With his latest book, he's clearly outdone his own freakishly scary-good standards. And, in years to come, he'll be heralded as one of the very elite authors to have ever penned a letter in the genre.
With his latest book, he's clearly outdone his own freakishly scary-good standards. And, in years to come, he'll be heralded as one of the very elite authors to have ever penned a letter in the genre.
In the place of complex characters and elaborate settings, the author builds on the magic system and the world lore, both of which are done fairly well.
One of my most beloved things in the book was the characters. They're brave, petulant, criminal, and amusing.
I do not believe that I could have reduced the overall length to any extent without sacrificing core story elements, and indeed I did not want to do that.
If you're looking for noble characters with a strong sense of right and wrong, happy endings, and damsels in distress, this book is not for you.
The book, rather than being plot-based, is character-based. It follows the development of a character from being a juvenile psycho to being mature.
The entire thing is a complex weave of even more complex characters, themes of violence, betrayal, love and redemption.
The plot becomes more complex here as the author continues from where he left off in Words of Radiance. So far, I have a feeling the main storyline is yet to start.
When you put up naturally disloyal humans up against a threat they cannot ignore, the result will be to unite against all odds or die.
Western Fiction of every sort presently has more appeal to the bulk of African readers, not necessarily because of any literary superiority but because of an unwillingness of the former to evolve.
His relationships with his loyalists improve, even as his journey of self-discovery gathers pace. He now sees them in a light that better mirrors his rapidly-evolving psyche.
The story is filled with loads of complex, witty, funny dialogue and thought-provoking stuff, all without being overly grim. Quality thing
