Goodness me, it’s been a couple of years since I read the first book in this series. However, to commend it, it is one of those books that has stayed with me, and I was avidly waiting for the sequel to be released.
Dark Prophet, is the second book in the Dark Law series (however, technically it is the third book because there is a novella called Dark Kingdom and is integral to some of the plot points in Dark Prophet) and takes us back to the world which is on the brink of disintegration.
The story mixes the aesthetics of the epic fantasy trilogy with hard science fiction, and if Dark Law was The Fellowship of the Ring, this is definitely The Two Towers.
The party that was formed in the first book is now well and truly split and all undertaking sperate tasks. The book alternates between these different POV’s giving us a much wider look at the world in general.
In the first book, the world building was excellent and in this second book, the layers of the original are built upon to give the reader a rich and expansive backdrop to a crumbling world.
As the characters go about their individual quests, we learn more about them and their depth is greatly expanded. One of the standouts was learning about Galiaro and the astrocysts (effectively the wizards of the story!) and how the society is set up.
There is a bit of timey wimey stuff in it which always mashes my head a bit, but this builds the complexity of the story. However, I did find that when this came into play, the story’s pacing slowed down a little in order to set up the reasons why the events that were happening were taking place.
The story then kicks back into a gear when Weckler throws the choke open and throttles the story to full pelt for the last third of the book.
The story twists and turns with the various plot points leaving the reader avidly waiting for the third book in the series.

I listened to the 2 first books back to back and was completely immersed in this dark world, very grateful to be given the opportunity to read book 3 early, thanks, I will be ordering the audiobook as soon as it’s released

Sinopsis en español:

El tiempo se desmorona y la Tierra está condenada a vagar por la oscuridad del espacio, desvinculada de la galaxia. El plan de Galiaro para que la humanidad escapara a otra dimensión fracasó y sus creaciones robóticas de materia oscura, Beetro y Curse, quedaron atrapadas en un agujero negro nanoscópico. Ahora, el planeta entero sufre la sequía, los océanos se desbordan y miles de personas se encuentran desposeídas. El fin del cosmos fue predicho por un antiguo profeta alqueano llamado Othel.

Hace miles de años, Othel dejó la profecía de la Tierra Oscura para que el planeta sobreviviera a la calamidad. Ahora, la comunidad de Dark Theory —el astrocisto borracho Galiaro, Arym del culto clandestino, la ladrona Miree, la viajera del tiempo Hawera y la rata callejera Ribcage— debe recoger las migajas de la búsqueda del antiguo profeta para salvar la Tierra. Por separado, recorren el mundo moribundo y reciben noticias alarmantes: los robots de materia oscura, Curse y Beetro, han escapado de su prisión de agujero negro. Antaño enemigos de mundos paralelos, los dos hermanos robots ahora tienen una alianza precaria, y con una ventaja… Curse ya conoce la profecía. La ha visto antes, la ha usado antes y ha destruido su propio mundo con su poder. Ahora, al borde de la aniquilación, quien maneje la profecía de la Tierra Oscura desatará el poder cósmico que podría salvar —o condenar— la realidad misma.



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Disfrute de la lectura, más no la amé. Ojo, no digo que sea mala (mi calificación es de cuatro estrellas), solo digo que siento que le falto algo. No puedo decir con exactitud que fue lo que falto o sobro. Pero en general es un buen libro.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest.

The world building is so well done! The characters were memorable and a lot of fun! I am excited to see where the story goes from here!!

4.5/5

You can tell the author put genuine effort into writing this book. The atmosphere of a place doomed to die and a robot following its own path creates a profoundly grim mood – yet it perfectly suits the book's reality. I'd add an extra half-star to the rating, but the website unfortunately doesn't allow it.

What I love is the naturalness that fits so seamlessly with how events unfold in the plot. The language used in the book was occasionally challenging to read, though I'll blame that on my own limited proficiency rather than the text itself.

The worldbuilding is remarkably rich, and the way it portrays the conflict between sides is fascinating. While the confrontation seems to lead to an obvious resolution, the epilogue proves things aren't as simple as they appear. I truly loved this book – thank you. Reading it was an absolute pleasure!

* Copy provided by Demodocus Publishing LLC via NetGalley & 100% voluntary review.