Review: Lots of large battles
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2012
This book is the story of slave to emperor with a lot of large scale battles in it and some unique flavors added. If you like big battles then this could be the book for you but if you like more personal battles then I would stay away.Bad- Very little character development. Even the emperor stays pretty much the same and certainly the supporting cast does not change overall how a person is introduced is pretty much how they will be through the whole story.- The magic idea is a mind powers thing which to begin with I really liked as original but the concept is never fleshed out and has to many inconsistencies through the book. Which left me just feeling as it was wasted. For example it was never integrated into the society except for these contests of dominance and the fact that no one really vocalized. In addition the Druids were supposed to be the real masters of the stuff but when the main character goes to them to learn they just send him on his way even though it talks about others with potential recieving training. Just overall I thought the concept was used very little and was just a glossy to add some cool to the story.- Battle after battle now I like a good battle but really one after another all pretty much the same. Character great idea, opponent fall for it, or if they need to lose then the character will make stupid plan and opponent is brillant. Got real repetitive real quick.- The characters are pretty flat and the you never get a good idea of why anyone likes anyone else their is not chemistry and the dialogue is stilted.Good- The start is interesting and I thing the plot had real potential but time should of been spent on looking how other authors and made this concept.Overall I really liked the concept and the plot but the execution was lacking. My guess is this is to set up the next story but unless the story is cheaper than this one I won't be along for the ride.