The main character is as fucked up as you'd ever expect your most hated book antagonist to be. Only this time, he's not an antagonist. He's the main character.
The main character is as fucked up as you'd ever expect your most hated book antagonist to be. Only this time, he's not an antagonist. He's the main character.
This year's event is scheduled to take place at the Intrade Africa Place, on the 19th of March, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. On this day, people of all works and backgrounds will gather together and tell as well as listen to stories of people and places all day and night.
The structure of the Tsurani society becomes much clearer as we are allowed to explore the involution, the finer points of the socio-political construct.
With all the plotting and schemes going on, one would be forgiven for not giving apt credit to the excellent world-building. Being a fan of Feist's former series set in this world, it's once again delightful to read about the cultures and peoples of Tsurani.
Our hero has lots of adventures as she rises through the ranks in a bid to prove herself to allies and foes alike. This first part of the book is fast-paced. Time flies as a lot of character development goes on.
The main characters resume their atrocious acts with barely any hint by the author as to purpose. Even as you read on, things only become mildly clearer. The only obvious thing is that there's conflict, on a very large scale at that.
The scenes featuring the Bonehunters are rather comic, as well as revealing a great deal about their origins. There are a number of connections to be made, between different characters, historical events, peoples, and gods, the deciphering of which proves a puzzling delight for readers.
Robert Jordan has brought literary realism to a totally new level. A pity the author had to die when he did. His writing is simply unique!
In this book, it's easy to see, analyse and weigh the merits of careful character-building that sacrifices plot acceleration for vivid literary realism, against simple plot progression.
Echoes and Empires does away with all the tropes, infusing the grim ruthlessness that is Morgan Rhodes's unique signature: suspense like no other!
Ready Player One is a unique story set in a dystopian world with a virtual utopia, the only respite from the wrecked world.
The author opined that she did not subscribe to the Nigerian culture of marriage proposals compulsorily being the duty of the man, stating that "proposals are not a gender thing."
