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tessla's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jrenee's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ianbanks's review
3.0
The bad first. The descriptions of Hawk and Fisher are pretty much cut and pasted from the earlier novels. The exposition is lengthy and the dialogue can feel repetitive at times. However, I bloody loved the rest of it. It’s exciting, funny and pushes the two leads in slightly new directions. Also, I only did a cursory skim through Google but I think there might be a case to be made for Mr Green being a forerunner for the “New Weird” movement that seemed to be all the rage about 20 years back. The Eldritch horror is a little lacking, nor is the prose a particularly non-Euclidean shade of purple, but Haven and its denizens would fit nicely in among the inhabitants of China Mieville’s Bas-Lag. Hmmm... I wonder if anyone’s written a fanfic about the Captains chasing down the Weaver or Jack Half-a-prayer...
bwwilhelm's review
3.0
I can't say I recommend the Hawk & Fisher books to anyone. That said, they did get progressively better from the first novel to the third. The God Killer was, I dare say, almost enjoyable. I particularly liked the characters of Buchan, Tomb, and Le Bel Inconnu. They (nearly) saved the story from mediocrity.
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