The Cost of Betrayal, (the Half-Orcs, Book 2)

David Dalglish

Mar 2010 · The Half-Orcs Book 2 · David Dalglish

About this ebook

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 COST OF BETRAYAL by David Dalglish 

The death prophet returns, and the disloyal will suffer. 

Ratings and reviews

I struggle with the words to adequately describe why this book, and series, is so fun without spoiling too much for potential readers. All I can say is that it's worth it. These characters are fun, you'll love them, hate them, and feel for them all.

The first book hooked me when I was out of cash and looking for a free read. So once I got paid I dove right into this and any time I wasn't reading it I'd still be thinking of the brothers Tun. I have always loved dark fantasy. Knights in silver armor and villains who kick puppies are a dime a dozen. Whether the Tuns are heroes or villains is hard to decipher because they are each complex and individual from any sort of stereotypical set role.

I've been really enjoying the series and David Dalglish's work - the Paladin series blew me away. I do have to say that I felt like this book was a bit of a weaker entry in some places. Personally I felt that Tessanna was not very compelling of a character (there is such a thing as being TOO tragic imo), and I also felt that the gore was a bit too much in this book (not in the sense that it offended me, more in the sense that the stakes didn't feel as high or impactful because having someone explode into blood is just a normal thing that happens). That being said, the whole book works towards setting up a very interesting contrast between the two brothers, and I was definitely invested in the Eschaton crew. If you just push through the weaker moments, the stronger moments WILL blow you away

About the author

David Dalglish currently lives in rural Missouri with his wife Samantha, daughter Morgan, and dog Asimov. He graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 and currently devotes himself to perfecting his craft. He spends his free time playing racquetball and watching PBS with his daughter.