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thatwellkid's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
merci97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gossamerwingedgazelle's review against another edition
3.0
Book three in the series or maybe just the third section of a super long book. Does it have a good sense of place and developed characters? Yes. Without a doubt. Is the world rich? Yes. Is it a fun read? That kind of depends. I have friends who just love this series, but it is sometimes kind of a slog. I find the way it is presented quite pretentious. It is definitely something that is good to have read, but I don't find reading it to be especially thrilling. And I found this third section to be less enjoyable. It is somewhat easier, but the interesting bits (like the fight with alien plants in the first book) aren't here as much.
zhusl33's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
wingedvictories's review against another edition
5.0
The absolute strongest of the series. We get payoffs for so much plot wise, Gene ties in rhetoric and esoterica he’s been floating for the past 1200 pages, and the ending scenes are some of the coolest things I’ve read in any book ever. So well done. Gene (clearly) has more he wants to say in the next book, but the series could have ended here and been completely satisfying.
angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
4.0
Thus far probably the slowest starting of the three in the series. And it almost seems to be written in a different or more formulaic style than the other books. But then the last half returns to the adventure quest, science fiction format interwoven with mechanisms from out of time or seemingly of magic, and the book takes off and becomes as engaging as the others.
lemon_god_3001's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
sambora's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
somebody_else's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Little Sevarian is the best
thebestmark's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
The first half of Sword of the Lichtor at first seems to reel the series in a bit, showing us a more traditional fantasy adventure with lots of lore-building detail but little in the way of character development or movement in the plot. It turns out this is only the prelude to one of the most compelling conclusions to a book in all of contemporary fiction. Not only does Sword of the Lichtor provide a kind of blockbuster climax to an already exciting series, but it evolves some of the more thematically resonant arguments implicitly made in earlier books into much denser and more difficult philosophical questions regarding identity, subjectivity, spiritual faith and the difficulty in apprehending manifestations of cruelty while bearing the lead weight of society's collective ideology.