The Tomb of Dragons - SFBA Book Club

Hardcover, 352 pages

Published by Tor Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-81619-1

(1 review)

Thara Celehar has lost his ability to speak with the dead. When that title of Witness for the Dead is gone, what defines him?

While his title may be gone, his duties are not. Celehar contends with a municipal cemetery with fifty years of secrets, the damage of a revethavar he’s terrified to remember, and a group of miners who are more than willing to trade Celehar’s life for a chance at what they feel they’re owed.

Celehar does not have to face these impossible tasks alone. Joining him are his mentee Velhiro Tomasaran, still finding her footing with the investigative nature of their job; Iäna Pel-Thenhior, his beloved opera director friend and avid supporter; and the valiant guard captain Hanu Olgarezh.

Amidst the backdrop of a murder and a brewing political uprising, Celehar must seek justice for those who cannot find it themselves under a tense political system. The …

Thara Celehar has lost his ability to speak with the dead. When that title of Witness for the Dead is gone, what defines him?

While his title may be gone, his duties are not. Celehar contends with a municipal cemetery with fifty years of secrets, the damage of a revethavar he’s terrified to remember, and a group of miners who are more than willing to trade Celehar’s life for a chance at what they feel they’re owed.

Celehar does not have to face these impossible tasks alone. Joining him are his mentee Velhiro Tomasaran, still finding her footing with the investigative nature of their job; Iäna Pel-Thenhior, his beloved opera director friend and avid supporter; and the valiant guard captain Hanu Olgarezh.

Amidst the backdrop of a murder and a brewing political uprising, Celehar must seek justice for those who cannot find it themselves under a tense political system. The repercussions of his quest are never as simple they seem, and Celehar’s own life and happiness hang in the balance.

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73pctGeek reviewed The Tomb of Dragons by Sarah Monette

Still sweet, but somewhat darker

3 stars

Though feeling adrift after losing his ability to speak with the dead, Thara Celehar remains very much himself. Happily, he has finally realised and accepted that others value and love him. This is helpful when he has to deal with a change of job, a loss of purpose, threats on his life, and political upheaval.

I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the previous books, but unsure why. Perhaps the too easy resolution of a certain plot point? Also, the (potential?) romance’s slow burn is so mean. Let Thara love and be loved! Still an enjoyable read.