by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer
An intricate ensemble piece, just shy of too much confusion to be comfortable. The vast array of agendas is tricky at first, but watching things slowly converge and resolve was immensely pleasurable. Several scenes made me gasp aloud. Not a fast read, but a very satisfying one, though I thought the ...
I think this is my fifth time reading this book, but since it's now goodreads official I'll write a real review. I read this book as a variety starved teen in Yellowstone. Considering that it's an epic fantasy written by three people not really in that genre (Mercesdes Lackey maybe, but Eric Flint w...
I had two major problems with this book. I really wanted to like. A Venice with magic and a real griffin. Cool! Sadly, not cool here. One problem I had was the male characters act like boys. I suppose this really isn't a problem, considering the male characters are in fact boys, but the female...
This book was long. At times it was a bit too dry for me. This doesn't have the characteristic spark Ms. Lackey generally has when she writes. It's probably because she has not 1 but 2 male writers with her on this book.Marco and Ben are brothers trying to survive on their own. They are rather y...