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When True Night Falls
When True Night Falls: The Coldfire Trilogy, Book Two | C.S. Friedman
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Determined to seek out and destroy the source of the fae-borne evil that is rapidly strengthening its control over the world called Erna, Damien Vryce, the warrior priest, has renewed his dangerous alliance with Gerald Tarrant, the immortal sorcerer known as the Hunter, and together with Hesseth, a woman of Ernas native species, the rakh, they will dare the treacherous ocean crossing to Ernas eastern continent. But the crossing may well prove the least of their worries. For though the eastern continent appears to be a haven of stability and prosperity, this image of paradise masks an underlying corruption that threatens the very essence of the human spirit. And the three are soon forced to flee south into realms long since abandoned to the dark fae and its creatures. Lost in a land where those who offer hope of salvation may prove to be the true masters of treachery, and steadily drawn toward a rendezvous which may rob them of that which is even more precious than life, will Damien, Tarrant, and Hesseth find their own fragile alliance shattered by a power out to possess or destroy all of humankind?
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When True Night Falls: The Coldfire Trilogy, Book Two | C.S. Friedman
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Grimdark but with a pizzazz of an epic (quest) fantasy.

On a planet where dreams and nightmares routinely become flesh, people are wishing both gods and demons into existence.

The evil overlord from the previous volume remains stubbornly irredeemable. People get hurt and die in spectacular ways. There are soul-eating creatures and terrifying (awesome) wastelands full of parasitic, human-eating trees. What‘s not to like?

4.0/5

eol (Downsides: a few parts read uncomfortably misogynistic—that‘s why it‘s not a five-star for me—and there‘s some weird christian-adjacent stuff about which I‘m reserving judgement until the 3rd volume; otherwise, deliciously dark & enjoyable) 2y
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Kenyazero
Kenyazero
When True Night Falls: The Coldfire Trilogy, Book Two | C.S. Friedman
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People tend to collect so many books that we lose track of what's on our shelf from time to time. It can be nice to revisit the shelf. What book is in the upper left corner of your nearest bookshelf? (If you have multiple shelves near you, choose the most interesting one!)

Play, tag, and share! (I'm sure I missed people, so play if you want to too!

#ShelfieCorner

tagged users iconemtobiasz, Bookzombie, BookmarkTavern, Riveted_Reader_Melissa, LibrarianRyan, thegirlwiththelibrarybag, Reggie, LazyOwl, Clare-Dragonfly, maich, Eggs, Andrew65, GrilledCheeseSamurai, coffees, TheSpineView, PaperbackPirate
Eggs Thanks for the tag 🖤💗❤️ 4y
TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! I'm at work so will have to look when I get home. So many books! 4y
LazyOwl Thanks for the tag, I am on my way to work atm, but I will post when I get home. 4y
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maich Thanks for the tag❤ 4y
Andrew65 Thanks for the tag, will post it tomorrow. 4y
PaperbackPirate Oh fun! Thanks for the tag! 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag 👀
[tagged book]A Curse of Roses
4y
Kenyazero @thegirlwiththelibrarybag That sounds like an exciting read! 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Kenyazero, I hope to one day find out 🤣 4y
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Kenyazero
Kenyazero
When True Night Falls: The Coldfire Trilogy, Book Two | C.S. Friedman
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Although I haven't read it yet (or its prequel... Both of which I've owned for a while...), I think based on title alone this book is a good pick for #DecemberSong's 13th prompt: Silent Night.

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Eggs Great choice!! 4y
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GrilledCheeseSamurai
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When True Night Falls: The Coldfire Trilogy, Book Two | C.S. Friedman
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#Marchintothe70s #BecauseTheNight

C.S. Friedman was writing grimdark fantasy before grimdark was a word.

This is the 2nd book in her Coldfire trilogy and its been a crazy long time since I first read it and really need to re-visit.

@Lizpixie @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Not familiar with the term “grimdark” ~ please elaborate further 6y
GrilledCheeseSamurai @Cinfhen Think gritty and dark fantasy. The opposite of 'heroic fantasy. Authors like Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch have made this sub-genre very popular. http://bestfantasybooks.com/grimdark-fantasy.html 6y
Cinfhen Sounds delightful 🖤 6y
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GrilledCheeseSamurai @Cinfhen Nothing like a good 'grimdark' story to tear ya down when things are just a little too perfect and happy in your real life. 😅 6y
Cinfhen I‘ll remember that 😆 6y
gradcat Okay...I just learned a new word ( #blameitonlitsy ) ... thanks for “grimdark.” 6y
GrilledCheeseSamurai @gradcat 😊🙌😊 6y
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