each chapter is told from a different characters point of view and the story just flows so naturally as you read, you never feel lost because they all interlink as the story progresses. Malice has one of the best blend of characters I have read in a long time.

I couldn’t ask for a better book to read. It has everything I look for in fantasy from the world, characters and even the creatures. After reading Malice, I can’t say I don’t agree because it really did blow my mind. Everyone has had nothing but nice things to say about the author and amazing things to say about his books and specifically this series. Malice has been one of the books I have been dying to read for about 3 years now. I want to start off by saying thank you to Angela Man and Orbit books for sending me a copy of Malice. They would be wise to seek out both, for if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind’s hopes and dreams will fall to dust. But prophesy indicates darkness and light will demand two champions, the Black Sun and the Bright Star. Some are skeptical, fighting their own border skirmishes against pirates and giants. High King Aquilus summons his fellow kings to council, seeking an alliance in this time of need. Then there will be a war to end all wars. Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield.

Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed shields in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors under King Brenin’s rule, learning the art of war.

Malice by John Gwynne