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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Surprisingly different
I started off thinking this was pretty derivative, but the story takes some surprising turns throughout and kept me engaged.
I started off thinking this was pretty derivative, but the story takes some surprising turns throughout and kept me engaged.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
On paper it looked like something I'd be into but after some time I found myself skipping through 50 pages or so and still feeling like I haven't missed much at all. Won't be checking the rest of the series. Gave 2 stars because I did finish it, just.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Started off as a relatively promising, if a bit D&D-tinged high fantasy--without the two-hexes-and-a-random-monster feel of a Jordan story. But the book isn't very well composed. After getting to know two of the main characters, one of them disappears almost completely--only to return as a two-dimensional sidekick later--and the other one becomes one of many POV characters. The problem is that the new POV characters are thinly introduced and never grow into actual people. Peter Joyce does a killer job, as always, reading the book and at 36+ hours, it's not a bad deal. But not good enough to check the rest of the series.
The story is nice, but there is very little magic for a book called "magician".
Although not a regular reader of fantasy, I was drawn into this massive piece of storytelling. It recalls many of the familiar elements of fantasy, following a boy, Pug, becoming a wizard in Midkemia, a world of elves, goblins, dwarves and other human races, chiefly through the stories of the privileged aristocrats. There are quests and battles but it stands out for focusing on a trans-spatial rift that leads to the inhabitants of a distant planet waging war on Midkemia. Drawing on medieval and ancient cultures of Western Europe and East Asia, it depicts highly patriarchal and heteronormative societies but I guess that’s standard for many classic fantasy stories.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated