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3.75 out of 5Inventive, though the climax leaves a little to be desired. This was fun, original, and best of all, set in a non-English/Western fantasy culture, for which I endlessly love it. A few minor issues, but the good outweighs the bad. The characters are great individually and together, and t...
This is in 3.5-3.75 territory for me. You have foul ghuls, horrific death, blood magic, a fight for the throne, an evil that will devour everything in it's path, and a small band willing to risk their lives to fight it. It's also a fantasy that does not take place in a European setting, something I ...
I gave up on this book as soon as Zamia showed up. Well, okay, not as soon as. I gave up after about ten pages of listening to the main character belittle her, call her a savage, accuse her of bad manners, insist she abide by his 'civilized' customs, and then make fun of her customs simply because...
I enjoyed spending time with this older character and his self-made family. Reminded me of Fritz Leiber, although it's been a while since I read that. I'm not sure that I'll be back for the sequels, but the world, while a little [non--Thomas Friedman-y] flat was rich and the people were beginning to...