Grim Solace

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Nothing is certain in Araxes Not even death Stolen from the widow s clutches, master thief and ghost Caltro Basalt must learn new ways to survive the cutthroat society of the Arctian Empire His one hope for freedom and justice A gift from the dead gods, who continue to beg for a saviourThis book swings for the fences with a potent mix of political backstabbing, religious symbology, and tense actionAdam Weller, Fantasy Book ReviewBreaking a soul takes time, and Caltro s spirit is far from broken Many try to weave him into their plots, but he is set on salvation by no means but his ownA heavy hitter, this follow up to a gruesome, sometimes funny, and riveting tale, Grim Solace is a runaway winnerGrimmedianAs Caltro finds himself ever ensnared in Araxes cruel games, Nilith fights to survive the Dune Plains in her quest for redemption, Sisine continues her game of claiming ruler, and Temsa works toward his reign of chaos, one noble at a timeA brilliantly grim and funny follow up to Chasing Graves Bring on book threeLaura M Hughes, Author of Danse MacabreThe board is set The players chosen Who will win the great game of Araxes Praise for The Chasing Graves TrilogyGalley s descriptive prose is simplistically beautifulFantasy FactionThere s serious grounds here for building something spectacularEmma Davis, Fantasy Book ReviewTo say that the concept of Chasing Graves is grimdark would be an understatement The world building is fantastic and reminiscent of Michael Moorcock s Elric seriesGrimdark MagazineChasing Graves might well be one of the best releases not only for December but for the entirety of 2018BookNestThe writing was smooth, fluid and beautiful at times It never failed to create an awesome atmosphere 90 100The Weatherwax Report New Download Grim Solace [ Author ] Ben Galley [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr There s been a lot of talk about grimdark in recent years how to define it, what its qualifications are, and what value these stories offer I think grimdark works best when it presents a harsh environment with morally ambiguous characters fighting for some aspect of hope an endgame that aims to improve a given situation, or the world at l...Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Araxes Scratch that, it s never safe and nobody ever thought that If anything, it s getting worse Someone s gone too far It s one thing when tourists and riff raff are being murdered and enslaved, but now the soul rich Araxan nobility are being aggressively disappeared Helas has been given the unenviable job of finding out how and why, but she s being blocked at every turn It s almost like someone important doesn t really want her to do the Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Araxes Scratch that, it s never safe and nobody ever thought that If anything, it s getting worse Someone s gone too far It s one thing when tourists and riff raff are being murdered and enslaved, but now the soul rich Araxan nobility are being aggressively disappeared Helas has been given the unenviable job of finding out how and why, but she s being blocked at every turn It s almost like someone important doesn t really want her to do the job Meanwhile, Nilith is racing to get back before time runs out and Caltro s living well, kinda the shit just keeps happening concept to an excessive degree Some ghosts just can t catch a break Except maybe, just maybe, they all have cause to hope... Thanks to Ben Galley for providing an ARC of Grim Solace, in exchange for an honest review Spoiler free review Please note that the quotes in this review are taken from the ARC edition and may change in the published edition You can find this andat Novel Notions Grim Solace is a brilliant second book in this original and grim trilogy Ben Galley wove a brutal tale of murder, treachery, greed and deception in a world that mastered death and bent it to the whims of the living Something I Thanks to Ben Galley for providing an ARC of Grim Solace, in exchange for an honest review Spoiler free review Please note that the quotes in this review are taken from the ARC edition and may change in the published edition You can find this andat Novel Notions Grim Solace is a brilliant second book in this original and grim trilogy Ben Galley wove a brutal tale of murder, treach...The epic game continues in Grim Solace, the ambitious and unrelenting sopho installment in The Chasing Graves series.And so we carry on with our journey into a battle of life and death, where mysteries are bound to arise from beneath the punishing sands The so called Dead Gods scheme with hopes of fixing a fractured world, but as with all the others with skin in the game, who can presume their true intentions Factions lurking in the shadows cast by Araxes spiring towers at sunset clash The epic game continues in Grim Solace, the ambitious and unrelenting sopho installment in The Chasing Graves series.And so we ca...A brilliantly grim and funny follow up to CHASING GRAVES Bring on book threeBen Galley becomes my go to dark fantasy author His books are compulsively readable, dark, surprising, but also funny in places.Grim Solace complicates things for all characters, especially for Nilith We learnabout her goals and her dysfunctional marriage with Farazar Caltro s darkly humorous voice entertains, but don t let it fool you, his story is probably the darkest one We just don t feel it thanks to his unique narration Also, Caltro gets some mind blowing upgrades and I can t wa Ben Galley becomes my go to dark fantasy author His books are compulsively readable, dark, surprising, but also funny in places.Grim Solace complicates things for all characters, especially for Nilith We learnabout her goals and her dysfunctional marriage with Farazar Caltro s darkly humorous voice entertains, but don t let it fool you, his story is probably the dar...4.25 out of 5 Brief review since I m behind Grim Solace was definitely better than the first outing It is a direct continuation of the first book with a basically seamless transition makes sense, since the books were all released back to back.Caltro finally finds some fangs, so to speak, and this time around, I found his story the most fun to follow The world continues to spira...This review was originally published on Grimdark MagazineJust like me, you should be very excited to be back in Araxes, where death is not the end, but just a new form of half life In book two of Ben Galley s Chasing Graves trilogy, Caltro is still very dead and pissed at this fate, the dead gods, and Boran Temsa who levelled his game up quite considerably since Chasing Graves just to name a few As Caltro fights for justice and his freedom, he constantly finds...A good sequel but a little setback for me because I found the story wasfocused on Caltro but Nilith was less present ,s the pity The story had a few lengths but I expect the last installment to unravel all the plots.I will read the last book because i need to see through this story.A heavy hitter, this follow up to a gruesome, sometimes funny, and riveting tale , Chasing Graves, is a runaway winner.Once again, Ben Galley has hammered out a stunning book which nearly eclipses its predecessor It s a story which only gets better with the telling The pacing is relentless, and full of action on every side for each character we turn a page to The situation has reached a boiling point, and most of the living and dead of Araxes have no idea that it s about to blow up beyond any A heavy hitt...

Grim Solace
  • English
  • 14 May 2017
  • ebook
  • Ben Galley
  • Grim Solace