I enjoyed this book, but as always with series where the newest book follows at some distance from the previous, I had only a hazy recollection of what had happened in the first book. Much came back to me as I read, however. The magisters are an interesting premise and Friedman, as always, does the somewhat dark fantasy well. Don't think that this is up there with "the coldfire trilogy" or "In Conquest Born," but did enjoy this book. I'm sure I'll have totally forgotten it by the time the 3rd vo...

I quickly devoured C.S. Friedman's Wings of Wrath because I needed to know where it was going next. While Feast of Souls was Kamala's story, Wings of Wrath gives the rest of the cast a lot more to do and care about, and the book benefits from it. In my opinion it benefits from spending less time on the petty politics and actions of the Magisters, with the stakes much higher. I felt even more sympathy for Siderea this time, and I'm very happy with Gwynofar getting out of the castle and more into

Pretty disappointed in this installment after such a strong start with Feast of Souls. From the middle to the end it felt very unfocused and seemed as if the POV style of the book went back and forth from 3rd person to omniscient and back. Several times I was confused by being directly in someone’s head only to have them leave the scene and the chapter keep going. Errors abound in the hardcover version too. More than I wanted to keep counting. It honestly felt as if a ghost writer helped finish

I almost gave up the series while listening to the 1st book . I am giving up on the series after finishing this book.

I'm writing this review a few weeks after I read it, and I don't have it with me right now. I may misremember names. (I'm awful at them.)I found this book an excellent continuation to the first one. I can't say if this book follows the usual pattern of the middle book being the weakest, but it definitely allows for more character development. The moral ambiguity is also interesting to ponder. I also liked that there are repercussions for some of the good guys, too, and they don't come through th...

Second book of this series, I was drooling for it because I LOVE CS Friedman! This is a bit of a "middle child" book, but I enjoy the world a lot. I wish I had read the first one nearer to this one to remember the world more better. I felt like I wanted to identify with some of the characters a bit more deeply than I did, but I still enjoyed it. Some really chilling scenes.

If you enjoy intricate absorbing fantasy this book is not for you. Further, if you are, as am I, annoyed by a complete lack of proof reading peppering the book with instances of missing words and occasional half sentences, double typed words and two words with the same meaning used in a sentence where the author forgot to go back and delete the one she didn't need, then this book will irritate you enormously. Further adding to this irritation are the many instances of the exact same descriptive

Good But No Banana...I heard that phrase earlier this week and I've been dying to use it for some oddball reason. What does it even mean? Why would I want a banana anyway, do I look overtly simian? *shrugs*So... it was okay. A fair read, kinda dragged for me 'cause it kinda lost it's sparkle from the very beginning. Book 1 was the better one... Of course! Gee, it's the attack of the sophomore slump again *hiss*. I thought the main issue was going to be that a woman had finally become a Magister,...

Move aside, "Game of Thrones". Friedman's Magisters Trilogy does all that GoT promises to do, and does it better. Political intrigue? Checked. Characters that are utter scoundrels, but you can't help liking them? Checked. Powerful magical creatures? By all means. And more importantly: while the setting is full of misogyny, it's not the usual blanket sexism overabundant in SF/F. Friedman gets to the core of the phenomenon, dissects it, and warps it in her plot. And even if she doesn't escape all

An excellent continuation of book 1, and things get even more grimdark.

Wings of Wrath was ultimately good, but could have been better.The same meandering at the beginning as in Feast of Souls and the not-quite well thought out world detract from the enjoyment of the book. Too many POV's for a book that just does not have the content and world building to support them.The writing style is excellent as usual from Ms. Friedman, but there is a missing ingredient - probably the shallow world-building, the lack of true complexity -Still better than most fantasy out there...

I love C.S. Friedman! Wings of Wrath is the second book of the Magister trilogy, and as such pretty much sets up the finale. However the depth of Friedman's worlds is as usual excellent, and there is enough plot movement to make everyone happy. I can't recommend this book any more highly.

Exciting stuff. I love fantasy! I was not a fan of Kamala in book 1, but here I liked her better. I think much of my dislike had to to with poor Andovai, whom I really liked and then he died cos of her sucking the soulfire out of him. Seems Friedman sure like killing people.Right, great world. Magisters who use magic by taking other people's lives. Witches who die by using too much magic. And a world where winged beasts from legend are coming back to suck the souls out of everyone. What is there...

World-building: 1 star, world is paper-thin, not believable at all.Plot: 2.5 stars, didn't go in the direction I thought it would, but I'm not convinced that was the right choiceCharacters: 1 star, the only interesting characters, Colivar and Sideria, had little involvement in this plotWriting: 1 star, it reads like a first draft. I'm getting more harsh with my ratings as time goes on, but I'm paying more attention to the captions GR attaches to its stars. "Did not like it" (1 star) fits my reac...

I liked this one better than the first, however, it seems that once the reader finds out all the mysteries, there is no longer anything left to write about. I mean, how many times can it be written that magisters don't like each other, hide their emotions, or act like really bad bene gesserit witches (Dune reference, yo!).Time to say something good...I like the way the writer slips into different points of view depending on which character is in action. Stink becomes perfume, ugly becomes beauty...

The Coldfire Trilogy counts amongst my favourite books, but even it did not get 5 stars from me, because while I love the main character, some of the concepts represented in the books seemed simplified, wooden. Well, in Wings of Wrath, these issues are more pronounced, and at the same time, I cannot relate to the main character.Celia Friedman's world seems empty. We know nothing about the countries, the cultures, apart from those few details that are essential to drive the very simple main plot....

good plot but, oh, my God! The editing really needed work - numerous errors, places where words were either left out entirely or both choices were included. Extremely irritating when a writer is normally as good as Friedman to find this sort of sloppiness. Why don't editors *edit* anymore?

See my review of the first book.

Not as polished as the first book, but still an enjoyable read. And what it lacks in tightly packed cohesion, it makes up for in depth of characterization: characters are driven logically by their motivations here, and are capable of changing their minds about things. They feel realistically like *people* in a way many authors neglect. (and, to be fair, this isn't the only 'good' way to write characters, but it is a compelling one)The thematic change from survival to sacrifice was a surprise, an...

This book picks up where Feast of Souls left off, continuing the mystery and threat of the Souleaters. Hoping she can use knowledge of these foul beasts as a form of currency to save her immortal skin, Kamala follows Rhys, the only Guardian in modern history to slay one of the winged serpentine beasts, into the far northern territories where the Spears of the Gods stand sentinel. Meanwhile, Salvator's recent ascent to the throne of the High Kingdom is challenged by a bloody invasion that kills m...