--- product_id: 31371636 title: "The Providence of Fire: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book II (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, 2) Paperback – December 8, 2015" brand: "brian staveley" price: "23898CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/31371636-the-providence-of-fire-chronicle-of-the-unhewn-throne-book store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # The Providence of Fire: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book II (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, 2) Paperback – December 8, 2015 **Brand:** brian staveley **Price:** 23898CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Providence of Fire: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book II (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, 2) Paperback – December 8, 2015 by brian staveley - **How much does it cost?** 23898CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/31371636-the-providence-of-fire-chronicle-of-the-unhewn-throne-book) ## Best For - brian staveley enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted brian staveley brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Providence of Fire: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book II (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, 2) Paperback – December 8, 2015 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/814YpPBR49L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Brian Staveley manages to find more room to push down the gas pedal. *by T***H on Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015* This review is full of spoilers. If it were milk, it'd be incredibly rotten. You've been warned.If you're on the rocks about buying this book just do it. Skip the review.I loved The Emperor's Blades. Let's get that out of the way. It was incredibly gritty, real and fun. Kick ass soldiers AND they ride a giant bird? I'm in. I literally threw that book at all of my family and friends. If it didn't stick, judgments were made. It was real.Needless to say I was excited when Amazon finally let me open my digital copy of Providence of Fire. After spoiling nearly 100+ pages by reading the Hardcover preview, missing pages and all, I was quick to re-read what I missed and plow through the rest of it. If my luck held I'd be chucking this book at my relatives and friends alike once again. Turns out it would be much more than chuck-worthy.While reading I thought the story line was adeptly paced and none of the plot or its devices overly trope-ish for the genre (Besides, I like my fantasy tropes). The characters did not feel contrived (that’s for you, Ginny) or clunky. The very small amount of sub 4 star reviews cite frustrations with the characters doing 'stupid things'. To which I reply: It's Book 2, people. In Book 1, we get a very awesome story filled with mostly training and plot setup. However the characters are still on their proverbial 'leash' for 90% of the book. They haven't made many real choices for themselves, yet. So, if Brian had decided to make these characters infallible in Book 2 it just wouldn't have made any sense. Valyn's first ride out with his team is filled with exactly what you would expect. There is strife, uncertainty, and that familiar feeling of wanting to bounce your group project partner's head off his outline.We learn a lot more about how the Unhewn Throne’s world works in Providence of Fire. This includes a wide range of info dumps on the religions, races and backstory figures. Brian could have skipped over a lot of what he chose to elaborate on, and the story is much better off for it. What’s that? The ‘Gods’ are real? They walk the earth? They’re aiming the plot? Awesome. Book 1 was more focused on making us care about Valyn, Kaden and Adare. Book 2 seemed focused on explaining why we should continue to do so.Adare becomes much more interesting than she was in the previous installment. In the debut, it was almost unfair to have a normal girl giving me the mandatory plot updates from the city while Kaden and Valyn were busy training and being awesome. Here, she ditches the comforts of the court for the hardships of the road, and is introduced to a foul mouthed leach of legend and her broken brother. Finally paired with characters and equipped with plot responsibilities that were interesting and integral, I started looking forward to the chapters featuring Adare. Brian chronicles her growth from young, impressionable politican, to strong(er), sure-minded leader of nations (albeit in training).Kaden and Valyn continue being awesome. The Blank God and it’s subsequent (kind of) magic system is incredibly fresh and fun to read. The draw upon Buddhism and meditation isn’t forced and it’s a very fun flip on the religion. I almost enjoyed reading Kaden’s chapters more than Valyn’s. Almost.In Book 2 Valyn continues being Valyn. If you read Book 1 you know what this means. No need to elaborate. He is still my favorite POV character and probably will continue to be so through the end of the trilogy. He commands the character set that made this series as interesting as it is. Without Valyn there is no Kettral. Without Kettral this series would have been completely different.On to my only gripes with PoF. I stress that these are minor. It’s like saying I wished my Ferrari was a slightly darker shade of candy apple.The Emperor’s Blades in regards to Valyn was almost entirely about his time on the Islands training with the Kettral. Here we got introduced to one of my favorite group of miscreants I’ve ever read about. Of the five, I identified most with Laith. The group’s flier, on one hand, is an incredibly sarcastic, trucker-mouthed, ‘act first, then figure it out later’ kind of guy. He serves as a kind of odd comedic/tension reliever between Valyn’s seriousness, Gwenna’s temper, and Annick/Talal’s unwillingness to speak more than a sentence. On the other hand he is incredibly passionate, loyal and at times vulnerable. His scenes with his bird are some of my favorite.Now I’ve talked to Brian about this on twitter and he has reassured me that Wing missions will play a role in Book 3, but I literally yelled “NOOO!” out loud when I read the chapter where ‘Ra is spanked in the rear like a faithful steed and forced to ride off into the sunset and out of the story. A short ways into the story and the wing is ALREADY grounded. Sorry Big Bird; we have a plot to get to. If I had a time machine, one of my various stops would include finding Brian and convincing him into turning the Unhewn Throne trilogy into a five book series instead. I really wanted to read about Valyn struggling to pull the wing together during various missions. All of these amazing characters are created almost specifically to clash with one another, only to get kicked in the balls by the plot very early. This was one of the only developments in the story that did not make sense to me as I started to read Book 2. In Book 1 we get a very cool scene where the Flea is lending some advice to Valyn and he incredulously asks the Flea, “You still do barrel drops?”, to which he replies, “Everyday I think.. ya, everyday.” Here I’m thinking, ‘Cool. I’m going to get some sweet mission chapters with training montages involving Gwenna blowing things up without being asked, Annick putting an arrow in the eyeball of every baddy while making everyone slightly uncomfortable, but most importantly: Laith flying way too fast.’ Granted we’re going to get a lot of what I mentioned in Book 3, but unless Brian plans on Deus Ex-Machinima’ing Laith back to life, Mr. Staveley killed off my favorite character. What was the point of mentioning barrel drops and new bird rigging for said drops to accommodate Laith’s riding speed when the bird is gone almost immediately and Laith is seemingly offed by the end? Again, these are minor issues, but damnit I was made to love this facet of the group and I don’t think I’m getting it back.In sum this book and the series overall has the making of a 5 star rating. But what makes this series so great on top of the wonderful story is that the author Brian Staveley is a great guy. Have a question about the book? Find him on twitter and he’ll get back to you. His interaction with his fans and the understanding that these things are important are what set him aside from other authors. I highly suggest you read his work. And antagonize him on the internet.Thank you Desirae for the hard copy! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars A sequel that improves upon its predessor *by T***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2018* The Providence of Fire is everything I wanted from a sequel and more. This definitely took pretty much all the slight problems I had with the first book and rectified it. Although this book did suffer from a roughly slow start, once we got about a 1/3 of the way through it took off at a break neck speed.I have to say the best thing about this series, hands down, is the world building. Brian Staveley has created such a complex, yet intriguing world all at the same time. This book especially dived so deep into the mythology of the world, it was amazing. From learning more about the Csestriim, to the leaches, to the gods, everything was engrossing. He didn't just throw all of this information at you either. It was sprinkled throughout the entire story and you were informed when you needed to be.The characters are the next best thing. First I just wanted to say that Adare had her time to shine in this novel. She went from having only like 5 chapters in the last book to actually being a true part to the three main characters of the story next to her brothers. Each story arc that involved one of the siblings was impeccable. The development was top notch and since this book isn't very action driven, the character development really helped this story be amazing. These three siblings went on such a journey and they all ended up very different people by the end of this novel.Lastly the story itself starts off fairly slow, it is pretty much a beginning that tries to get each character to their starting destination. Once all that happens the plot really kicks in. I found it hard to put this book down when I was reading it. Brian Staveley also knows how to write some intense final moments. Those last a hundred pages or so were stressful.I am really excited to see how this is all wrapped up. I believe Staveley has already laid a solid foundation and it should be quite interesting to see where are characters end up in the end! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by A***N on Reviewed in India on January 13, 2018* Good read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/31371636-the-providence-of-fire-chronicle-of-the-unhewn-throne-book](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/31371636-the-providence-of-fire-chronicle-of-the-unhewn-throne-book) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-08-24*