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The Forever Knight (2013)

by John Marco(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0756407516 (ISBN13: 9780756407513)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

DAW Hardcover

series

The Bronze Knight

review 1: The fourth Lukien novel John Marco has published, "The Forever Knight" is a break from the format and story of the previous books, giving new readers an excellent opportunity to dip into this saga. Cursed with immortality by the spirit living within his sword, Lukien begins this novel restless and aimless. He's a man who lives a life without consequence. When the ancient spirit in your sword can heal you of any wound, mortal or benign, what challenge is there in living?Despite the teaser for this book, this book does not dwell on the Inhumans or Lukien's roll as their protector. With the usual grace of a fantasy novel, Lukien is cast out into the world on a quest, sword in hand and companion at his side. While the stated goal of the quest is to find answers to his companio... moren, Cricket's, past, it's obvious what is really the objective - to find a purpose and challenge to satisfy an immortal knight.In my mind, two things set this novel apart from many fantasy novels. The first was the decision to present this tale in the first person. For new readers especially, this can be daunting in second world fantasy, where there is no frame of reference for understanding the environment and cultures around the POV. Marco succeeds here by painting with broad strokes, sketching a world and people we can almost see, without lingering on the details that aren't relevant. Not a common choice, but the first person worked well for this story.The second factor that set this novel apart from so many other epic fantasy novels these days was breadth. At 282 pages, it's a relatively light contender compared to other tomes available. I would continue to argue that this isn't a bad trend to see in books these days. Presenting readers with a single, well drafted adventure can be so much more satisfying than a collection of adventures sewn together for the sake of bulk.In both efforts I think Marco succeeded with "The Forever Knight." An entertaining adventure story that was extremely accessible for a first time reader, and a well written introduction to a new chapter in this character's journey.
review 2: I must first say that I am a huge fan of John Marco and have read all of his previous books and would rate them all at 5 stars. With The Forever Knight, I thouroughly enjoyed about 75 percent of the book. I can only give it 4 stars for a few reasons. First, perhaps writing from the point of view of Lukien was not the best. His character seemed so one dimensional and lacked the depth I was looking for. Also, this book seemed to be more of a set up for future books with Lukien based on what happens to him by the end of the book. This book was much less complex then The Eyes of God and Devils Armor and not as interesting. Overall, I enjoyed the book and would recommend but did feel that it did not live up the previuos novels. less

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