The Name of All Things

By: Jenn Lyons

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Dan Bittner, Lauren Fortgang

Length: 25 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

"Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. I loved it." (Lev Grossman on The Ruin of Kings)

You can have everything you want if you sacrifice everything you believe.

Kihrin D'Mon is a wanted man.

Since he destroyed the Stone of Shackles and set demons free across Quur, he has been on the run from the wrath of an entire empire. His attempt to escape brings him into the path of Janel Theranon, a mysterious Joratese woman who claims to know Kihrin.

Janel's plea for help pits Kihrin against all manner of dangers: a secret rebellion, a dragon capable of destroying an entire city, and Kihrin's old enemy, the wizard Relos Var.

Janel believes that Relos Var possesses one of the most powerful artifacts in the world - the Cornerstone called the Name of All Things. And if Janel is right, then there may be nothing in the world that can stop Relos Var from getting what he wants.

And what he wants is Kihrin D'Mon.

Jenn Lyons continues the Chorus of Dragons series with The Name of All Things, the epic sequel to The Ruin of Kings

A Chorus of Dragons
1: The Ruin of Kings
2: The Name of All Things 

©2019 Jennifer Williamson (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

Female/Male/Binary or Mare/Stallion/Gelding

The 1st book was interesting and I wanted to hear what happened to all these reincarnated Gods, their children & dead Ex's. Magic is always fun to hear about & I enjoyed listening to the story of the underdog boy who would "save the world".

Now, the 2nd book brought in all kinds of strangeness. With gender & sexual preferences for the author's characters & their horses, I'm left wondering why the author insists on pushing her LGBT agenda through horses?

Fantastic sequel

The Name of All Things managed to be even better and more surprising than The Ruin of Kings. Readers are thrown in different directions trying to piece the story together just to have all their expectations thrown out of the window.
Now I’m even more intrigued to see what Jenn Lyons has up her sleeve.
I liked the former narrator ( the one that did Kihrin’s voice in RoK better) but the new one are good too.

Amazing. Timely. Fresh.

Don’t listen to sad people who cannot fathom trans people existing in a work with magic and dragons and all sorts of fantastical elements. They clearly lack imagination. Jen Lyons though? She doesn’t.
This story builds beautifully on the last, even holding on to the unique story structure. The world is full and vibrant and diverse. Truly a masterclass.

Terrible. Would not buy this. Returned.

Hits you with Social justice and gender politics. This has nothing to do with fantasy. This bullsshit has got to stop.

100% worth the read - ignore the transphobes in the reviews

I think this book is wonderful. I love the intracacies of the story as it moves along, and I love the development of the characters who are sure to be major parts of the next installments.

I was nervous about reading it because of all the negative reviews, but I loved the first so I gave it a shot anyway. The way that Lyons approaches gender in Jorat is super compelling, and I loved the ease with which most of the characters accepted it. I think it’s a cool story regardless of real life, but I do hope that some of the people who are upset by the sex/gender discussion use the exposure to positive trans-esque media to develop more informed opinions and become more accepting of people as they are.

A lot of closed-minded people in the reviews

I’m glad I ignored tue bad reviews. This book is proving to be one of my new favorite series. The storytelling is fresh, the writing, the world building…. It’s really really good. I suppose if you’re any type of queerphobic you’ll have a bad time lol smh but if not, it’s an awesome universe to get lost in.

Still feels intentionally convoluted...

voice actors are great and carry this book, weird political approach to gender seems pushed for the time of release and the story remains to be messy with the thousands of names for everyone and every event

off a cliff

Boo, this book was terrible. Huge drop-off from the first book. Story just drags and meanders.

Sjw

Author went full Sjw at random moments through out the book that just didn't really fit.

Please stop with all the horse terminology

This was a hard read and definitely a step down for me. While the story is still intriguing and the side characters are still generally great, I found Janel to be an utterly insufferable hypocrite. She/they rages when someone else tries to "claim" her, speaking up about consent and such, but then she goes and wants to claim someone without asking their consent, treating them as an object. She literally said in the book at one point Is he claimed by someone? Yuck.
She's also all puffed up on her own self importance and likes to point out how other people are uneducated and how their culture is less then hers. Triple yuck. So it was a real chore listening to her chapters.
And knowing that she is one of the main characters for the whole series bodes badly for my enjoyment of the rest of the series. I'm worried.

On a more positive note, Senera was awesome and her sassy comments (and her awesome narrator) really helped me choke down Janel's chapters. I might even be into shipping a certain wizard couple?

Also, pretty much all of the Janel's companions/side characters were very fun to follow - Dorna and Ninavus both shined for me. And Relos Var is getting more and more intriguing.

Oh, also? All the horse terms? Please, no. It was so unpleasant and grating.

So while I am planning to continue on with the series, I probably won't be in any hurry to finish it.