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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fun. It was the first in a series that I only read the 2nd of when I was a lot younger. Enjoyed catching up after all these years.
Overall plot was decent, but it felt rushed, and two dimensional, very little character development, and description. Felt like a great game of dungeons and dragons rather than a decent novel.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
First book in the Crimson Shadow trilogy, a series written by Salvatore early in his writing career (about 25 years ago). It reads like a Salvatore book, in fact if you didn't know he wrote it and then read the book I'm pretty sure you would say that it was Salvatore.
So we've got...
Great characters ~ can anyone say Oliver deBurrows!
Amazing fight scenes.
Old School (that's a good thing) plot ~ son of an earl who leaves home after some stuff happened (no spoilers here), his father's land and holdings are in name only because of the conqueror's who came before, chance meeting with a wizard, magical artifacts that lead to great deeds and legendary tales.
I liked this and will definitely continue the series.
I would probably only recommend this to fans of Salvatore (or Eddings or Brooks etc.) because it does read as a little bit dated and he was still learning the craft of writing so it is not as good as other books by him.
So we've got...
Great characters ~ can anyone say Oliver deBurrows!
Amazing fight scenes.
Old School (that's a good thing) plot ~ son of an earl who leaves home after some stuff happened (no spoilers here), his father's land and holdings are in name only because of the conqueror's who came before, chance meeting with a wizard, magical artifacts that lead to great deeds and legendary tales.
I liked this and will definitely continue the series.
I would probably only recommend this to fans of Salvatore (or Eddings or Brooks etc.) because it does read as a little bit dated and he was still learning the craft of writing so it is not as good as other books by him.
Not a very interesting story, focused on two specific characters and their getting to know each other during their escapades. No sense of scope of the land, not very convincing description of the plight of the people, why these two guys should be considered heroes. Unfortunately I found it kind of boring, quite frankly.
Decent read. A bit too much description of the battles and fighting for my liking, but otherwise a good book. I just wish that Luthien was little bit more engaging as a hero. I do really like the fact that he is not someone who seems to know everything and everything, and has to learn to grow up and become the hero he needs to be. It's good story and I will be continuing the trilogy. P.S. The synopsis on the back of the trilogy's book is a bit misleading.
3.5 Stars. And I'm amazed at the fact I finished it the same day six years ago.
Deja vu aside, this is a fun read. Salvatore is no doubt the modern Edgar Rice Burroughs. Swashbuckling adventure, witty, fun albeit cliched action at times, strapping/charming heros, classig good vs. evil--except he does not constantly adhere to the "damsel in distress" trope and has descent female characters. (I've yet to find, and would like, to have a series with a butt-kicking heroine though).
If you have the audiobook the narrator's Oliver De'burroughs is amazing and outlandish.
Deja vu aside, this is a fun read. Salvatore is no doubt the modern Edgar Rice Burroughs. Swashbuckling adventure, witty, fun albeit cliched action at times, strapping/charming heros, classig good vs. evil--except he does not constantly adhere to the "damsel in distress" trope and has descent female characters. (I've yet to find, and would like, to have a series with a butt-kicking heroine though).
If you have the audiobook the narrator's Oliver De'burroughs is amazing and outlandish.