5th February, 2010
Emergence
Remiss again in documenting what I’ve read. I blame 3 months of no sun. Stupid El Niño. >.>
Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks.
Ok, we’ve already established that it’s been a while since I’ve last posted so my memory is a little hazy on these two books. But, to be honest, the faded memories perhaps speak volumes about how I felt about this series. Was it awesome and something that I will read again? Nah. Was it a horrible waste of time? Nope. It was just kind of there. A middling action/adventure tale that filled the hours of many a long winter’s nights.
2.9/5 gogs.
Canticle by Ken Scholes.
The second entry in the Psalms of Isaak series and somewhat (relatively) brief (epic fantasy under 400 pages – and currently still stupidly unavailable for purchase from Amazon), it was still a decent read. The main plot is still being built up, but I like the attention to detail that he is giving his characters and their environment. As I noted earlier, I think there is a lot of potential here, but it hasn’t reached out and fully grabbed me yet.
3.5/5 gogs.
Line War by Neal Asher.
In this fifth Ian Cormac novel, Asher really opens up the mystery of the Jain and its relationship to the Polity. I found it dragged a small amount towards the middle, but an excellent ending made up for that misstep. If you’ve read the first four novels in this series, you’ll definitely want to check this one out. Too bad it’s also currently stupidly unavailable for purchase from Amazon. Perhaps it’s time to find another bookseller, eh?
4.2/5 gogs.
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