For people on the fence about this because of those reviews, I would like to offer that the entire portion other people are complaining about is all of 3-5 minutes long and is literally talked about twice for less than 3 minutes each time. To be clear I am a straight man and literally could not care less about gender politics. The biggest problem? He’s not sure if Jin, once one of his closest companions, is one of them.Ī great continuation, just as good as the first.įirst off, I think that the other readers who are giving this story 2-3 and even some 1 stars because they are complaining about the political view on genders have completely allowed their prejudice to cloud the splendor of the story. And finally, there’s the issue of enemies. If he fails his final exams, he’ll be sent off to the military and lose his chance to investigate his brother’s fate. He’s going to need to figure out how it works, otherwise it could be more of a vulnerability than an asset.Ĭorin still hasn’t finished his first year at Lorian Heights.

His mother is still off in another country, and there are growing odds that she’s involved with a conspiracy to overthrow the visages.Ĭorin has also been branded with a new magical mark on his right hand - one that even veteran climbers don’t seem to recognize. Corin knows that a portion of that is his fault, and he’s determined to fix it. Sera is still suffering from a mysterious malady that has stolen her voice and her magic. And Corin’s last brush with the Whispers didn’t exactly end well.Īs much as he wants to follow that lead, Corin has more pressing problems to deal with. Tristan appears to be entangled with a clandestine organization that calls themselves Whispers. Unfortunately, finding more information isn’t going to be easy. Corin Cadence finally has a firm reason to believe his brother, Tristan, is still alive.

Arcane ascension by andrew rowe