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Arcanum (2014)

by Simon Morden(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0316220108 (ISBN13: 9780316220101)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Orbit

review 1: At first this was a very compelling and enjoyable book set in a strangely realistic, gritty alternative historical setting in medieval Europe. As the book progressed however, the author abandoned all pretense of being realistic and instead detailed a series of completely implausible battle scenes, including one where a 13 year old boy with a broken collar bone and an old hunter somehow fight off a mob of hundreds. Maybe it is a personal issue, but I require a certain amount of realism in my fantasy in order to suspend belief. This book started channeling GRR Martin, and ended up thoroughly Terry Brooks. I was very disappointed, having become emotionally involved at first and then feeling obligated to slog through a completely uninspiring 400 pages to see it thr... moreough.
review 2: There's nothing I noticed that was egregiously bad about this novel. It had an interesting start and then I noticed that the plot was boring. I found no reason to care for any of the characters who were either stagnant, predictable, or unrealistic. Ultimately I lost all interest in the book and without a compelling reason to read it and no experience with the author to give me impetus to finish, I stopped reading it and gave up. Not a bad book, just a boring one. less

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