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The Dusk Watchman (2012)

by Tom Lloyd(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0575084995 (ISBN13: 9780575084995)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Gollancz

series

Twilight Reign

review 1: Ok, where to start?The book is amazing. That's the short version. The ending blew me away, and I often complain that sff authors very rarely pull off good endings. This ending was perfect. Really. Some things about it were highly predictable SPOILERIsak does die. Again. As if you didn't already know that. But there were other things that were not predictable in any way. Lloyd threw a bunch of very nice twists in along the way. And, honestly, if I was to describe this series in one sentence, I would have to say "Twilight Reign is the best example of subverting the Chosen One's tropes (while also playing some of them so straight, it may be painful) that doesn't make me want to stop reading forever and/or isn't Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (sorry to any Donaldson fans. I lov... moreed the gap Cycle, though. But I barely pushed through the First Chronicles, and I don't want to go back). If I could elaborate on this, I'd add that Tom Lloyd does great world-building. And his books have great action scenes and massive, epic convergences (he tends to overdo it a bit in the early books, but he gets a lot better at it by the end). but yes, to curtail this digression: if you can stomach bad characterization when authors give you an interesting world, give this a try. It won't necessarily get good till Book 3 (this was my own experience), and you may drop the series after 1 or 2 books (as I know others have done, and I did for a pretty long time). But to any of those who do get as far as book 5, you need to know: you're in for a treat. This one delivers. And that ending.... you'll find yourself re-reading it several times, just to understand, that yes, that DID just happen.
review 2: In this latest book in the series you get characters that carry on growing and filling the void left after previous books in the series, its the continual growth that keeps you gripped and keeps you reading.Whilst I have been following this series since book one a few years ago, I normally like to have a reread prior to starting a new title, just to refresh the old grey matter, but i have to say i couldn't do it with this series, great as it is, its starting to become too long now for a full refresh , I suffer the same thing with Game of thrones these days.Within this 5th book you get all your normal dosage of made Tom Lloyd a big name in fantasy, it's well written, the characters gripping from the first page to the last but most of all its the plot twists and world building that make this book and this series a winner.If you have not read any of these then go and buy all 5 books and be prepared for an immerse full on thrill ride.(Parm) less

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