![]() ![]() I’m not knocking bean-counting fantasy novels if that’s your thing, but it is increasingly not for me. ![]() Suri focuses less here on the logistics of campaign than the relationships among characters. It has been a while since I have enjoyed a military fantasy novel as much as this-or to be more accurate, a fantasy novel that depicts nations at war. Rumblings of old gods renewed mean that a mortal war may be the least of everyone’s worries. Initially separated, events conspire to bring Priya and Malini back together, while Emperor Chandra resolves to crush his rebellious sister. In Ahiranya, her love interest, Priya, is working with temple sister and fellow elder Bhumika following Ahiranya’s secession from the empire. We pick up some months following the end of the first novel: Malini is prosecuting her civil war against her brother for control of the empire of Parijat. Last year I reviewed The Jasmine Throne and concluded with “Will I read the sequel? Not sure yet.” Well, thanks to NetGalley and Orbit giving me access to the eARC, the answer proved to be yes! I’m pleased to report that The Oleander Sword improves upon much of what I already liked about Tasha Suri’s first novel in this trilogy. ![]()
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