Review: Nix writing complicated little stories for adults
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2012
This is the flavor that I wish Confusion of Princes had been. I love Nix's exploration of flawed heroes much more than his exploration of flawed systems. The best reason to read this book is to watch Nix write to as adults -- not in the sense of fevered flesh, but as a person who understands that there is no perfect answer, and even the heroes have a huge body count.In these three stories, Sir Hereward, and his companion/tutor/nanny/animated puppet/sidekick Mister Fitz travel the world to search out and exterminate inimical godlets before they become a problem. It's a lonely, itinerant life, as you'd imagine, but they have each other, and a mission, and that's what matters.There are a number of sly literary jokes in the text, which amused me as a reader. For instance: ""A hit, a palpable hit!" cried the leading gunner, who was an educated man who doubtless had some strange story of how he had become a pirate."Read if: You loved the Abhorsen books, you like the idea of godling-assassins, you would appreciate some mild sexuality in your adventures.Skip if: You prefer shinier heroes or more care for innocents.