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Stones of Light (Threadlight Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Zack Argyle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Stones of Light continues the story begun in Voice of War, the multi-award-winning start to the Threadlight series.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE LIGHT?

Chrys swore to never again let the Apogee take control but, in a moment of desperation, he gave in. Now, he will learn what the Apogee truly wants.

In Alchea, Laurel will do anything to get her threadlight back, even if it means working for the leader of the Bloodthieves. But she has no choice...a life without threadlight is no life at all.

To the west, Alverax travels with the Zeda people to the large port city of Felia, where they seek refuge after the fires in the Fairenwild. But he shattered the coreseal, and no one quite knows what the consequences will be. They only know it won't be good.

Together, they changed the world—now, they must save it.

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"This book, this story, this WORLD is so well done I am almost speechless!"—Nicole Patrice Thomas, author of the Tales of Elhaanai

"I really enjoyed the first book, but I LOVED Stones of Light. This book has catapulted the entire series up onto my favourite shelves."—Beneath a Thousand Skies

"The reason I don't give 5 stars easily is because I save it for books like Stones of Light that I think are perfect or as close to that as possible."—The Book Prescription

"As a sequel, Stones of Light really sticks the landing. I had the hardest time deciding which of the twenty (!) quotes that I highlighted was going to be added to this review. Overall, it improved on everything from the first and in the end it even fixed the few issues that I had with Voice of War. I can't wait to see where Argyle takes us next."—FanFiAddict

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B089KDMJD6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ SYL Publishing (April 4, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2609 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 304

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Zack Argyle lives just outside of Seattle, WA, USA, with his wife and two children. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering and works full-time as a software engineer. He is the winner of the Indies Today Best Fantasy Award, and a finalist in Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off.

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Klopfenstein
5.0 out of 5 stars A Flawless Sequel!
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021
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If you enjoyed Voice of War, I think you will enjoy Book Two of Threadlight even more. Argyle continues to refine his craft and world, and the characters grow and develop in incredible ways. I especially loved seeing more Alverax in this one.

I already loved the world building in Book One, but this book really takes things to another level. There are some amazing peoples and creatures introduced, and many greater mysteries (like what was really going on with the Apogee and Chrys in Book One) that get blown wide open.

Everything builds to a thrilling climax that will leave you desperate for the final installment. If the ending of this book is any indicator, the finale will be even more epic.
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Sue Bavey
4.0 out of 5 stars Action packed, imaginative fantasy adventure
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2022
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Stones of Light, the sequel to Voice of War picks up right after the end of the first book and there is a useful recap of book 1 at the beginning in addition to a map, which is always great to see in a book with plenty of traveling.

The action-packed story continues with the same three main point of view characters. Laurel is a young girl from the forest city of Zedalum, who has recently lost her threadweaving abilities and is now an achromat, having lost her powers in book 1. I was very excited to see the return of Asher, Laurel’s animal companion from the first book, a chromawolf with whom she develops an even deeper bond in this book.

Chrys is an ex-soldier who is hosting a fearsome and violent immortal god, Relek, in his body, fighting for control of his mind. He will need all of his courage and determination to win back control and attempt to return to his wife Iriel and baby Aydin, who is one of a very small number of amber threadweavers left in the world, and an extremely important player in the war against evil.

Alverax is the third main character, the last obsidian threadweaver, unaware of how important this makes him to the world in which this story of good versus evil takes place. He gradually begins to understand his role in the fate of the world and shows incredible bravery and both strength and depth of character as his story arc develops. The characterisation in this novel is excellent!

We now have evil creatures, the corespawn, which have been released into the world by the destruction at the end of book 1, of the wonderstone, which the Zeda people had been protecting. The corespawn can only be seen by threadweavers which makes them an extremely dangerous opponent. We also have other interesting species introduced in this book, including deadly red and white bees, which I found particularly intriguing, as well as the vengeful gods, Relek and his sister, Lylax.

There are new geographic locations introduced, the beautiful and serene city of Felia being one of these:

“Out of his window, the Terecean Sea as far as the eye could see, dotted with a large archipelago that formed the start of the Alirian Islands. Dozens of ships traveled between, carrying valuable trade cargo. Down below, at the piers, thousands of people traveled like ants along the streets and boardwalks. Nearly every building in Felia was white. He’d seen similar designs in Cynosure, inspired by Felian architecture, but these were something else.”

We also learn more details of the two main religions within this world, those of the Alcheans and the ape-like wastelanders. Perhaps they are not so very different from each other after all.

The Threadlight magic system is explored more thoroughly in this book, particularly the differing powers people have - which are dependent on the colour of their irises. The idea of having multiple threadweaving capabilities is introduced and this results in super-powered threadweavers capable of astonishing skills. I really enjoyed this magic system and thought it was very well thought out and clearly explained:

“His corethread broke with urgency, and he felt gravity dissipate. In the same moment, Iriel pulled again on the wall and, together, they shot through the air toward the window. The glass shattered as metal ripped out of the sill, shards drifting through the air like beads of rain, cutting at his cheeks and hands.”

This is a book full of reunions: Laurel with the Zeda people, Laurel and her animal companion Asher, Chrys and his family, and perhaps the most surprising reunion happens at the end between Alverax and someone who I will not name for fear of spoiling the final surprise.

I highly recommend this book to all fantasy fans who enjoy detailed magic systems based on physics, imaginatively described locations and inventive creatures. I will be eagerly anticipating the third and final book in the series!
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Boe
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one sequel you don't want to skip....
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
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Whelp normally when I read a sequel I enjoy it but its rare when I think it did a better job than the first book. I'm happy to say that is not the case here because Zack killed it, honestly this book improved on every inch of the first book and I simply couldn't put it down.

I love how the story unfolded and revealed the origins of the Apogee and how he became a core part of Chrys. Also the scene when Chrys let go of his control and let the Apogee lose was awesome I felt like I was right there with him fighting in the moment.

Seeing Laurel get further wrapped up with the Bloodthieves while also seeing how her perception of the world around her is changing as she looks at it thru new eyes (lack of threadlight) was gut wrenching at times. Yet seeing her spring to action regardless to help others was also very inspiring and it once again shows how much emphasis Zack puts on community and taking care of one another.

Alverax oh man oh man he went from a hooligan to a straight up stud in my book. I think his character arc might actually be my favorite currently just because I think he had it the worst of all from the start and yet he continues to evolve leaps and bounds as a person. Going from nothing more than a common thief to royalty because he only obsidian threadweaver to getting accused and then cleared of murder. I feel like that poor bastard just can't catch a break yet I want to cheer him on each and every step.

Honestly their is so many other great side characters in this book that I could probably sit and talk about it all day long but as I'm better at talking them I am at writing reviews I'll just say this. Go read it already, I promise you won't be disappointed. If Zack keeps this up Bonds of Chaos will be even better than the first two and if that happens I'm putting him in the same class as Fonda Lee (Green Bone Saga) as a writer because she's the only other author I've read to date where I felt like each book clearly surpassed the previous in terms of quality.
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Suzanne Landtroop
5.0 out of 5 stars Strong well balanced characters
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2022
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The characters were strong and well balanced with both failures and triumphs. The book had plenty of good action, but had more to it than just that. You knew the characters and there was plenty of twist and surprises. I loved the last line.
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Kay’s Hidden Shelf
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterful sequel to Voice of War!
Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2022
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5/5 Stars

A masterful sequel to Voice of War!

“Truth is not dependent on your acceptance of it.”

Stones of Light continues right where Voice of War (book 1 in the Threadlight trilogy) leaves off. I was on the edge of my seat as the story, characters, world, and magic system swept me away. The pacing is similar, if not faster, to Voice of War. Not to mention, the quality of the story while remaining efficient in a short page count, is top notch.

We continue with the three points of view from Voice of War; Chrys, Laurel and Alverax. The focus on which character(s) we see most from shifts, as their roles and impacts on the story change. There is a deeper view of the world, lore, and magic system, with more character development than we saw previously.

There were moments that were both insightful and heartbreaking, adding depth to the world. While there is action in this, I found the story far more captivating.

The Threadlight trilogy has quickly become one of my favourite series thus far and I am excited to see what will take place in the conclusion Bonds of Chaos.

If you haven’t read the Threadlight series yet, please give this trilogy a try!
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Marian -.
5.0 out of 5 stars A good sequel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2021
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In the second book of the series we learn more about the heralds and threadlight and we get closer to the characters from the first book. This series reminds me a lot of Mistborn, not only because kf the magical system, but also the story has a lot of things in common. Overall it's a good book and I will stick around to read the 3rd in the Threadlight series.
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Glen Davis
4.0 out of 5 stars He's stepped up the pace in this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2021
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There's plenty of action and intrigue in this story and some interesting ideas threaded in. At the end of the first book there was a sort of switch up where characters sort of change sides with good doing bad and bad doing good. There's more twists where the idea of good and bad becomes ambiguous.
Another good ending sets up the next book very nicely.
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Happy Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Even better
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2021
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I enjoyed the first book but this was even better. I liked the growth of the flawed characters and development of the magic system. Excited to see where this goes.
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