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Tyrant's Blood. [Fiona McIntosh] (2009)

by Fiona McIntosh(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0007276036 (ISBN13: 9780007276035)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Voyager

series

Valisar Trilogy

review 1: Sometimes I forget just how much I love Fiona McIntosh's writing and storytelling till I pick up one of her books. Because it's unpredictable. And I don't just mean it always ends with a twist, no no no, it's a constant series of twists that I, at times, have to put the book and try to collect my thoughts while mentally freaking out because and --I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT JUST HAPPENED!-- but every 20-something pages. Her books can never be said to be dull, that's for sure.Her world building is rich, spellbinding and absolutely gorgeous and I love the contrast between Penraven in this series and Percheron from her previous series.
review 2: C2009. How disappointing... not going to worry about completing the trilogy, I am afraid. I must admit that the statement in t... morehe Acknowledgements ie " I was nervous about throwing readers into a contemporary world for the opening chapter but it felt right.." really, really put me off. Firstly, I really dislike paradigm shifts, separate planes etc etc. Then, if I had wanted contemporary, I would not choose a fantasy novel. After that, the story did not grip me in any way and sadly I had to admit defeat and call it a day on this one. One of the few books where I just couldn't bear to read one word more. I can see lots of positive comments from Robin Hobb and although I love Hobb's books, I do not agree with her opinion on this one. Hey ho. ""As it turned out, revenge is always a cold satisfaction; it never quite lives up to the anticipation" " less

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