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graff_fuller 's review for:
Tower Lord
by Anthony Ryan
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Alright, I have finished the second book in the trilogy. It was okay for the first three quarters, but wow...a Sanderlanch of a last quarter.
Love the time on the sea and the battles, there.
The battle sequences are getting really good. The ability to write a scene, where the reader knows what is happening on a macro level, but at the same time NOT lose that cliseness to the character being portrayed. Very good, in deed.
The overall story and where it is heading is unclear, but at the end of this book...another piece has been taken off the "chess board of life."
This makes the next book more interesting, from the very onset.
Love the brutalness of this Fantasy world, but also the magic that is used (a soft magic system...which when emplyed correctly is a great addition to the story).
There is a little bit of Joe Abercrombie in his writing, but also (IMO) Andrzej Sapkowski. Better in some ways of both these writers in particular ways, but not to their level of storytelling, yet. High bar, but I see great things to come.
Love the time on the sea and the battles, there.
The battle sequences are getting really good. The ability to write a scene, where the reader knows what is happening on a macro level, but at the same time NOT lose that cliseness to the character being portrayed. Very good, in deed.
The overall story and where it is heading is unclear, but at the end of this book...another piece has been taken off the "chess board of life."
This makes the next book more interesting, from the very onset.
Love the brutalness of this Fantasy world, but also the magic that is used (a soft magic system...which when emplyed correctly is a great addition to the story).
There is a little bit of Joe Abercrombie in his writing, but also (IMO) Andrzej Sapkowski. Better in some ways of both these writers in particular ways, but not to their level of storytelling, yet. High bar, but I see great things to come.