by K.J. Parker
The main character, Gignomai met'Oc, is as memorable as was Bassianus Severus. Gignomai is the youngest member of a sentenced family of exiles on account of the political betrayal of an aristocratic family and he's clearly different from his relatives - he does not enjoy the birth privileges due to ...
Good storytelling but ultimately I found most of the characters flat and uninteresting. The only exception is Teucer, whom I felt was under-utilized.
Talk about an emotional kick to the groin.
This new Parker book is something of a revenge style stand-alone in much the same vein as the Engineer trilogy. Those put off by the bleak, depressing tone of Engineer might enjoy The Hammer's more self-contained and lighter style. I think that though the book is well written, it'll probably end u...
I wish there were more books like this: fantasy only because it’s set in a secondary world, with complex characters and unpredictable plots and moral ambiguity and solid writing and dialogue. This book is not for everyone—while it’s apparently less dark than much of Parker’s previous work, the main ...
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