Review: Epic Fantasy That Does Not Disappoint
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2011
In a way, it's silly to start a review from scratch on the third book in any series. Because you're not going to look at this unless you've already read the first two, right?So, let me say that if you HAVE read the first two (and if you haven't, and you love epic fantasy, you'd better get right on it) this book will not disappoint you.We open on John Deskata returning to Miilark and his only love, Rhianne (remember her?). We didn't know much about her in the first two, but now we go deep. She's a lady's lady. Well-educated. Refined. Erudite. And at this point, after eight years of geographical separation, about as emotionally separated from the rough warlike John Deskata as she could be.So the initial tension is, can these two find love again?Stuff happens, and it all makes sense in the story. There's a war with the Lokendah, there's other cultures over Interminable seas. There are books and prophecies. And that's all interesting and fascinating and readable. But it's the question of that relationship that got me to turn the page.There's plenty of history and description, and I admit to skimming through that. That's just me. But I don't mind skimming to get into a riveting, character-driven piece of world-making.