. I love he gave a view of Orc life, both before the war started, and how it is now.  I liked the heavy Aztec influences in the Orc's ceremonies.

3. I enjoyed finding out about Fletcher's origins in this book.  While not completely surprised by it, it was a good fit for the story.  Plus it does play a big part in the end. Also thought that Matharu did a good job of maturing Fletcher  as a leader and his feelings for his friends.

4. I have to say my biggest complaint about this book is that Matharu sometimes spends too much detailing plants and animals that are encountered in the jungle. Oh, and that the ending has me dying for the next book, talk about a bit of a cliffhanger.

To Read or Not to Read:
Read

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