15th October, 2009
Rise and Fall
One good, one bad today.
The Other Lands by David Anthony Durham
The second book in Durham’s Acacia-focused series picks up several years after the first ended. While not quite as good as Acacia, it was still a solid read. My biggest complaint is that, while it continued the existing story, not all that much happened. A lot of time was spent filling in historical events as well as setting a somewhat complex stage, but there really wasn’t all that much progression overall. That being said, I am still looking forward to the next installment even if it may take another couple of years before we see it.
3.9/5 gogs.
The Burning Skies by David J. Williams
I really need to stop believing Amazon’s ratings system. Yes, I know I panned Williams’ first book The Mirrored Heavens, but the ratings on Amazon indicated that the second book was better so I gave it a chance… only to find more of the same crap. Honestly, this book was even worse in my opinion. Williams’ constant reliance on incredibly short (as in 1-2 paragraphs) “chapters” that jump from character to character and location to location in an attempt to make some sort of real-time picture of events is an absolute disaster. With writing like this, there is no time at all for scene creation, character development or any sort of worthwhile dialogue. Don’t even bother with this.
1/5 gogs.
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