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ethaisa at 10:55am on 29/01/2008 under book review
ethaisa at 10:55am on 29/01/2008 under book review5. Red Seas Under Red Skies, Scott Lynch
This is book two of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, the first being The Lies of Locke Lamora. And I must say I enjoyed this one as much as the first (and when the first is hailed as the best debut EVAR, that's a hard act to follow).
These books differ, in both tangible and intangible ways, from the typical grand-epic fantasy. Which is not to say they aren't grand or sweeping (the plans and egos of the characters certainly are!) but they are strongest in their dialogue (both witty and vulgar) and convoluted character-driven plots (some of which are ingenious, some of which are contrived and not all of which end in success). Overall, fast paced, kick ass and very, very bloody. Some have found them vulgar and excessive, but hey, the protagonists are thieves and confidence men. (And priests. I'll let you chew on that one.)
Definitely recommended.
This is book two of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, the first being The Lies of Locke Lamora. And I must say I enjoyed this one as much as the first (and when the first is hailed as the best debut EVAR, that's a hard act to follow).
These books differ, in both tangible and intangible ways, from the typical grand-epic fantasy. Which is not to say they aren't grand or sweeping (the plans and egos of the characters certainly are!) but they are strongest in their dialogue (both witty and vulgar) and convoluted character-driven plots (some of which are ingenious, some of which are contrived and not all of which end in success). Overall, fast paced, kick ass and very, very bloody. Some have found them vulgar and excessive, but hey, the protagonists are thieves and confidence men. (And priests. I'll let you chew on that one.)
Definitely recommended.
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