A Taste for Poison
Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves. While...
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Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves. While courtiers dare only to whisper dissent, an outrider called Death foments rebellion in the mountains, aided by a prophecy that promises he’ll stop the Black King.Kendras—former lover to Adrastes and leader of the Scorpions—is sent with his elite mercenary force to bring Death to justice. But when Kendras learns who’s hiding behind the mask, he must choose between his lover Graukar, newly-appointed general to the king—and King Adrastes himself.With no man to call master, the Scorpions could flee the danger and intrigue. But Kendras cannot abandon the man he once loved—or the man he’s growing to love—without first uncovering the real threat to the Empire.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781626491564 (1626491569)
Publisher: Alexia Praks Media
Pages no: 265
Edition language: English
Series: Memory of Scorpions (#3)
Sadly, I was underwhelmed by A Taste for Poison. It was a nice wrap-up to all the lingering questions, but unfortunately everything was summed up too neatly for my taste. I missed the action and tension from the first two books. I missed the intrigue and the Scorpions in the thick of battle. Everyth...
"Even the hand of a king is stung when it reaches for the scorpion."This last third book in the series was EPIC!! All this awesome, twisty and crazy stuff happened that kept me on the edge of my seat. I absolutely adore the world Mr. Voinov created and I was constantly asking myself: How does he com...
Long rambling review to follow.
Esta reseña es sobre el libro y sobre la mano que le dio vida. No un despliegue ego-maníaco sobre la "importancia" de un lector en las decisiones del autor. Dicho esto voy a lo que me cabe: Maravillosa conclusión para una aventura que se mantuvo siempre en los estándares más altos. El puntaje de est...