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The Sable City (2000)

by M. Edward McNally(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

series

The Norothian Cycle

review 1: I had to think before I could say whether or not I liked this book.I did not dislike it. It had interesting enough characters, action, some suspense, I got drawn into the story, particularly when the protagonists were trapped in Vod'Adia, the Sable City. Then why can't I say simply that I liked it? Maybe because it was too much: it had dwarfs and dragons and mages and lamias and almost every other typical character created for fantasy. Aaa, and on top of that, devils, samurais and teleportation. So there were some sci-fi explanations somewhere. And a lot of descriptions of places and families and history that I could do without. The book had its moments, I especially enjoyed the chemistry and the banter between the translator-soldier and the Matilda Lanai, the guild appren... moretice. Who, for being trained to fight and kill, got tossed around and injured a lot. Overall, a story that could have been said in a quarter of the pages it has.
review 2: Another free book that I read because it was free - the description sounded ok, but hey, it was free.I loved this book. It starts with an old dwarf who is asked to head out and find the last heir to a family. The dwarf, captain Block recruits a young woman who is not done with her guilder training to accompany him. You know, sounds like a basic fantasy adventure. They set out to another country where a mysterious city is about to "open" as it does once every 99 years. The story culminates in this city, after a few more groups are introduced, plot twists occur, and people die. What I most enjoyed was the writing - the story is very well written, and the author's humor reminds me of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series - this is a great compliment. I've already started book 2. less

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