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James Douglas Wallace

Teoksen Tales From a Lonely Planet: A Sci-Fi Anthology tekijä

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This is a fun and lively fantasy that works on a number of levels.
First of all, it is a well-paced adventure. There are heroes and villains, plots and plans, obstacles to overcome, and perils to survive against terrible odds.
Secondly, the characters are nicely developed -- both the heroes and the villains. The villains, by and large, come across as complex characters rather than caricatures. The heroes are
not impossibly good, but rather come across as reasonably decent folks trying to do the right thing despite the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.
Thirdly, there is magic, as all good fantasies have. However, the author has managed to create an interesting ecosystem of magic that informs and shapes the characters and the story. There
are enough nuts&bolts to make things seem believable, but not so much as to bog down the story. It's a fine balance, and the author does it well.
Fourthly, the world that serves as the setting is skillfully developed. The geography helps to shape each of the societies and their relationships to each other, and the different societies are each
nicely developed. It all feel quite realistic, at the societal as well as how individuals fit into those societies.
The book is the first of the series, and that can be both a strength and a weakness. A series affords an author the space in which to create a detailed story that unfolds with
grace and intricacy. On the other hand, those first books tend to be rather busy things that have to introduce all the characters and their back-stories, the world they inhabit, and above
all introduce a larger problem that needs to be resolved over the course of the series. In other words, it raises more questions than it answers. A good first book will leave readers
eagerly awaiting more ... and this book is one of the good ones. I look forward to seeing how things develop.
Why 4 stars instead of 5? I reserve 5 stars for mind-blowingly great books ... eg. 'Dune', 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress', that sort of thing.
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