
I am intrigued by Rezkin and how little he knows of personal interactions, but somehow be a master of manipulation and reading people to appropriately solve problems with the seemingly best solution. I can’t seem to stop myself from reading these books over and over. He still doesn’t understand all the emotions he feels, or what they are.

I think he is starting to figure out, he gets to choose his friends. We meet several new friends, although Rezkin still hasn’t quite figured out how people become his friends. Farsen however, doesn’t help Rezkin learn anything of himself, but does hint at some possible answers. He is still looking for answers, but at least finds Striker Farsen. I challenge you to read this book and find just once where he lies to anyone. In all his manipulations, he never actually lies. Rezkin’s ability to manipulate and adjust to situations happening around him is something to be admired. The travelers discuss the new laws being made, and things happening with the King’s Counsel. On the journey and through the tournament, we also see a bit of the King’s madness. The difference is this time Rezkin begins playing the role of a noble, and we get to see his acting and skill of manipulation. They are at the port getting ready for travel.

When we last left our friends, and gorgeous lead character, they were about to head out to the Kings Tournament. Reign of Madness is the second book in the Kings Dark Tidings series by Kel Kade. **This review contains spoilers if you have not already read book 1 – Free the Darkness.** This book does not contain explicit sexual content.Title: Reign of Madness (book 2: Kings Dark Tidings) It contains graphic violence, creative language, and sexual innuendo. This is the first installment of an ongoing series. New dangers begin to arise that threaten not only Rezkin and his friends, but possibly everyone in Ashai. With no understanding of his life’s purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.ĭetermined to adhere to his last orders, Rezkin extends his protection to an unlikely assortment of individuals he meets along the way, often leading to humorous and poignant incidents.Īs if pursuing an elite warrior across a kingdom, figuring out who he is and why everyone he knows is dead, and attempting to find these so-called friends and protect them is not enough, strange things are happening in the kingdom.

Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows.
