The Fell sword is a follow up to The Red Knight and is the second book in The Traitor Son Cycle, a riveting tale of high medieval fantasy. We’re yet again living the adventure with The Red Knight and his company.
This time around, we have a politics-oriented tale in which we follow The Red Knight and his companions from Alba to the kingdoms of Morea and Thrake to the east. Being a mercenary company, our favorite rag-tags were hired to put down a rebellion in Liviapolis, the capital city of Thrake where lies the emperor’s seat of power. But as we came to expect from Miles Cameron, the plot runs deeper and there are always higher stakes than what it seems.
In The Fell Sword, and unlike in the first book, the wild (the major threat to humanity) took a backseat while we’re presented with a politically charged story. There was also a focus on various POVs (some familiar and some new) which helped paint a clearer picture of the world and the major factions in it.
The biggest selling point of this book, like in the first, were the characters and the world building. Miles Cameron knows how to write interesting and three-dimensional characters with intriguing story arcs that kept me invested. Through these points of view, I managed to piece the world together. Through the attention to detail and the way characters moved about their businesses, it felt lived in and authentic. If you ever wondering how medieval ages were like, this book will transport you there. It might not be Europe and there might be unknown creatures and magic, but despite it all (or because of it) it still felt real.
While battles were few and far between, they were extremely engaging and fun to read. Miles Cameron is a medieval re-enactor and he has first-hand knowledge of sword fighting, so you can imagine how well the scenes were written. Magic was a major part of it as well and we get to see characters dueling it out on the battlefield in spectacular fashions. Hundreds of people would die from a single spell, but it was kept balanced as each mage would throw on protective spells to stop their allies from getting decimated with relative success.
I highly recommend the series for anyone interested in medieval times with magic, jaw clenching battles and odd creatures!

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