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Review: Red Claw (Dragonblood Assassin Series #2) by Jaime Castle and Andy Peloquin

October 10, 2023 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Rating: 8.5/10

Synopsis

Powerful dragonblood vials have been stolen from their murdered owners. Magisters, answering to a shadowy figure known only as Red Claw, seek to undermine the emperor.

Kullenโ€™s work as Black Talon will only grow bloodier as his path crosses with the Crimson Fang, hopeful they might know where to find a kid-napped Prince Jaylen.

Natisse yearns for vengeance against the one who has taken so much from her. Yet, for the sake of the missionโ€”always the missionโ€”she must put her hate aside and attempt to trust the Crimson Fangโ€™s greatest enemy.

With her new Ember Dragon Golgoth by her side, the playing field is evenโ€”assuming she can learn to control the fires that rage within her.

Together, assassin and rebel must delve into deep waters and high towers to discover the truth behind so many secretsโ€”secrets that threaten to destroy the very Empire itself.

Red Claw is the second installment in Dragonblood Assassin from #1 Audible and Washington Post bestseller Jaime Castle & Epic Fantasy legend Andy Peloquin, perfect for fans of the Forgotten Realms, Joe Abercrombie, David Dalglish, and Kel Kade.

Review

War is coming to Dimvein, and y’all better be ready when it does. Assassins, dragons, and big ass orcs, there’s going to be blood.

Jaime Castle and Andy Peloquin continue their fantastic bloody tale in book two, Red Claw, a brilliant follow up to the first book Black Talon from the Dragonblood Assassins series.

This series is so action-packed and fast-paced. The worldbuilding is excellent full of intriguing characters and nonstop bloody scenes. What I love about when two authors co-write together, you can never tell who has written what, because the writing is brilliant.

In this book, Red Claw, powerful dragonblood vials have been stolen from their murdered owners. A mysterious figure known as Red Claw is behind all the murder and mayhem.

The Emperor unleashes his most deadliest weapon, the Black Talon, the kings assassin Kullen, to find out who’s behind it all, leading him to come face to face with the reble faction, the Crimson Fang, friend or foe, he’ll soon find out.

It is an absolutely fantastically fun read for all fantasy fans, especially those who love a good assassin story. If you haven’t checked out Jaime Castle and Andy Peloquin books yet, I very recommend you do…๐Ÿ—ก๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‰

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dragons, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Self Published

About Alan Behan

Right a bit about myself, I am married to my wonderful wife Catherine of 18 years, we have three beautiful girls together, 20, 18 and 14 years of age. They are my world as well as my books...๐Ÿ˜ I work full time as industrial plumber, I'm 45 years old and my hobbies is spending time with my family and of course reading fantasy every chance I can get. I love supporting indie authors and getting the word out about their new books. My all-time favorite authors are Steven Erikson, Mark Lawrence and Robert Jordan and that's just to name a few.

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