10-04-2024, 08:34 PM
The Devils by Joe Abercrombie.
I was leant an ARC of the new Abercrombie and it was pretty darn fun. It introduces a new familiar/not familiar world, an alternate reality of our our own, circa late medieval/early renaissance Europe. The overall structure was predictable, but I think is a feature and not a flaw. One of the main characters calls out one of the revelations as cliche. A comfortable structure for the characters to interact & grow. It's also setting up at least a trilogy.
The characters are diverse, they grow and change, the action is non-stop, the world-building is excellent.
I was leant an ARC of the new Abercrombie and it was pretty darn fun. It introduces a new familiar/not familiar world, an alternate reality of our our own, circa late medieval/early renaissance Europe. The overall structure was predictable, but I think is a feature and not a flaw. One of the main characters calls out one of the revelations as cliche. A comfortable structure for the characters to interact & grow. It's also setting up at least a trilogy.
The characters are diverse, they grow and change, the action is non-stop, the world-building is excellent.
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