4th June, 2008
Conglomeration
More books, crammed into one convenient post. It’s a win-win. Too bad not all the books were winners.
The Born Queen by Greg Keyes.
The final installment of Keyes’ Kingdom of Thorn and Bone trilogy. It filled me full of… not much. Granted, it has been a couple of months since I finished this book, but I hardly remember anything about it. It wasn’t horribly bad, however it wasn’t particularly good, either. Probably worth reading if you’ve already read the first two novels in the series, but you may want to give all three a pass if you haven’t started yet.
3/5 gogs.
A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham.
This book has a glowing blurb on the cover from George R.R. Martin: “…a thoroughly engrossing debut from a major new fantasist”. High praise, and I went into the book expecting Big Thingsâ„¢ because of it. Alas, my expectations were quickly dashed; not because Abraham is a poor writer, (he’s not, he writes rather well) but because the story was so boring. While the story flowed along and the world he painted was believable, there weren’t any hooks to grab hold of you and I just wasn’t interested in reading it. On a happier note, the book is short, clocking in around 300 pages so if you find yourself reading it, don’t fret as the ending will come soon.
2.5/5 gogs.
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie.
The second book in the First Law series. There are some fantastic gems tucked within what is a quite enjoyable story. Abercrombie continues to deliver what he started in the first novel: a fast-paced adventure with outstanding characters. Definitely add this to your short list.
4.2/5 gogs.
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