FantasyandLogic
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I'd say this book was probably my second favorite book I've read, favorite being A Game of Thrones but it's very close. The book had some of my favorite characters ever. Duiker was so well developed and I felt completely immersed in him when following his viewpoint. Also his thought process was really enjoyable to follow since he knew enough of war and politics to let me know what people's motives were. He let you get into the head of the common grunt, the generals, and the snobby nobles. The other character I fell in love with was Iskaral Pust. His whole persona is awesome. I actually laughed outloud multiple times when reading his dialog.
I also liked how he managed to incorporate a little more humor into the book. Some of my favorites were
"Oh, aye. Of course, of course! Why not, why ever not? To walk the maze back out? Insanity!
Iskaral Pust is anything but insane, as you all well know"
And honestly, almost every time I read any of Pust's dialog I found it amusing.
"Turn right, proceed thirty-four paces, turn right again, twelve paces, then through door on the right,
thirty-five paces, through archway on right another eleven paces, turn right one last time, fifteen paces,
enter the door on the right.'
Mappo stared at Iskaral Pust.
The High Priest shifted nervously.
'Or,' the Trell said, eyes narrowed,'turn left, nineteen paces.'
'Aye,' Iskaral muttered.
Mappo strode to the door. 'I shall take the short route, then.'
'If you must,' the High Priest growled"
"The historian sighed, glancing up at the mage. 'Can you not repair it? What was your warren again,
Kulp?'
'Boat repair,' the man answered.
'Very well,' Duiker said, climbing back onto the dock. 'I take your point..."
The last thing I really enjoyed was a lot of the philosophy and beliefs he showed throughout the book, most of this seemed to come from either Duiker or Heboric.
Not very many questions after reading this one since the story was more straightforward and they made it easier to understand basically what was happening. The only thing I didn't exactly understand was what was the difference between D'ivers and Soultaken or are they just interchangable names for the same thing? Another about D'ivers and Soultaken was they seemed to hint at that in order to become a D'ivers or Soultaken you needed to die and be reborn or something along those lines or was that just a misconception on my part?
Anyway, thats about all I had to say. For anybody who read Gardens this book is much easier to follow and I think just better overall(this isn't saying I didn't like Gardens. From what I've heard people seem to say the series drops off significantly after 3rd or 4th or 5th book.
I also liked how he managed to incorporate a little more humor into the book. Some of my favorites were
"Oh, aye. Of course, of course! Why not, why ever not? To walk the maze back out? Insanity!
Iskaral Pust is anything but insane, as you all well know"
And honestly, almost every time I read any of Pust's dialog I found it amusing.
"Turn right, proceed thirty-four paces, turn right again, twelve paces, then through door on the right,
thirty-five paces, through archway on right another eleven paces, turn right one last time, fifteen paces,
enter the door on the right.'
Mappo stared at Iskaral Pust.
The High Priest shifted nervously.
'Or,' the Trell said, eyes narrowed,'turn left, nineteen paces.'
'Aye,' Iskaral muttered.
Mappo strode to the door. 'I shall take the short route, then.'
'If you must,' the High Priest growled"
"The historian sighed, glancing up at the mage. 'Can you not repair it? What was your warren again,
Kulp?'
'Boat repair,' the man answered.
'Very well,' Duiker said, climbing back onto the dock. 'I take your point..."
The last thing I really enjoyed was a lot of the philosophy and beliefs he showed throughout the book, most of this seemed to come from either Duiker or Heboric.
Not very many questions after reading this one since the story was more straightforward and they made it easier to understand basically what was happening. The only thing I didn't exactly understand was what was the difference between D'ivers and Soultaken or are they just interchangable names for the same thing? Another about D'ivers and Soultaken was they seemed to hint at that in order to become a D'ivers or Soultaken you needed to die and be reborn or something along those lines or was that just a misconception on my part?
Anyway, thats about all I had to say. For anybody who read Gardens this book is much easier to follow and I think just better overall(this isn't saying I didn't like Gardens. From what I've heard people seem to say the series drops off significantly after 3rd or 4th or 5th book.
