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For not developing a setting/world in advance, excellent job of doing so as the story develops. It is obvious that this author's stories are character-driven, but she manages to keep her characters and settings "in character" which is difficult to do on the fly, so to speak. Excellent plot with plenty of adventure and action. She makes the reader feel like you really know the characters but never enough so that you can anticipate their every move. In Dark Currents one person definitely steps out of character, but it's naturally and smoothly done while another character shows hidden depths. Very well-edited (especially for not being professionally edited). This implies that the author is truly a natural writer with great skill. Excellent read.


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Dark Currents The Emperor Edge Book 2 eBook Lindsay Buroker Reviews

The moment I finished reading Lindsay Buroker's The Emperor's Edge, I was eager to get my hands on the sequel, for which I had to wait a few weeks. While I definitely enjoyed this second entry in the series, I am slightly concerned that the formula may already be wearing thin.

For a start, Dark Currents once again features Amaranthe, Sicarius, and the rest of the crew as they continue seeking out good deeds to do in the empire in order to exonerate themselves, Amaranthe and Sicarius being wanted by the crown for crimes against...well, the crown. In Amaranthe's case, she's on the receiving end of a misunderstanding. Sicarius is, well, an assassin. This novel really begins to bring forward the difficult time Amaranthe is going to have clearing her name given her associations, and in that sense Buroker has a long and exciting series ahead for us readers.

On to the story itself once again, the characters shine. The group is growing more and more comfortable together and really learning to work as a team. In this sense, Buroker has collected a nice array of characters with a wide array of talents. Perhaps it is a bit clichéd in that we have our intrepid leader, the assassin, the academic, the silent man with the secret past, the inexperienced magician, and the dandified swordsman, but each of these characters does manage to be more than these short labels imply, and in that sense I am glad to see that Buroker has not rested on her laurels and allowed the clichés to take over. Books, for example, is not only an academic, he's also a recovering alcoholic, a man pining for his dead wife, and longing for a family; the only real part where the cliché comes into play is in the fact that he doesn't know which end of a sword to hold in a fight.

The plot is nicely seeded with misdirection. This is a mystery after all, and there are several moments when I sat back and said to myself, "Well, I didn't see that coming." And those moments were well implemented here. That is, they did not seem to come out of nowhere but were carefully foreshadowed early in the narrative. But while it was a fun story, it wasn't the most original Angry wizard out for revenge sells his soul (and dignity) to lure the object of his hatred into a secluded area where he almost manages to trap and kill him before being outsmarted and killed himself. There's not a terrible amount of depth to the plot beyond that, but then I think Buroker herself will admit that her stories are more about the characters themselves than the plot, though it is very action driven at that. Still, the story is more concerned with how Amaranthe's ragtag group of fugitives comes to rely on each other as a family rather than on the action of catching the bad guy.

Which brings me to my one real complaint I grew increasingly frustrated with Amaranthe as Dark Currents progressed. Frustration is not an emotion that I like to feel when reading, even if it is the emotion the characters themselves feel. Amaranthe's unwillingness to listen to Sicarius' sound advice and her willingness to act on every crazy scheme she has is tiring. In this sense, I fear that Buroker's formula may wear thin fast, for that is very much how the first novel ran. Once, and it is fun, entertaining, and nerve-wracking. Twice, and I grow frustrated that Amaranthe doesn't seem to learn from past experience.

Even with that concern, I really enjoyed Dark Currents by the end. The resolution, which results from a very cleverly implemented bit of misdirection by Sicarius, made me forgive Amaranthe her frustrating habit, at least momentarily. Perhaps this was Buroker's cleverness as a writer all along. Perhaps she wanted me to almost scream in frustration only to see somebody with some brains outsmart everyone else. From what I've seen of Buroker's writing thus far, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and say that I wouldn't put such a maneuver past her.
Another really good book. This second book in the Emperor's Edge series has me solidly hooked.

Buroker focuses on character rather than "world-building." The end has an "Author Q&A," which is really cool and concedes that "world building" is not her main objective. I'm cool with that. It ends up getting to the reader in little drops sprinkled in the story anyway just as a narrative device. So while I REALLY wish these books had maps of her world, I am still really enjoying them. All that being said, I did feel like there were a few missed opportunities in the narrative and the description. For example, SPOILER ALERT, the team encounters a fearsome beast, the Makarovi. I never got a clear picture of what they looked like however, because there was not (as far as I could tell) an introductory description when the reader first encounters them.

I also like the fact that she built some backstory and told this one a lot through the point of view of one of the team member characters (Books), not just the main character, Amaranthe.
This is the second book in The Emperor's Edge series and, in my opinion, it's better than the first; and that's saying something because I loved the first one!
At first I wasn't thrilled that this book is partly from Books' POV, he didn't seem all that interesting in the first book. But quickly I found myself really liking this characters drive to prove himself worthy of being a part of this group, even as he seriously doubted he would ever belong or should be a part of it.
His character arc is wonderful. Books goes from someone full of self doubt and loneliness, to a man who knows his worth (or at least is starting to) and is accepting of the friendship, however annoying, that is offered by his team. Even going so far as to calling them family.
What I was very thrilled about, was the deepening of Sicarius' and Amaranthe's relationship. Their romance is a bit of a slow burn, which is fine since it fits the pace and plot of the story to not have them pausing for romantic interludes.
I also have to applaud Ms. Buroker's ability to stay true to her characters, with all the limitations that entails. Especially as it pertains to Sicarius. I can't stand stories that give me these deep, complex characters and then chuck it all out the window by the end of the first book.
The romance has to be slow burning because of the assassin's personality and even possible damage to his ability to open up and feel anything for anyone. Ms. Buroker gives us further insight into the most complex character of the group, and we aren't even inside his head!
We get this from Amaranthe, who is fast becoming one of my all time favorite protagonists.
She's funny, daring, smart, brave, and loyal. She has her faults to be sure, and one of them is probably loving Sicarius. But she owns them. I fully believe this woman could command and lead this group of misfit men, and that's, again, due to some stellar character development on the author's part.
The pace is fast and full of tension, humor and a little bit of gore. We see a bit more of Forge's schemes in this book, and learn about the history of this country in relation to those around it; specifically one that it treated abominably. The magic system (or Science) is shown a bit more with some great Steam Punk elements woven in.
All in all, a fantastic read by an author who is fast becoming one of my favorites!
For not developing a setting/world in advance, excellent job of doing so as the story develops. It is obvious that this author's stories are character-driven, but she manages to keep her characters and settings "in character" which is difficult to do on the fly, so to speak. Excellent plot with plenty of adventure and action. She makes the reader feel like you really know the characters but never enough so that you can anticipate their every move. In Dark Currents one person definitely steps out of character, but it's naturally and smoothly done while another character shows hidden depths. Very well-edited (especially for not being professionally edited). This implies that the author is truly a natural writer with great skill. Excellent read.