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Canticle (2009)

by Ken Scholes(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0765321289 (ISBN13: 9780765321282)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Tor Books

series

The Psalms of Isaak

review 1: Canticle is a significantly darker book than its predecessor, chronicling the emergence of the threat hinted at in the closing pages of Lamentation and the meticulous, inexorable progress of its long hidden plans. While it's still not precisely action packed, it's a much more gripping read than Lamentation, with plenty of suspenseful moments as the heroes deal with catastrophic events and sudden treachery from all corners. My main qualm is that the pacing strongly suggests that what I thought going in was a trilogy is in fact going to be one of those never-ending epic fantasy series that I'd no intention of ever starting again before they were over. (Just checked Amazon and sure enough, book four is scheduled for June 2013. Sigh.) A worthwhile series, if it keeps this leve... morel of quantity, but all the same...
review 2: this book confirmed the good impression made with Lamentation. The story of the Named Lands is expanded and what seemed clear cut in the first volume is turned on its head and further complicated by the introduction of new threats. Prophecy is used extensively here, hinting at a greater conflict and darker days to come in the next books. The characters remain appealing and the technique of the author competent and easy to follow.some of the issues from the first book continued to be minor annoyances, like the invisibility magic or the messenger birds or the hand language, but I found out it is easy for me to turn off critical thinking if I really like the story.So, it may not be everones favorite series or a true contender for the best read of the year, but I'm looking forward to find out more about the fate of Isaak the mechoservitor, or Vlad Li Tam, Petronus, Winteria, Nebios et Co. And now that I mentioned names, Rudolfo seems like a poor choice of name for a serious character - I keep picturing a dashing pirate with a pencil thin moustache who starts singing serenades under balconies in a falsetto voice. less

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