In my opinion, Scarlet Tides was as engaging as the second half of Mage’s Blood and more for almost the entirety of the novel the info-dump sections that plagued the first book has vanished, and Hair was able to progress the plot and characters. I’m not saying that Mage’s Blood was a weak installment as I said in my review of the novel, it had a pacing problem caused by tons of info-dump sections in the first half but the second half was engaging. Scarlet Tides is the second book in The Moontide Quartet by David Hair, and it provided a significantly improved reading experience compared to Mage’s Blood.
The Moontide has come, and the clash between East and West begins again. My gratitude goes to Kitty G for recommending this super underrated series. Alaron, a failed mage, the gypsy Cymbellea and Ramita, once just a lowly market-girl, have pledged to end the cycle of war and restore peace to Urte.Įast and West have clashed before, but this time, as secret factions and cabals emerge from the shadows, the world is about to discover that love, loyalty and truth can be forged into weapons as strong as swords and magic. But the emperor’s greatest treasure, the Scytale of Corineus, has slipped through his fingers and his ruthless Inquisitors must scour two continents for the artefact, the source of all magical power.Īgainst them are the unlikeliest of heroes. They are slaughtering and pillaging their way across Antiopia in the name of Emperor Constant.
The Moontide has come and the Leviathan Bridge stands open: now thrones will shake and hearts will be torn apart in a world at war.Ī scarlet tide of Rondian legions is flooding into the East, led by the Inquisition’s windships flying the Sacred Heart, bright banner of the Church’s darkest sons.