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A review by drey72
Dominion by C.S. Friedman
4.0
If you’ve never read C.S. Friedman’s Coldfire trilogy, then pick up Dominion and meet one of the best anti-heroes ever written. Gerald Tarrant is not nice – and he’ll be the first one to tell you so. When we meet him, he’s on his way to the Forest – the one where the fae are dark and strong – and he means to test himself against its powers, and come out on top.
Fans of the series will know the outcome, of course, but that doesn’t matter – Dominion is still that breath of fresh air after being cooped up in a basement cellar for lengths of time on end. Its relatively short length (it’s a novella after all) means you don’t get the whole world-building prose that explains everything about Erna and its inhabitants. Instead, C.S. Friedman gives you exactly what you need to get immersed in Tarrant’s quest – and balances his story with another POV.
The story’s over too quickly, especially for fans who want more of Tarrant. Hopefully this novella is only the first of many on that’ll give us exactly that.
drey’s rating: Excellent!!
Fans of the series will know the outcome, of course, but that doesn’t matter – Dominion is still that breath of fresh air after being cooped up in a basement cellar for lengths of time on end. Its relatively short length (it’s a novella after all) means you don’t get the whole world-building prose that explains everything about Erna and its inhabitants. Instead, C.S. Friedman gives you exactly what you need to get immersed in Tarrant’s quest – and balances his story with another POV.
The story’s over too quickly, especially for fans who want more of Tarrant. Hopefully this novella is only the first of many on that’ll give us exactly that.
drey’s rating: Excellent!!