fantastic follow up to Blackwing. McDonald had to feel the pressure to write a sequel to a book that received raves for a debut author. Besides reading fantasy genre I read a fair share of mystery. There is this feeling of great hardboiled detective novel. Rhyhalt is your tough as nails, over drinking fellow with his own moral compass. Grimnoir

May I just say: Oh my God!

Blackwing was an amazing novel and finishing it left me with a pang of disappointment that it was done but Ravencry is like a splash of cold and dirty canal water welcoming me back to Valengrad, the Misery and Ryhault Galharrow's continuing service to Crowfoot.

Ed McDonald's skill as an author is maturing and his descriptions of the filth and violence of Galharrow's world were, at times, almost palpable! Ravencry is a continuation of Galharrow's story and is darker and richer than what came before! There is nothing not to love , the mystery of the Bright Lady and her growing cult, a return of old friends and new enemies plus the ever growing threat of the Deep Kings was well-worth the wait!

This is epic, grim fantasy that fills me with a sense of comfort and well-being!