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[BOOK TOUR] WISDOM LOST (TUMBLR RISING #2) // MICHAEL SLITER

It's my stop on the book tour for WISDOM LOST, book 2 in the epic fantasy/grimdark Pandemonium Rising series by MICHAEL SLITER today with ESCAPIST BOOK TOURS! I hosted a stop on the tour for book 1 Solace Lost a while back, so I'm pleased to be back with another tour for book 2 and to share some pretty epic art and my review for it!

Book Information:

Wisdom Lost by Mike Sliter Series: Pandemonium Rising #2 Genre: Epic Fantasy/Grimdark Intended Age Group: Adult Pages: 592 Published: 2019 Publisher: Dragyn Press (Self Published)

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Book Links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Pandemonium-Rising-Michael-Sliter/dp/0999802135

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44222680

Book Blurb:

Ardia is fractured, torn apart by civil war initiated by deceit. Florens has fallen, and the rebel army of Lady Escamilla has been scattered by the Feral. Little stands in the way of the Rostanians and their ruthless rulers seizing the entire country. Amidst this rising conflict, four people seek to stem this tide. Or, to simply survive. 

Fenrir, also called the Bull, Coldbreaker, Dukeslayer, and sometimes bastard, has the worst kind of luck. Instead of being dead, pierced by a dozen swords, he finds himself under the control of the most horrible person he knows: his father. And an unwelcome family reunion is made more unpleasant as clandestine and legitimate powers vie for the rule of Rostane. 

Meanwhile, Hafgan Iwan breaks an oath to himself—that he would never return home. The hallowed Wasmer city of Hackeneth is not welcoming, particularly as a new god has usurped the old ways. Hafgan is torn between the world he once knew and the one he has created for himself. 

Leading the exhausted and haphazard remnants of a rebel army, Lady Emma Breen seeks allies across the border, in the crumbling city of Farrow’s Hold. But when faith clashes with politics, can a faithless former handmaiden hold them all together? 

And Merigold Hinter travels across oceans to the fabled Agricorinor with a wish and a warning. The wish? That she may understand her powers and take revenge. The warning? The Feral are coming, and they will tear out the throat of the world.

My review:

4/5 stars

This book picks up right where Solace Lost (book 1) ends off, and is so much more expansive of the world and the characters and the magic, with the stakes ramped up and more personal, more action and immersiveness. We again follow the different characters -- the jaded Fenrir, the mage Merigold, the warrior Hafgan, the army commander Emma -- each on their own journeys through the story, which start to converge as the story progresses, and we have them more fleshed out, getting to learn more of their backstories. New characters are introduced, old ones re-introduced, and the world is getting more expansive as we move beyond the borders of Ardia, and we learn more about its lore.

Merigold, the mage

Ingla, the Blue Adder

The story is told in chapters from the different characters' POVs interspersed with these 'interlogues' which delve more into world's mythological lore from the mouth of a goddess herself, and are a nice refreshing addition to the storytelling from book 1!

I was thrilled to be learning more about each character, and especially the magic, which we were introduced to in book 1 with Merigold and her tenuous but growing grasp of it, with Merigold learning how to harness her power to reach greater and greater potentials, and how the magic works, and other (intriguing!) mages are introduced too. There is more action, more blood, more everything, and I think that's what makes this a great, exciting, immersive sequel of a book!

Author Bio and Information:

Michael Sliter was born in the deep wilds of Cleveland, Ohio, where he fought off at least two siblings for scraps of pizza. His bedroom, growing up, was a monument to fantasy, containing a stack of worn and well-read books, a medieval Lego civilization spanning half the room, and a very real sword circa World War II.

Though always fascinated with the written word, Michael ended up with only a minor in writing, instead majoring in Psychology (Hiram College, OH). He later went on to complete his M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Bowling Green State University, OH)—overall spending a larger portion of his life than strictly necessary in school. Following, Michael was a psych professor for a time, and then moved into the real world to help organizations hire the right people.

He attempted to write some childish fantasy novels in the past, all abandoned as derivative refuse. It wasn’t until his daughter was born that Michael decided to begin writing in earnest, and he published Solace Lost, the first book in the Pandemonium Rising series. Since, Wisdom Lost (Book 2) and Valley of the Free (novella in the same world) have been published.

Today, you can find Michael back in the Cleveland area, where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two dogs. They are quite tolerant of his writing, reading, video game, and racquetball habits.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeSliter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormichaelsliter Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17838702.Michael_Sliter

Content/Trigger Warnings:

Shown on Page (things clearly told to the reader): 

Ableism

Abusive relationship

Ageism

Alcoholism

Amputation

Animal violence/death

Blood (gore)

Bodies/corpses

Body horror

Bones (animal/human)

Bullying

Child abuse

Childbirth

Classism

Death/dying

Death penalty

Decapitation

Domestic abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, verbal)

Drinking (heavy)

Drug use

Fatphobia

Forced captivity

Graphic sex

Hospitalization

Hostages

Kidnapping

Medical procedures

Murder

Murder (attempted)

Needles

Poisoning

Pregnancy

Prostitution

PTSD

Racism

Rape (attempted)

Serious injury

Sexism

Sexual abuse

Skeletons

Skulls

Slavery

Slurs

Smoking

Swearing

Torture (sexual)

Violence

Vomit

Warfare

Weapons

Alluded to (things only mentioned in passing or hinted at):

None

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