Review: Very Creative Writing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2011
In A Prayer for Dead Kings and Other Tales, the author paints such a beautiful picture with his words and it flows throughout the book.  It was hard not to get caught up in some of the characters' surroundings and also be influenced by their actions.  Even in one of the short stories, the point of view is told by a tree.  I love the art of personification and enjoy seeing it all works of literature.Unfortunately, some of these stories were complicated to follow and you are not really given enough background information to help you form any kind of idea surrounding some of the characters.  Some were actually just really boring too in my opinion but this would not keep me from reading another book from this author.  His writing flows beautifully in many of his short stories and I look forward to getting to know more of his books in later years.  If I had to pick one of the best of his stories, I would have to choose  the one called Stories.  It is almost comical with a mixture of sadness too.If you enjoyed any of the J.R.R. Tolkien's stories, then you should give this author a try.  His tales are beautifully crafted and I intend to read more in the future.I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review of it.