A Flight of Ravens

Shadows of Montshire, Book 2

By: John Conroe

Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin

Savid DelaCrotia, leader of Princess Brona’s Shadows, finds himself facing multiple threats to the Kingdom of Montshire. The return of his horrifically changed friend and battle buddy, Ash Newberry, is almost the least of his worries as a traitor is revealed close to home just as a conspiracy on Montshire’s valuable coastline leads him far from Haven. Once again Savid finds himself a vulnerable game piece in the deadly politics of the king’s court at the worst possible time. Only with the support of his skilled and deadly team can he hope to survive long enough to protect his Princess and her kingdom from threats both far away and near at hand. But Monsthire’s many enemies would do well to remember that shadows abound in both the brightest of light and the darkest night.

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A second book that does honor to the first!

Conroe most certainly did not disappoint this happy fan. In true Conroe fashion, book two draws one inexorably further into his newest (and certainly most ambitiously Crafted to date) world. The characters make you love them, root for them, and cheer their successes; well, except the bad guys, of course, those we all get to delight in loathing!

You know that feeling where, as the reader (and/or listener), one gets extremely annoyed by supposedly super intelligent characters making uncharacteristically dumb mistakes simply to lazily advance the plot? Yeah, this book (along with his other works) completely LACKS that form of disappointment! For the listeners (and if you aren’t one, you should be, even if you read along with the audio, as I do): James Patrick Cronin, ever the wonderful narrator, pushes himself to new heights right along with Conroe in this series! Unlike many reviewers, I do try not to use even mild spoilers whenever it’s possible not to. So, I’ll wrap up with a few of the questions bouncing around in my mind.
What will become of this fledgling world, all ready once reborn from the ashes of the follies of its ancestors? How will the nations (all of which are developing wonderfully intricate stories, with unique agendas and motivations all their own) interact next? Will true open war come again, and if so, how will proscribed technology and Tainted Crafting factor into it? The Paul’s Sylvania has clearly shown itself to be the most visual enemy—get back Dr. Frankenstein—with its decisively evil, merciless warping of the natural world; but, as book two firmly establishes, Sylvania is not by any means the only threat. Within the whirling miasma of issues, will Savid’s ultimate commander forego mere realpolitik and turn to the deepest darkness of sociopathy? So many questions! I truly can not wait to find out some of the answers in book 3! Happy reading, dears.

Still great

Man I love this series so much. The characters are awesome and I can't wait until the next book

awesome as always

great continuation of the story can't wait for the next one and to see how the people from your story's grow

twists and turns all around another good book by J

John Conroe is typically defined as a man who writes a book about werewolves or vampires or any other list of supernatural creatures this series is one where you have a little of that but it's more about people and it's very interesting series with your time.

Even better than the first book

I absolutely loved this book. book 1 was a bit slow to start but picked up at the end. world building takes time. Book 2 was on fire right out of the gate though. can't wait for book 3.

Another fun Book

i enjoy everything Conroe has written.

The one thing that could be a negative is his lead male protagonist are all very similar and have the same personalities. i haven't tire of it but it gets predictable.

That being said his world building is fanominal!

Fantastic

This is a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable book and 2 book series. The plot and plot devices are diverse and interesting. I found the whole experience very immersive, very hard to put down. The characters are interesting and the world is intriguing. I was drawn to the characters and found an emotional connection to them. The narration was excellent and kept me totally engaged. A wonderful experience!

another hit

this author and reader are awesome. they hold interest and Intrigue the mind can't wait to get to the next one and then go back and start over

Excellent!

Narrator did a great job and the story kept me involved the whole time.

Fantastic Series and Story.

Conroe voes a grear job of storytelling. Good plot and character development. A different universe than Demon Accords.