Review: An Outstanding Cast Of Characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2011
This was a great read. Smoother than the Sable City, as if the author got his feet under him. Our old friends are back, Tilda, Zeb, Claudja, Phin and the two far westerners whose names I will not attempt to spell. John Deskata is MIA but he's mentioned a few times so I am sure he will reappear in the last book.We meet new characters and get deep into the international politicking of that world. There are many factions, from religious to political and it is rich and deep in backstabbing and intrigue. All the warring parties got confusing sometimes, especially those factions without characters to latch onto, but in general, I found I could capture the thrust of the conflict pretty easily.The characters. especially the women. are full of life. They are complete characters and though they live in as sexist a world as any, they are not relegated to "Wife" "Mother" "Whore" status (though we do have one of those).