'Damian Venturi isn't aware of it yet. But as small shifts start to crack the foundations of the Ombrazian power structure after the Rebellion's attack, cracks are beginning to show in Damian's own facade. Uncontrollable anger is bubbling to the surface and can't always be pushed down. Can he keep everyone safe, even from himself?
'Rossana Lacertosa should feel victorious. She accomplished everything she set out to do, and more. The Rebellion's attack set countless prisoners free and brought attention to the unfairness in the Palazzo's structure. And Damian is back by her side where he belongs. Yet the war with Brechaat rages on and government officials are hellbent on keeping the status quo. Then an Ombrazian general arrives from the front lines, and orders dozens of arrests, shipping Roz and Damian's friends up north. Determined to free those who matter most, Roz and Damian set their sights on Brechaat. But their journey is dogged by strange magic, and Damian shifts further from the boy he used to be.
'The complications of love, magic, faith, and war will keep readers eagerly turning the pages as they head towards the gripping conclusion in the Seven Faceless Saints duology.'
Disciples of Chaos, the conclusion to the Seven Faceless Saints duology, begins almost immediately after the events of the first book, and drops readers straight into thigs. So, if you haven't read the first novel this book is not going to be fun straight out the gate. I, unfortunately, realised too late that this was the second part of a duology, and it wasn't until the book arrived and was sitting there, waiting to be reviewed that I realised my mistake. (The joys of brain fog!). However, rather than trying to jump in half way through the story I managed to track down a copy of the first book; and would advise anyone in a similar situation to do the same as the first book is really rather good.
Where the first book was more akin to a murder mystery story, and focused more on that than the wider world, this volume expands things quite a bit. We spend time learning more about the war, as well as the people behind it who are controlling things and keeping the conflict going. This coming in the second book felt like a really good choice, as it means that after spending a decent amount of time settling into this world and these characters stories we could then jump outwards onto bigger things without it feeling like you're being bogged down by lots of lore and information.
One of the things that I really enjoyed about this particular part of the story was that it moves at a decent pace. A lot of stuff happens, and our cast of characters seem to be propelled from one action piece or location to another with a sense of fury. There's always the feeling like danger is looming just around the corner, or that something bad could happen at any moment, and it really helps to keep momentum and to have you invested in making sure that the characters make it out alive.
Speaking of the characters, Damian and Roz do not have it easy a second time round. Damian has a pretty tough time in this volume, and his slip towards chaos is something that's hard to read, but makes a great deal of sense in the narrative. We see him start to fail, start to lose himself, and it raises the stakes considerably.
Disciples of Chaos was a satisfying conclusion to the story, even if there were times when it was hard to see what our lead characters went through along the way. It's an immersive and engaging fantasy story with some great lead characters whose relationship is sure to draw you in.
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