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Wolves of the Gods (Tales of the Timuras)

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An engrossing continuation of the Timura trilogy, WOLVES OF THE GODS delves even deeper into the connected fates of its main characters and expands the landscape and cultural scope of the epic. Again, I can't wait for the next book in the series.

The second book of the Timura Tales is a wonderfull and entertaining read. There are a few twists that are surprising given one has read the first book, and assuming that you don't read the back cover which may reveal one crucial twist. I can't wait for the next installment of this series. Mr. Cole has weaved a memorable book which leaves you waiting anxiously for the conclusion, although you may find yourself asking for more!

This is a series to be enjoyed by sf-readers as well as fantasy fans, as the magical elements are subordinate to an involving and suspenseful plot. This second volume brings to a pitch the increasingly intense and violent struggle between Timura and Protarus, while it continues to hint at their common destiny. Wolves is no simple story of clear moral good; we see both characters struggle with the compromise of their ideals and the acceptance of wrong action to achieve necessary ends. High level of suspense and engaging episodes of adventure. While the story is dark in tone, it's well balanced with moments of humor and sentiment. Terrifically paced, hard to put down. An exciting read.

"Wolves of the Gods," the second of the "The Timura Trilogy" is an engrossing continuation of "When the Gods Slept." It starts where the first book ended without missing a beat. It is seven years later. Magic and battle flourish as Safar Timura, great wizard and hero, is pursued by his former friend, now nemesis, Iraj Protarus.

Unknown to Safar, Iraj made a pact of four with three arch villains just before Safar extracted his vengeance at the end of book 1, and has returned from the dead as a wolf shape-changer. He now wants Safar and all those he loves, his entire village, dead.

Safar leads his people to safety from their native Kyrania in the high mountains toward the Caluz on the coast. He's following a vision from the master-wizard Lord Asper and hoping to stop the death of the world. To do that, he must get his people to safety, decipher Lord Aspers cryptic poems, and get to the other side of the world to Hadin, to stop a volcanic eruption from poisoning the world.

He's aided in this quest by several people. His lover in the first book, Leiria, a female soldier, Palimak, a half-demon, half-human child whom Safar has adopted, and Khysmet, the perfect and magical steed Safar rescues. These and a variety of striking secondary characters journey on their way to a new home in fabled Syrapis across the sea.

Iraj, his three shape-changer companions, and Iraj's army dog Safar's race to safety. Along with way, Safar meets old friends and allies. The book contains everything a fantasy should: action, demons, sorcery, swordplay, political intrigue, and wonder. While this is book 2 in the series, it can be read first without losing anything.