A not very surprising twist at the start, leading into pages and pages of description about the minutiae of everything around the main character leading up to the start of a quest type adventure.Never really got that involved in any of the characters, and there weren't any real surprises or moments ...
Very nice, with an original main protagonist and very interesting characters. The story is compelling, the world-building solid and there are many delightful details of folklore and story-telling. Epic fantasy at its purest, with quests, treasures and all. Unfortunately, the pace is a bit slow -part...
I read this awhile ago and am still fixing/updating my GR reviews one by one. DNF because, shit, it’s boringI have had a brand new paperback copy of The Ill Made Mute sitting in my pile of to be read books ever since I first bought it on a word of mouth recommendation back in 2001 or so. I probabl...
Bit of a slow start and at times the description is overwhelming, but the story does grip. I just don't need to know the entire contents of store rooms.
I'll have to read this again so I can review it story by story as I'm doing with my other anthologies, but the story I remember standing out was Trudi Canavan's. It's because of this that I got out her first series from my book storage.
Although it's definitely not "serious" literature, I couldn't help liking this book. A mix of original high fantasy, Celtic legend, and escapist romance come together in a dazzling – if not all that substantial – mélange.A youth, face hideously scarred and bearing other marks of violence, is found u...
Way to go, GR, giving away the surprise in the blurb.
I read this book several years ago. I found it rather bland and the stories rather similar.
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