The Cost of Betrayal (Half-Orcs #2) 
As the brothers and their allies wage a private war against powerful thief guilds, divine forces threaten to tear them apart and ruin any hope for a better life.
Harruq must do everything he can to defend his family, for Qurrah’s love of a girl with a shattered mind and the power of a goddess may doom them all.
The death prophet returns, and the disloyal will suffer.
The second book in this series is more tightly written but the characters remain the same full-fleshed, believable people. Both main half-orc characters are pulled in two directions-- one way, they make their brother happy. The other way, they are true to themselves. Their decisions and choices lead to tremendous consequences.
Another great entry in the series, and no "sophomore slump" here. Exciting fantasy action, examination of guilt and responsibility, awesome new supporting characters. Love blossoms in the most unexpected place. And oh man, the terrible things that are done to people. Yikes.This is quickly becoming one of my favorite "grimdark" series. It has the gravitas and dastardly-ness of Martin or Abercrombie, but the taste as it goes down is pure Forgotten Realms. I would have scoffed at the idea until I

I'm Torn between giving this two stars and three stars - because there were parts that I liked, and, to an extent, I did enjoy reading it. But, there were many places were it erred and which I felt... lacked something. On one hand it is two stars, on the other three stars. So, I will give it Two and a half stars, but, because I feel I may have been harsh with this review, I will round up to three - and I did like it, so this is not a guilty choice, but a relatively accurate one. Carrying on from
The second of the Half-Orc series was just as impelling as the first. The writing was first rate dark fantasy, the action was non-stop and the characters well developed. David Dalglish makes the reader appropriately hate/love/like/dislike the characters by his indepth descriptions of how they feel about what is happening to them. I feel torn between sympathy and dislike for even the worst of the worst. This is great writing.
The Cost of Betrayal is the second book of the Half-Orc series. I can't believe how quickly I became a fan of these books. My boyfriend introduced them to me and I wasn't really expecting to like them at all. I played along because I didn't want to hurt his feelings by rejecting it. I admit I was judging a book by it's cover again, but then again who doesn't. It wasn't just the covers that threw me off though, it was the entire genre. I'm not one who necessarily goes for the fantasy books that
One of the best books I've ever read. In the first book, David barely had me reading. There was world creation, and introduction to the main characters. But in the second book, David has hit his stride: here the characters have depth, they are multifaceted, the turns in the story are more than slight curves, they are weaves in time on a fabric that is not straight. It is his day-to-day dialogue and actions of the characters that makes this book amazing. The writing for Tarlak was brilliant in
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Title | : | The Cost of Betrayal (Half-Orcs #2) |
Author | : | David Dalglish |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 340 pages |
Published | : | March 30th 2010 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (first published March 25th 2010) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. High Fantasy. Magic. Novels |
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Their prophet dead and their home lost, the half-bloods Harruq and Qurrah Tun form a strained alliance with a band of mercenaries outside the city of Veldaren.As the brothers and their allies wage a private war against powerful thief guilds, divine forces threaten to tear them apart and ruin any hope for a better life.
Harruq must do everything he can to defend his family, for Qurrah’s love of a girl with a shattered mind and the power of a goddess may doom them all.
The death prophet returns, and the disloyal will suffer.
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ISBN: | 1451567480 (ISBN13: 9781451567489) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Half-Orcs #2 |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 1588 Users | 48 ReviewsArticle Based On Books The Cost of Betrayal (Half-Orcs #2)
My review is based on the Audiobook. The beginning was tedious for me and had I been reading I would have skimmed through alot of the day to day details however the pace does get better and I found myself hanging on every word. Tessana is such a tortured soul and the way CJ McAllister narrates her and the others truly brings the story to life. At the core everyone is just trying to do what is right for their loved ones but life is messy and not easy and this story reflects that very well. I amThe second book in this series is more tightly written but the characters remain the same full-fleshed, believable people. Both main half-orc characters are pulled in two directions-- one way, they make their brother happy. The other way, they are true to themselves. Their decisions and choices lead to tremendous consequences.
Another great entry in the series, and no "sophomore slump" here. Exciting fantasy action, examination of guilt and responsibility, awesome new supporting characters. Love blossoms in the most unexpected place. And oh man, the terrible things that are done to people. Yikes.This is quickly becoming one of my favorite "grimdark" series. It has the gravitas and dastardly-ness of Martin or Abercrombie, but the taste as it goes down is pure Forgotten Realms. I would have scoffed at the idea until I

I'm Torn between giving this two stars and three stars - because there were parts that I liked, and, to an extent, I did enjoy reading it. But, there were many places were it erred and which I felt... lacked something. On one hand it is two stars, on the other three stars. So, I will give it Two and a half stars, but, because I feel I may have been harsh with this review, I will round up to three - and I did like it, so this is not a guilty choice, but a relatively accurate one. Carrying on from
The second of the Half-Orc series was just as impelling as the first. The writing was first rate dark fantasy, the action was non-stop and the characters well developed. David Dalglish makes the reader appropriately hate/love/like/dislike the characters by his indepth descriptions of how they feel about what is happening to them. I feel torn between sympathy and dislike for even the worst of the worst. This is great writing.
The Cost of Betrayal is the second book of the Half-Orc series. I can't believe how quickly I became a fan of these books. My boyfriend introduced them to me and I wasn't really expecting to like them at all. I played along because I didn't want to hurt his feelings by rejecting it. I admit I was judging a book by it's cover again, but then again who doesn't. It wasn't just the covers that threw me off though, it was the entire genre. I'm not one who necessarily goes for the fantasy books that
One of the best books I've ever read. In the first book, David barely had me reading. There was world creation, and introduction to the main characters. But in the second book, David has hit his stride: here the characters have depth, they are multifaceted, the turns in the story are more than slight curves, they are weaves in time on a fabric that is not straight. It is his day-to-day dialogue and actions of the characters that makes this book amazing. The writing for Tarlak was brilliant in
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