{"id":31912,"date":"2016-04-06T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T18:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=31912"},"modified":"2016-04-05T20:35:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T08:35:57","slug":"a-new-review-helen-lowes-daughter-of-blood-may-well-be-the-best-and-most-complex-epic-fantasy-novel-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2016\/04\/06\/a-new-review-helen-lowes-daughter-of-blood-may-well-be-the-best-and-most-complex-epic-fantasy-novel-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Review: &#8220;Helen Lowe&#8217;s Daughter Of Blood may well be the best and most complex epic fantasy novel of the year&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_29736\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/08\/01\/revealed-at-last-the-us-cover-for-daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three\/daughter-of-blood_front-cover\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29736\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"USA\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29607\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three-uk-cover-revealed\/daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29607\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png\" alt=\"UK\/AU\/NZ\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last week I posted &#8220;reviews to date&#8221; for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/daughterofblood.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daughter of Blood<\/a><\/em> &#8212; only to promptly receive another one courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.risingshadow.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Risingshadow.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly the review dust is &#8220;still&#8221; settling&#8212;but rather than waiting another\u00a0 two months for the next roundup, I am posting the headsup and link today.<\/p>\n<p><em>Spoiler Alert:<\/em><br \/>\nJust one warning: there are spoilers, albeit relatively smallish ones, in terms of the story summary. So if you are a spoiler-averse reader, then maybe wait until you&#8217;ve read the book before perusing this review .<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Risingshadow<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>April 4, 2016<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8220;Helen Lowe&#8217;s <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Daughter of Blood<\/span> <em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">is a superb and satisfying sequel to <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Heir of Night<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> and <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Gathering of the Lost<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">. It continues the story of Malian and Kalan in a magnificent way and surprises readers with plot twists and unexpected turns. It&#8217;s traditional epic fantasy with a wonderfully fresh and exciting twist &#8230;[and] &#8230; may well be the best and most complex epic fantasy novel of the year.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>To read the rest of this indepth review, click through to:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.risingshadow.net\/articles\/594-a-review-of-helen-lowe-s-daughter-of-blood\" target=\"_blank\">A Review of Helen Lowe&#8217;s <em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I posted &#8220;reviews to date&#8221; for Daughter of Blood &#8212; only to promptly receive another one courtesy of Risingshadow.net. Clearly the review dust is &#8220;still&#8221; settling&#8212;but rather than waiting another\u00a0 two months for the next roundup, I am posting the headsup and link today. 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