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A review by siriuschico
Into a Dark Realm by Raymond E. Feist
4.0
I'm very much impressed with how easy it is to read Feist. This is my second book from this massive series (number 25), and I'm starting to get hooked. Initially, I just wanted to go through The Darkwar trilogy to get a glimpse into a slightly different genre which my wife likes, but now I think I may read a little bit more Feist in future.
The world of Dasati is terrific - I love horror and feelings of dread, and in this word, it emanates from everybody and everywhere. We have a rigorous society that doesn't care for its children and well being of others. They battle endlessly, and the price of life is negligible. And into this brutal world Pug and his group of magicians go for a trip for god knows what reason, just like kindergarteners on their way to buy ice cream through Hollywood Boulevard (run before Weinstein gets you, you fool).
I really enjoyed the shift from the youngster in training into more of the exploration of the new, dark realm.
BUT, (there is always some but isn't it?), there are a few flaws which keep it from five stars. For example whole Valko storyline seems to be pasted from The Greatest Book Ever, just instead of Bene Gesserit we have Bloodmothers; instead of Paul we have Valko, and instead of Shai-Hulud we have Dark One. Also, there were two scenes where the author forgot who was present - I needed to double-check if I just missed that, but I was not at fault ( Vordam can teleport and Servan thinks he is Godfrey sometimes). Well, I should blame editors for these. I still enjoyed it and look forward to reading the last book of The Darkwar trilogy.
The world of Dasati is terrific - I love horror and feelings of dread, and in this word, it emanates from everybody and everywhere. We have a rigorous society that doesn't care for its children and well being of others. They battle endlessly, and the price of life is negligible. And into this brutal world Pug and his group of magicians go for a trip for god knows what reason, just like kindergarteners on their way to buy ice cream through Hollywood Boulevard (run before Weinstein gets you, you fool).
I really enjoyed the shift from the youngster in training into more of the exploration of the new, dark realm.
BUT, (there is always some but isn't it?), there are a few flaws which keep it from five stars. For example whole Valko storyline seems to be pasted from The Greatest Book Ever, just instead of Bene Gesserit we have Bloodmothers; instead of Paul we have Valko, and instead of Shai-Hulud we have Dark One. Also, there were two scenes where the author forgot who was present - I needed to double-check if I just missed that, but I was not at fault ( Vordam can teleport and Servan thinks he is Godfrey sometimes). Well, I should blame editors for these. I still enjoyed it and look forward to reading the last book of The Darkwar trilogy.