A New Review For “The Heir of Night” from AurealisXpress

UK/AU/NZ mass market paperback

The timing, I imagine, is pure coincidence, but on the same day The Heir of Night won the Gemmell Morningstar Award 2012, it also got a new review in AurealisXpress:

“I was completely and unexpectedly drawn into this first novel in Lowe’s Wall of Night series. Having missed it on its release a couple of years ago, I read it in preparation for reading and reviewing the second book, released in April of this year. Upon finishing it, I decided it really deserved a review of its own, I enjoyed it that much …

… In The Heir of Night, Lowe evokes a sense of elegance and myth, over a refreshing realism and grit. There’s a sense of familiarity in themes and archetypes, but she takes them further, and handles them expertly and fondly. I particularly appreciate the unremarked sexual equality of the culture, and the point-of-view contributions to the narrative of many of the older characters. Definitely catch this, if you haven’t already.”

Review by Carissa Thorp