... the author probably outdid himself this time. His much-lauded magic system is on show here once again, as it was in Foundryside and Divine Cities
... the author probably outdid himself this time. His much-lauded magic system is on show here once again, as it was in Foundryside and Divine Cities
The comradeship and romance in this book were well executed, and I was pleased to see the fight scenes and the magic system well-depicted.
Like the first book, the writing is fluid and contains meticulously detailed world-building, characterizations, and an extremely gripping plot.
Hobb seems to have a knack for giving you endings that absolutely makes you want to scream at the injustice of it all.
One way or the other, the women in this book, no matter what their situation was, rallied and took control of their damn lives!!
Kuku had successfully brought over the majority of the Assembly to his line of thinking with a combination of articulate arguments and timely assassinations.
The Last Son of Ahriman is a very good book, and I'll be pleased to continue with the dark adventures of Simon Bell and his cohorts.
When I pick up books written by women in this genre, this is what I want to see- female characters who are unapologetic in their being.
Write a YA book about a school that mixes magic, martial arts and meditation and just like that; I'm in love.
A world painted so vivid, like brushstrokes of paint on canvas; characters so real they seem to live as people in your imagination
There's clearly an awful lot more from where it came from, and Ryan Cahill is clearly in no hurry to show the full extent of his impressive range
SFF authors spend a lot of time building utterly fantastical worlds drawn from countless imaginative figments, any one of which is bound to draw you in.
