Paladin's Strength

(The Saint of Steel #2)

by

hardcover, 438 pages

Published Feb. 27, 2021 by Argyll Productions.

ISBN:
9781614505303

View on OpenLibrary

4 stars (3 reviews)

He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters.

When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other’s quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that will lead them to the gladiatorial pits of a corrupt city, and beyond...

2 editions

reviewed Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

Fluffy but clever

4 stars

I thought the first book was a bit fantasy-autobiography with the nerdy heroine a stand-in for the author. That was probably silly (and maybe a bit condescending) of me. The characters in this are quite different, and I doubt that both heroines (or some combination of protagonists from both books) can be autobiographical.

Kingfisher's writing oozes cleverness, but in a fairly undemanding way. The romance tropes occasionally verge on the self parody, but I can't swear that isn't intentional.

As a fantasy (in the non-romantic sense), the world building and characterization are rather good.

avatar for Tak@reading.taks.garden

rated it

4 stars
avatar for tk@lire.boitam.eu
tk

rated it

5 stars

Lists