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dungeons of kuba (empire princess book 2) by graham diamond 

29/4/2016

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I have to admit my ignorance and say that prior to reading Dungeons of Kuba, I had not come across Graham Diamond's books before. I understand this book that I read was initially published back in the 1980's and has now been re-released as an ebook. 

In Dungeons of Kuba, Diamond has created a fantasy world, that is ruled over by two powerful women, Stacy (The Ruler of the Empire)  and Sigried (the ruler of Kuba). These two women are sworn enemies and it was always going to be the way that they would eventually have to face off against each other. Stacy has worked tirelessly to create peace across the Empire and is now determined to hold it together regardless of whatever evil plans Sigried may have to provoke a war and take the Empire for herself. The kidnapping of the Imperial Princess Mara forces Stacy into action to confront Sigried in a battle that will decide the fate of the Empire. 

This is a fast-paced, action, fantasy novel that I found incredibly easy to read. Diamond's style and his character development really resonated with me and I found myself invested in the characters and wanting to see the right results come out for them. I particularly liked the giant Alryc and the leader of the Imperial Guard, Melinda, plus, of course, the wolf character. I think this is the sign of an excellent writer who, even in a wild, fantasy, adventure, is prepared to allow time to develop his/her characters to the extent that readers can really identify with them. It doesn't have to be all about fighting and weird, fantasy creatures. 

I think this is a book and a series that will really appeal to devotees of the fantasy genre, who still retain the desire to get to know the hearts and souls of their characters. In my mind, Diamond writes stories the way I like to write them and I guess this is partly why I enjoyed it. A good job and a very solid four stars from me.

You can check out more of Diamond's work here: http://amzn.to/1Tm8PPG  

    

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Semra Ural
22/4/2016 13:37:17

I read this book when it was published many years ago an read it again this time around. LOVE IT

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Grant Leishman
22/4/2016 15:28:19

Thanks for the comment. Yes, I really enjoyed it also. I loved the way the author developed his characters. I will definitely be looking at more books in his series.

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