Characters arrive just in the nick of time, right before some big quest or event is about to take place. The only thing that I disliked about the story was that seemed to be too many coincidences. From there on, we follow the story of Fitzroy instead as he journeys to find friends and some particular artifacts to aid him in his quest. However, very quickly on we meet Fitzroy Angursell and get some interesting mysteries revealed. That was the premise behind a lot of the preparations behind The Hands of the Emperor, so it great to see a continuation of that arc. The story starts with the Emperor's quest to search for his successor. The setting, though offers a bit more exploration into the mysteries of the Nine Worlds with a deeper look into its magic. There are quite a few memorable characters and lively plot events, though not at the same level as the prior novel. The relationship between him and the Emperor is quite unique and central to the story. While starting with the Emperor's quest, we pivot over to an even more legendary character- Fitzroy Angursell himself. This was an interesting book, sort of a travelogue. He could, after all, have entered it legitimately.
He is possibly the last person you would expect to find breaking into the tomb of the first Emperor of Astandalas. Few have seen him in anything but the most resplendent garments fewer still have ever looked him in the eyes. He is respected as a great mage, revered as a living god, regarded as the embodiment of power and wealth and majesty. The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul follows after The Return of Fitzroy Angursell, but may be read on its own.This book pretty much immediately follows The Hands of the Emperor and while it is very different in scope and tone, you can consider it a bit of a sequel and should start with the former.Īrtorin Damara is the Last Emperor of Astandalas and present Lord Magus of Zunidh. There’s respectable, after all, and then there’s respectable. She’s not very upset when she finds one or two of her old friends and it turns out the adventure is much more likely to involve a plot to kidnap the Last Emperor of Astandalas. She expects her sabbatical to be a decorous, respectable sort of adventure, the kind with which she can regale her colleagues in the Senior Common Room upon her return. You never know when adventure will come calling. She still keeps the sword sharp, of course. She fights folly and injustice as fiercely as ever-although, as a respected scholar of history at one of the Circle Schools of Alinor, she now tends to use her tongue and pen more than her sword. Pali Avramapul may not have gone under her own name since the dissolution of the Red Company, but she is no myth, and has certainly not faded. A dozen or so years after that cataclysm, they have almost faded into myth. Before the Fall of the Empire of Astandalas, the Red Company was legendary.
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