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devon_marie 's review for:
Tower Lord
by Anthony Ryan
Really, really great sequel. Ryan has proven himself a fantastic author with this book -- the first book's success was no fluke. In Tower Lord, Ryan tells the tale from more than just Vaelin's perspective -- five characters outline the story. That normally fails for all but a great writer, as it's easy to overwrite one character while leaving the others bland or forgettable. Not so here! Each character's chapters leave me groaning at the end, knowing I'm moving on to another's tale instead of eagerly continuing theirs. This is really tricky to do, especially when one of the four characters is brand new to this book. Her storyline was probably my favorite outside Vaelin's.
I truly loved all five story lines we follow in Tower Lord, especially how they slowly piece together in the end. We see the characters grow and progress, though their true nature never really changes. The story lines start off seemingly totally separate, but end up merged or at least related in the end. Everything is cohesive and meticulously written.
Overall, just a really, really great book. The last sentence leaves me screaming for the next book — here's to hoping Ryan's not George RR Martin and doesn't take too long to publish the next book. I'm eagerly waiting.
I truly loved all five story lines we follow in Tower Lord, especially how they slowly piece together in the end. We see the characters grow and progress, though their true nature never really changes. The story lines start off seemingly totally separate, but end up merged or at least related in the end. Everything is cohesive and meticulously written.
Overall, just a really, really great book. The last sentence leaves me screaming for the next book — here's to hoping Ryan's not George RR Martin and doesn't take too long to publish the next book. I'm eagerly waiting.