C. L. ClarkFantasy · Fiction·b. 1990
The Faithless
Synopsis
The second book of the Magic of the Lost trilogy. In the aftermath of the Qazāli rebellion, Touraine travels to Balladaire as an ambassador of a newly independent Qazāl, while Luca fights to reclaim the throne her uncle intends to take from her by way of a Trial of Competence. Neither the empire nor what lies between the two women is easily undone.
How it reads
- <div>Genre: Epic Fantasy 🗡️ </div><div>Tropes/Themes: Wartime; Soldier/Queen; Butch/Masc; Queernormative World; Black FMC/White FMC; Swords & Pistols; Disability Representation; Mobility Aid; 3rd person Dual POV; Author curated playlist</div><div>CW: war, genocide, slavery, racism, homophobia, torture, discussions of death of a child and parent</div><div>🌶️: 🌶️🌶️</div><div>Medium: audiobook 🎧, narrator Rasha Zamamiri</div><div>Review: </div><div>I have to wait until when for The Sovereign?! </div><div>Just gonna place this here🫀for safekeeping till book 3 </div><div>Book 1 was amazing, book 2 just builds on all the amazingness. The casual intimacy between MCs and SCs 👌 the peaks into Pruit and Aranen’s lives 🤌 I’d say those chapters were a nice reprieve from the heartache but they’re just as gutting 🥲 C.L. Clark did a wonderful job giving them each such unique personalities and voices. I hope we get more of their perspectives in The Soverign. And Rasha Zamamiri 😍 what a fantastic range to distinguish between various characters. The different twinges she added were such a lovely feature to further immerse you in the universe </div>
- Genre: Epic Fantasy 🗡️ | Tropes/Themes: Wartime; Soldier/Queen; Butch/Masc; Queernormative World; Black FMC/White FMC; Swords & Pistols; Disability Representation; Mobility Aid; 3rd person Dual POV; Author curated playlist | CW: war, genocide, slavery, racism, homophobia, torture, discussions of death of a child and parent | 🌶️: 🌶️🌶️ | Medium: audiobook 🎧, narrator Rasha Zamamiri | Review: | I have to wait until when for The Sovereign?! | Just gonna place this here🫀for safekeeping till book 3 | Book 1 was amazing, book 2 just builds on all the amazingness. The casual intimacy between MCs and SCs 👌 the peaks into Pruit and Aranen’s lives 🤌 I’d say those chapters were a nice reprieve from the heartache but they’re just as gutting 🥲 C.L. Clark did a wonderful job giving them each such unique personalities and voices. I hope we get more of their perspectives in The Soverign. And Rasha Zamamiri 😍 what a fantastic range to distinguish between various characters. The different twinges she added were such a lovely feature to further immerse you in the universe