Sons of Darkness

As one may have realized, Sons of Darkness contains many characters, several POVs, and centuries-old quarrels that still make ripples today. Oh, and it’s over 600 pages. Even so, Mohanty has beautifully created a sophisticated fantasy world full of murder, betrayal, scandal, socioeconomic conflict, war, and twists that rival A Song of Ice and Fire. The author spends much of the first third of the story on building the world and filling in readers with the context of the bad blood between characters. But once the story picks up, it’s easy to stay hooked. Plus, the third act of the story includes a battle scene that spans 50+ pages yet maintains its momentum until the end.

Read the entire book review on the Cantina Book Club website: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/sons-of-darkness-by-gourav-mohanty

Listen to the interview with Gourav Mohanty on the Cantina Book Club podcast: https://podbean.com/ew/pb-eeru3-153bb59

Starts very slow. Doesn't pick up at all till over 300 pages in. Be careful does contain graphic sensitive topic scenes.