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schwarmgiven's review
4.0
Book Two of the Desert Sun Prism Pentad is one big kick out the jams battle. The only character that develops at all is the Mul, who learns more about what it takes to be a leader and the nature of real power.
The undead stuff is awesome. The additional history and color of the world of Athas is amazing.
This book gets a lot of bad press for just being one long fight scene, but I thought it read well and was a lot of fun.
The undead stuff is awesome. The additional history and color of the world of Athas is amazing.
This book gets a lot of bad press for just being one long fight scene, but I thought it read well and was a lot of fun.
beorn_101's review
2.0
This was an odd one, Rikus without most of the rest of the team from book 1 struggles to keep my attention.
I do like some of the friends that are gathered along the way, particularly the Thri-Kreen, however, they are all very similar in thoughts and style, since they are almost all gladiators.
There is a decent series of military engagements described in the book, but its bogged down by weirdly out of place arguments about Rikus's love life, which just seems weird in the middle of this mad dash across the desert.
Overall, it was ok, I don't think as good as book 1
I do like some of the friends that are gathered along the way, particularly the Thri-Kreen, however, they are all very similar in thoughts and style, since they are almost all gladiators.
There is a decent series of military engagements described in the book, but its bogged down by weirdly out of place arguments about Rikus's love life, which just seems weird in the middle of this mad dash across the desert.
Overall, it was ok, I don't think as good as book 1
omridallal's review
5.0
The world the author built here is still very interesting. A world where the usage of magic made everything in to a desert and every bit of useful item is consider a treasure is way different from the average fantasy world. It was frustrating that two of the MC just went away after a few chapters never to be heard from until the next book, but the story was still interesting. Some of the plot hooks felt forced, like when the half dwarf MC, which never showed he cared about his heritage is compelled to be a dwarf knight. Or when the same MC get an unimaginable important historical relic, and a powerful one at that, just for being in the right place in the right time.
What really made the book for me was the outcome of the last battle and the way it influenced the MC afterward.
So, all in all its a 4.5 stars book
What really made the book for me was the outcome of the last battle and the way it influenced the MC afterward.
So, all in all its a 4.5 stars book
mw2k's review
2.0
What a hard slog this was. It's all over the place, it's muddled and biggest offence of all - it's boring. Who wants their fantasy stories boring? Especially one set in an engaging world such as Dark Sun? Nowhere near the fun excursion the first in the series was.
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