The Ippos King: 3 (Wraith Kings) Paperback – Import, 6 October 2020

Really enjoyed this story of opposites connecting. The bond between, Serovek and Anhuset is brilliant and the banter between them is even better! This story is original and a fantastic read. You need to read the first two in order to understand the story. I would love to see this played out on screen. Highly recommend *****

It was a bit difficult to follow at tr he beginning but didn't take long to morph into another fine Grace Draven novel. Loved it. Her characters are so INTERESTING that it makes her books hard to put down. I wonder if we will ever find out the mysterious backstory about the gallas? It would be a fine spinoff....I love how Graces books are stand alone and yet read like they are part of a series. It's a miraculous skill she has, building these complex characters and amazing worlds. I look forward to every one!

Serovek Pangion, margrave and lord of High Salure, survived his tenure with the Wraith Kings in their epic battle to defeat the Galla demon horde. Although he recovered from a mortal wound which serves as a physical reminder, Serovek has not walked away emotionally unscathed. Sevovek’s guilt over having left one of their cohort behind as well as nightmares of Meggiddo’s soul enduring relentless horrific suffering and eternal torture continues to haunt him. Strange magics are at work on the monk’s body which remains anchored on the earthly plain connecting him somehow to the other Wraith Kings as well. Serovek’s mission to return the magically ensorcelled body home to Meggido’s fellow monks accompanied by sha-Anhuset, the Kai woman whom he has very strong feelings for, becomes fraught with peril and dangers.As a grey skinned, glowing eyes Kai with vicious teeth and claws marking her as an obviously totally different species from humans, Anhuset has a very jaundiced view of them finding human looks quite repellingly ugly along with their often treacherous actions, she finds them frequently way too mouthy to tolerate. Since Anhuset has spent time with and come to respect her Regent and cousin, Brishen’s human wife, Ildiko, she has developed more appreciation for Serovek. He has delighted in sparing verbally with this warrior woman from their first meeting. Serovek has proved himself many times to be a loyal friend of the Kai in his and Anhuset’s mutal fighting experiences. Anhuset is impressed with his bravery and resourcefulness though she is both fascinated and repulsed by him in equal measures; it is getting tougher for her to remain unaffected by their clearly mutual attraction while she resists it with her dour and stoic demeanor. Serovek’s desire for Anhuset from the first has only strengthened with time and association.Serovek and his firefly woman’s journey becomes quite perilous as they discover that their demonic enemy may not have been totally eradicated as well encountering a warlord determined to annihilate them after some sadistic blood sport. If that is not enough to endure after they survive some extreme circumstances, Serovek is arrested as a traitor by his Beladine king who has reason to eradicate this man whose popularity is a threat as he is beloved by their people for honor and heroics. Anhuset and Serovek’s survival depends on their bravery, exceptional skills, stout hearts, and a relationship between that wins out against prejudice, betrayal, and political maneuvering to show what honor and love can do in the face of overwhelming odds.As always with Ms. Draven’s stories, there are thrills, chills, and monstrous creatures to get a reader's pulse racing along with an epic journey of not only a noble cause, but the workings of the heart and mind of two seemingly disparate people who see beyond each other’s visage to their souls. Third in the Wraith King’s saga, this finely crafted story will make fans so very pleased and longing for the next one. The true mark of a well told tale is that long after the story is finished, I carry the characters and scenes in my head and heart: THE IPPOS KING, Serovek and Anhuset’s story is one such captivating book.

Die Storie dreht sich um Servorek Pangion, Markgraf von High Salure und Sha Anhuset, Cousine von Brishen Kashkem. Das Buch ist voller Herausforderungen bis zu Ende und hat sich flüssig gelesen. Schade, dass die Abstände zwischen den Büchern so groß ist, dass man sich erst wieder einlesen muss, aber sie sind es wert!

It must be so hard as an Author to follow up two previous books that were amazing, Grace does this and more. You feel so much of the characters pain, joy, confusion and love - only the most talented Authors can do this. I am in awe of Grace Draven's writing, to have the gift of words that she does. A brilliant end to this amazing series.