Spoiler Alert. Do not read this review first if you haven't read book one, "By Darkness Hid.""To Darkness Fled" is book 2 in Jill Williamson's: Blood of Kings, trilogy. When book one ended we knew that Achan was not really a stray, but in fact the son of the murdered king and Queen. Lord Nathak, Achan's "owner" had found him when Achan was only a toddler and switched him with his own son. Everyone believed that Lord Nathak's son was the real prince/king. I did feel a smidgeon of pity for Esek (formally known as Prince Gidon) as I don't believe that Nathak had told his son about the switch. Just a miniscule amount though, cause that Esek was rotten. He definitely was not listening to Arman(God).
Now Achan, Vrell, Sir Gavin and 2 other old kingsguards are fleeing through the darklands to find a place of safety to gather troops to fight for Achan's God appointed right to be king. The only problem is that Achan isn't sure he wants to be king and Vrell is still pretending to be a boy even though she hates deceiving Achan.
Lots of excitement - getting caught, then being freed. Doubting God to putting Achan's life in his hands. Poisoning. Torture. Vrell's secret revealed. Love. Sacrifice. Fear.
The book flows with passion and understanding of human nature. I was sucked into this new world and the character's became my friends. And to find out I have to wait almost a whole year for book three to come out. Aargh!
This is a book well worth reading and if you haven't read book one, what are you waiting for! Check out the authors website: http://jillwilliamson.wordpress.com/
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