3.5 stars for Vision in Silver (The Others book 3) by Anne Bishop.
I feel a strong rush of nostalgia for the days of world cup match viewings as I read this book 3 of the Others series. Not sure about other people, but I tend to get transported back to days long past by sheer association of sights, smells and feelings. And since I read book 1 Written In Red and book 2 Murder of Crows during the World Cup season in June/July 2014, it does not come as a suprise when I read Vision in Silver and automatically get sent back in time to my late-night datings with football matches as well as the accompanying adrenaline rush that comes with live betting.
Vision in Silver is an appropriate follow-up to the previous book. The story pretty much still revolves around the prophecy of 24-year old Meg Corbyn, a blood prophet or cassandra sangue from Namid's creation, both wondrous and terrible, and the Others aka terra indigene who reside in the Lakeside Courtyard acting as buffer between humans and the very base Earth natives living in the wild side of Thaisia. To name a few of the Others, we have Simon Wolfgard, Henry Beargard, Jenni Crowgard, Jester Coyotegard, Vlad Sanguinati and Tess.
Besides the happenings in Lakeside Courtyard, readers are also brought back to Ferryman's Landing, the Intuit Village where the cassandra sangue rescued from the compound in Midwest are having problems adjusting to their new life. Every day one or more of these girls show symptoms of emotional breakdown or fall into a catatonic state that lasts from a few minutes to a few hours. The whole community on that island have no idea what to do to save the girls. In the end, it falls upon Meg to come out with The Prophet Guide to redirect these blood prophets from their inevitable path to death.
While I enjoy immersing myself again in the urban fantasy tale of Meg, the terra indigene and their unique mind to mind form of communication, I cannot help but feel disappointed in this latest instalment. There is very little or almost no new development to the overall story setting. Much of what I already know have been mentioned and revealed in the previous two books. Although the author introduces a new member of the terra indigene who has been brought in to as an enforcer to deal with the trouble caused by the human population in Talulah Falls, the author fails to make opportune use to expand further on this intriguing new joiner who is another of Tess's rare kind that even the rest of the Others such are the younger Sanguinati are scared of.
All in all, Vision in Silver is a well written sequel in the Others series. However the lack of fresh world building after the first two phenomenally absorbing stories makes this book 3 pale in comparison. Add to that is the unflattering book cover picture which shows a tired and really haggard looking Meg. Hopefully we can see a better freshened up Meg in the next book cover.
Publisher: Roc
Publication date: 3 Mar 2015
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The Others freed the cassandra sangue to protect the blood prophets from exploitation, not realizing their actions would have dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before—both from their own weaknesses and from those who seek to control their divinations for wicked purposes. In desperate need of answers, Simon Wolfgard, a shape-shifter leader among the Others, has no choice but to enlist blood prophet Meg Corbyn’s help, regardless of the risks she faces by aiding him.
Meg is still deep in the throes of her addiction to the euphoria she feels when she cuts and speaks prophecy. She knows each slice of her blade tempts death. But Others and humans alike need answers, and her visions may be Simon’s only hope of ending the conflict.
For the shadows of war are deepening across the Atlantik, and the prejudice of a fanatic faction is threatening to bring the battle right to Meg and Simon’s doorstep…
*Blurb from author's website*
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