Results of tag "books"
The Exile review
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A nice novella that fills in some backstory for a few characters that weren't very fleshed out in the main series.
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Of Darkness and Light review
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Of Darkness and Light is a marked improvement over Of Blood and Fire. It's much better written, with deeper characters, a (slightly) more complex plot, and more realistic, less wooden dialog. It's very impressive this book came out less than a year than the first novel.That said, it's hard to shake...
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The Fall review
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The Fall is a short prequel novella describing the events that lead to "Of Blood and Fire". Overall, it's a much tighter and self-contained story, and better written, while keeping with the same style as the first novel.
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Of Blood and Fire review
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Of Blood and Fire wears its influences on its sleeve, and it's not shy about. This is one of the most trope-filled modern books I've ever read.We've got traditional dwarves that live underground and carve stone, elves hidden in their forests, Orcs, dragons, and a resistance group going up against...
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The White Ship review
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The White Ship is a short, very readable overview of the lives of the kings of England the Conqueror through the ascension of Henry II, with the largest focus on Henry I. While the title implies a focus on the White Ship disaster (and it does cover that event), it's largely a biography of Henry I.
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The Bright Sword review
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The Bright Sword is pretty good. It's a nice, modern take on the story and an interesting central idea - what if Arthur's story isn't so much about Arthur, but instead about what happens after he's gone, and the small people are left to pick up the pieces?
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