01-16-2012, 12:29 PM
It's the middle book of the trilogy and boy does it feel like it. Nothing ever gets going. It might have helped if I had re-read 'The Steel Remains' before I read this so I couldn't have remembered the themes a little better.
It also didn't seem to be leading towards anything until near the end. I was thinking there should be a big battle they all needed to go compete in or something. Instead, we had a minor-adventure that hints at big things to come and has echoes from 'The Steel Remains' but it is all wrapped handily in two chapters. Which leaves you waiting for a sequel and conclusion.
It reminds me a lot of Joe Abercombie's work, which is good. There were plenty of swordfights. Yay. There was more gay sex. Not say Yay. There was regular sex. Yay. And torture and marching and corrupt Emperors and Drug addicted aliens and talking robots and ghosts.
It was good read that really didn't go anywhere.
It also didn't seem to be leading towards anything until near the end. I was thinking there should be a big battle they all needed to go compete in or something. Instead, we had a minor-adventure that hints at big things to come and has echoes from 'The Steel Remains' but it is all wrapped handily in two chapters. Which leaves you waiting for a sequel and conclusion.
It reminds me a lot of Joe Abercombie's work, which is good. There were plenty of swordfights. Yay. There was more gay sex. Not say Yay. There was regular sex. Yay. And torture and marching and corrupt Emperors and Drug addicted aliens and talking robots and ghosts.
It was good read that really didn't go anywhere.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit