It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. The epigraph is so interesting. Asher tells us he spent three months on Hedotis. He makes a great note here by admitting these people are intelligent and even wise, yet also artificial… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. The chapter opens with an epigraph about dragons and their bonds. Dragons protect dragons first and foremost. There is no loyalty to riders… Reading this makes me extremely sad, as I somehow… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. We kick off with an interesting observation from Asher. There we have it—we have our answer about the blue colors from the previous chapter. It takes four times as much indigo to… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. Oh, the beginning of this chapter is so delicious. At first, I honestly didn’t quite understand what was going on. But upon finishing the book, it’s revealed as a major Easter Egg.… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. I think the epigraph is SO important for us.“It is unwise to favor one god above another. Better to shun them all than show favoritism amongst a jealous, prodigious pantheon.” This passage… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. The chapter begins with a paragraph from Asher’s journal about Unnbriel. At first, I thought, “It’s just giving us some information about the isle.” But then it got me thinking: blood is… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. The chapter opens with a rather interesting epigraph—commentary made by Asher Sorrengail in relation to the next isle, Unnbriel. It’s the isle of Dunne, and since Dunne is the Goddess of… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. Captain Lilith Sorrengail sure knows the drill. Sometimes, diplomacy is best served at swordpoint. The Deverelli have been trading with Tecarus, Navarre, and even Tyrrendor—yet no one told them the truth:… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. The chapter’s opening is chilling. Alright, we all hate venin, but they were conducting experiments on them? What were the results? Based on the epigraph, I assume there were two stages… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. We open this chapter with a letter from Fen Riorson: “Marriage is a necessary evil to secure the line. Nothing more. Save love for your children.” This felt very cold. But… Continue reading