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Trinity Rising: The Wild Hunt Book Two Hardcover – February 19, 2013

by Elspeth Cooper (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 151 ratings
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This sequel to Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper continues the story of a young man who has been sentenced to death, and then exiled, for his magical abilities.

In Trinity Rising, As Gair struggles with grief over the loss of the only home he had known, and his beloved, he is walking into a conflict that's greater and more deadly than he or his mentor ever anticipated. A storm of unrest is spreading across the land and they are going to be caught up in it-at a moment when Gair's hold on his magic, his greatest defense and most valuable tool, is starting to slip....

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  1. Book 2 of 3
    THE WILD HUNT
  2. Print length
    496 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Tor Books
  5. Publication date
    February 19, 2013
  6. Dimensions
    6.48 x 1.66 x 9.61 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0765331667
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0765331663
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Customers find the book an excellent read with a great writing style. They appreciate the relatable characters and the lovable young hero. The story is immersive and enjoyable to read.

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Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it an excellent, good follow-up to the first book in the series. The book is described as fun and well-written, with a wonderful adventure that keeps readers engaged until the end.

"...Extremely immersive story. Was a great pleasure to read. I am looking very much forward to reading book three of the wild hunt the next installment." Read more

"This sequel definitely rose to meet my expectations. It was a wonderful adventure. I can't wait for the next book." Read more

"...For a sequal it was pretty good and i recommend reading it if you are a fan of the series, just dont expest as much excitement as the first one." Read more

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Customers like the writing style.

"...They are fun and well written." Read more

"...But even with the great writing all the things it wasn't ruined the book for me...." Read more

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"Being a fan of Fantasy I enjoy this writer style and the way she keep you in suspence until the end and still waiting on the next book" Read more

3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's relatable characters. They find Gair the lovable young hero every boy would like to grow up into.

"Gair is the lovable young hero every boy would love to grow into...." Read more

"...series with caution, but this series by Elspeth Cooper has well drawn characters that drew me in and I can hardly wait for the next book." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story's immersive quality. They find the storytelling good, though it differs from the original.

"...Extremely immersive story. Was a great pleasure to read. I am looking very much forward to reading book three of the wild hunt the next installment." Read more

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  • Gary S. Rotella
    5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful
    Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2016
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    Cooper first book Song of the Earth was an engaging read. I really injoyed it. Trinity Rising book two in the wild hunt was a great deep and intricate fantasy. Extremely immersive story. Was a great pleasure to read. I am looking very much forward to reading book three of the wild hunt the next installment.
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  • Pam
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013
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    This sequel definitely rose to meet my expectations. It was a wonderful adventure. I can't wait for the next book.
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  • Dustyn
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good not Great.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2013
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    I definetely enjoyed the fist book more. The first 40 percent of the book simply takes place during same time period as the first book, just from other points of view. I spent most of the book waiting for it to get back to the main story of Gair and pick up where it left off in book 1. I was a little dissapointed when it kinda meandered through the first part of the book. For a sequal it was pretty good and i recommend reading it if you are a fan of the series, just dont expest as much excitement as the first one.
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  • Devaki Khanna
    5.0 out of 5 stars A search for vengeance?
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014
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    Here's where we are introduced to the world of the Nimrothi (clans of hunter-gatherers who live in the wilderness) and Astolar. The Nimrothi were defeated several generations ago, which led to the rise of an empire protected by the Suvaeon Knights, and their banishment to the Broken Lands. Hence their pursuit of revenge. It's amazing to watch how Teia, a powerless young girl who is selected by the Speaker of her tribe to be concubine to the tribal chief, manages to retain her integrity and stand up to both of them. Gair and Alderan head off to Gimrael in search of information, getting embroiled in sectarian riots in the process. The second part of the Wild Hunt is as addictive as the first, as we watch Teia and Tanith assert themselves against the expectations of the people around them.
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  • Sara Large
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013
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    I just love these books. It is a quick simple lovely time. When you read you just slip away for a couple of hours into these books. They are fun and well written.
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  • Larry J. Ellison
    4.0 out of 5 stars Worthy followup
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2013
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    The story parallels the first for a while, so you need to keep track of it, but it is an excellent read.
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  • David Moran
    2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing second effort
    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2013
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    After a flawed but promising first book, this novel disappoints in many ways. If you hope to jump back into Gair's life and see what's going on, you will be disappointed as the author all but ignores him for the first 14 chapters and 181 pages, choosing instead to focus on a new character, Teia, and that of the antagonist, Savin. I absolutely can't stand Teia. Not only is her character completely uninteresting, but she spends a majority of the time stomping around like a petulant child. A closer glimpse of Savin and what he is actually trying to accomplish could be interesting but nothing really new is gleaned from having the opportunity to see what he is thinking about. In fact, his inner dialogue is identical to his actions in every way i.e. "I'm an arrogant and evil jerk who takes pleasure in destroying the world". Wow.

    Gair, like Teia, also spends a majority of his time whining and complaining. Yes, I get it, he lost someone close to him. Grief is normal but his attitude just grates on the nerves. Surprisingly, he still doesn't seem to have learned much about this whole Song magic, even though he spent quite a bit of time in the first book getting instruction from the teachers (but Teia seems to pick it all up in about 10 minutes with very little teaching). The author doesn't bother to go into a lot of detail about the whole magic system with every ability just having some random connection with being able to use the Song to "do stuff".

    There are also quite a few "bedroom scenes" in the novel that don't really add to the story in any way. The author seems to prefer to write lusty romance novels or dirty taboo comics but chooses the fantasy genre as her outlet. I'm not offended by the material but some people may be. I'm actually more offended that she thought that this was in any way good writing.

    The action actually does pick up in the second half of the book as we actually get to hear about characters that we like such as Ansel. But even after finishing the book, I can't understand what the second book was supposed to accomplish. I mean, things happen, events occur, people do stuff. But there isn't any real rhyme or reason behind it, no climactic finish that you are actively trying to reach. Is the book just a place setting to get everything ready for some final showdown? If it is, I don't think that I have the patience to continue the journey.
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  • John Steadman
    5.0 out of 5 stars No problem
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2020
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    Good book. Exactly as advertised. Arrived before promised.
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  • Leontiy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing and intriguing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2012
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    A little over a year ago, Elspeth Cooper's Songs of the Earth completely blew me away with its elegant simplicity and neoclassical approach to a very familiar fantasy story; that of a young man with abilities beyond his control, and a story woven around him that will change his life and shape the world, which hangs in the balance.

    I'm a big fan of neoclassical. I love it, in fact, and whenever I get the chance to, I talk to writers about it. I did with Cooper and after the interview with her and following the monumental success of Songs of the Earth I had high hopes for Trinity Rising (formerly Trinity Moon).

    The best thing about Cooper is that she can write. Maybe it sounds like a bit of a given point with a traditionally published and successful writer, but is it? There are countless writers who are storytellers, yes, but writers; true artists with words? Poets? There are fewer than you think, and to come across one who can weave a tale with one hand, whilst toting an elegant, beautiful prose style in the other is a pretty rare find. Cooper's prose is beautiful. She's a poet of a writer; in a few sentences she's got you by the imagination, by the heart, and she's taking you for a ride through her colourfully populated, eloquently written world.

    Naturally, it's not just the prose that's important, but it's rare that the nuts and bolts of a story are good enough alone to really blow some trumpets about.

    Trinity Rising does not suffer from "second book syndrome"; it does, however, offer something a little different. Instead of ploughing forwards towards the third book, which would speed inevitably towards the grand ending of book four (yes, The Wild Hunt is now a quartet!), it offers a story that doesn't concern itself with staging or placement, and merely rolls up its sleeves and gets on with business. There is a sense of a beginning, and of an end, but rather there's the notion of life and story progressing as though we've simply happened upon it mid-flow.

    It's refreshing to see a writer just tell the story and to hell with the usual fuss over structure: it's better for the freedom and makes for a surprisingly exciting and tense book.

    We're introduced to a few new faces in Trinity Rising, and reunited with Gair and a handful of other recurring characters from the first book. There are a lot of POVs in this book; I did a quick hand count, taking into account the handful of times where sub-characters take the lead for a half-chapter or so, and I needed both hands. There are more than I'm used to, and I thought it would jar at first with the minimalistic approach to POV from the first book. It didn't, however; it added to the story, feeling as though you were quite literally watching the events of the story unfold from every angle possible. Cooper handles the vast cast seamlessly well.

    The story moves towards the rising of the trinity moons; an alignment that usually brings ill portends. Teia is a young girl formerly attached to the late chief of a clan from the plains and mountains outside the Empire's reach. She is gifted with the Song, although she had sought to keep her power hidden from the clan's powerful, ruthless Speaker, Ytha. Required in the bed of the new chief and carrying the child of his father, Teia is a thorn in the Speaker's side--one she finds it increasingly difficult to remove. Teia must stand up to Ytha, defend herself against and escape from Drw before he is named Chief of Chiefs, and act upon the dark, bloody foretelling she sees through her power as Banfaíth. The Wild Hunt is coming; the Raven's Hounds are coming, and Teia feels their breath on the back of her neck no matter how fast she runs. If she is to save her people and their lands, Teia must consider all available options--even if that means losing everything dear to her in the process.

    Meanwhile, Gair nurses a broken heart and is swept away to the lands in which every face will remind him of his lost love, and all because of his honour-bound word to Alderan. The Guardian is in search of the starseed and he will stop at nothing to find it, because the alternative doesn't bear thinking about. But of course, there are others who seek the starseed.

    Savin plots ruthlessly and with complete entitled abandon as he seeks out the starseed. He finds himself perplexed by Gair's abilities following the events of the previous book, but continues to treat with the dark creatures from beyond the Veil in order to fulfil his goals. He is a dark, loathsome and bratty antagonist who is seen fully through his own narrative in Trinity Rising. Cooper writes an imaginative, hateful villain who is there to be hated with incredulous rage (which is always fun!).

    The pacing is precisely what it needs to be: constant, relentless and inevitable. Cooper rushes nothing and nothing drags for longer than necessary. The story is exactly what it needs to be and it is told in just the way it needed to be told. It is an excellent example of how to carry on a series.

    There are several new story arcs introduced, and none are resolved during the book. This is one of the aspects of Cooper's writing that really feels like a story, instead of a "book". There is no set structure, just the plot. By the end of Trinity Rising we are left hanging at the end of several threads, seeking answers and continuation. We are left thirsty and ravenous for more.

    The Dragon House (expected 19th September 2013, as per Amazon UK) will be an eagerly awaited instalment, in which I will be diving head first, just to wrap up the hanging threads left dangling from Trinity Rising.

    Cooper is a storyteller who weaves words like a master, and whose prose is deep, elegant and magical.
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  • Pedro
    3.0 out of 5 stars Trinity moon
    Reviewed in Germany on July 30, 2012
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    Hhhmmm was soll ich zu diesem Buch sagen....
    Habe lange darauf gewartet und war ehrlich gesagt enttäuscht. Habe drauf gehoft das die Hauptgeschichte Mit Gair im Mittelpunkt stehen würde aber das stimmte nicht. 70 % des Buches geht es um andere Charaktere und das relativ unspektakulär. Aber das ist halt nur meine subjektive Meinung.
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  • Louedel
    4.0 out of 5 stars better than the 1st book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2013
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    Initially I though this series was a badly plotted series of sword and sorcery books. However as the series has continued they have become more and more engaging. Certainly worth the time.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great second instalment
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2016
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    A great second instalment, even better than the first. Great characters, fine world building, and engaging story written in poetic prose.
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  • Ian Coole
    3.0 out of 5 stars Trinity Rising
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2013
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    I enjoyed the story but the proof readers should be taken out and shot. The punctuation and poor spelling is awful and spoils the book.
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