Reviews

Bloodstone by David Gemmell

akirkwithteeth's review against another edition

5.0

A broken man, in a broken world.

As a lover of a good anti-hero, Jon Shannow is one of my favourites, and I enjoyed reading his story both as a child, and as an adult.

Bloodstone is one of my favourite Gemmell books, with good action, good plot, and good character development. And also a wonderfully creative use of 'Sipstrassi'.

I was sad to see The Jerusalem Man go, but in true Shannow fashion, he went not gently into the night.

A part of me hope's he's still out there somewhere, seeking his peace, over the horizon.

Maybe one day he'll find it.

dantastic's review against another edition

4.0

Bloodstone is a very good ending for the saga of Jon Shannow. "I am Jon Shannow and I never lie."

Shannow settled down at the end of The Last Guardian. This story starts with him wounded, on the run, and stricken with partial amnesia. The villain of the story, at least in the beginning, is a mysterious religious leader called The Deacon. Shannow's quest takes him across dimensions and ties into the ending of The Last Guardian nicely. Amaziga and Sam Archer make appearances, as do Clem Steiner, Beth McAdam, Daniel Cade, and other characters from the previous two books.

The three Jon Shannow books are well worth a read, especially if you like your fantasy with a bit of western flavor, ala The Dark Tower.

hasseltkoffie's review against another edition

5.0

An awesome conclusion to an awesome trilogy.

eric_w_burns's review against another edition

5.0

Rating: 5.0/5.0

spidertache's review against another edition

5.0

A genuinely great end to what has been a really gripping trilogy! Each of the books has remained concise in the storytelling, and this final installment really didn't mess around either. Shannow takes on a whole new role and perspective in this book in a twist that I genuinely didn't see coming, although I probably should have in hindsight. The ending felt a little abrupt for me, but thinking about it more I think it was the only way it could have gone, and brought the story to a close in a way that in very inkeeping with the story.

armina_salemi's review against another edition

3.0

خوب بود. بهتر بود. شاید اگر از نویسنده‌ی دیگه‌ای می‌خوندم چهار می‌دادم، ولی این هم نفرین گمل بودنه احتمالاً. آدم به «خوب» راضی نمی‌شه.

soursock's review against another edition

4.0

good story with a really interesting ending. the way things wound back on themselves was really nice

aceartemis7's review against another edition

3.0

This was a wierd book. Its one of those sequels where its about the main character, but he's not exactly as cool as he was in the previous books, sort of like the dying story of this character... I still like it though. Awesome series.

ianbanks's review against another edition

4.0

This would ordinarily be a 3-star review but I finished it in one session, so there. I liked the ending that Shannow got in The Last Guardian and this felt a little like the dead horse being flogged.

However, it does have a great time-travel plot and it's Mr Gemmell back on form with his philosophising about violence and means and ends. The ending is a bit of a doozy as well. The biggest problem is that it does rely very heavily - as did the other Jon Shannow books - on the reader swallowing any number of authorial conceits before accepting that they're in for a hell of a ride once they do.

giant_bookstacks's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing finalise to the trilogy. How Gemmell wrapped everything up is something quite poetic.