by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
For a story by a “fantasy master,” this was incredibly disappointing…Publisher’s Weekly calls the main protagonist an “engaging young reprobate hero.” I found him irritating, inconsistent, repetitious, full of himself with no good cause, and frequently stupid. Face it, he couldn’t have been very sma...
Fairly obvious readable eddings standalone novel. Characters are par for eddings and situations fairly telegraphed.
[Full Review to Follow shortly]Re-reading this book for review purposes.
David Eddings may not be the best author in the world, but David Eddings is the best author in the world... In this one, he tries to condense one of his multi-book fantasy epics into one book.
I had rated this one star, but that is unfair, as I never actually finished it... I may have another go some day. Basically, I read the first page in the store and thought it was wonderful! I bought it and took it home to read. And after the first chapter, things went downhill. I was a big Eddings f...
This book ran on a bit long, and many of the characters' voices echoed those of Eddings's previous characters (Dweia, most particularly, reminded me of Polgara). However, it is a credit to David Eddings's writing that the formula and style he has used time and again still works.What I loved the most...
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