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abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition
2.0
Meh - I will not be continuing / Finishing this trilogy - 1st, if you have a Someone Name Trilogy, they obviously cannot die in book one - and please, do NOT repeat this in book two - even though Cale walks away, his "close call with death" had no real tension because I knew that there would be a book 3, and I doubt that things get resolved in an earlier timeline - this isn't Back to the Future - Forgotten Realms Edition or similar - and I hate that every tavern in these books has horrible tasting "swill" and smell rank and disgusting - they would not be able to stay in business - why is it that the Mercenaries and assassin's all like to go to the dark and smelly places with bad food and drink and horrible service - no - I for one am quite done - thank you for showing me what NOT to write, Mr Kemp.
sleepy_0wl's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
vaderbird's review against another edition
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
jeremiah_mccoy's review against another edition
3.0
This second book in the series was an improvement. The heroes are still not interesting to me. There are just too many cliches and not enough wit to like them. They are arguably antiheroes, but a good antihero has something about them that you can invest in or enjoy, whether it is wit, or compelling motivation or something. These guys have none of these. What is more, there is exactly one female character in the novel and she is a former whore which the hero must save. There are cardboard characters and pointless narrative wanderings.
So, why do I say I like it. The villains for one. The main villain of the series is introduced here and he is reminiscent of a classic Stan Lee cosmic villain. He could be drawn by Jack Kirby. Also, the villainous city of Skullport is described richly and with some real flourish. The writing overall improved, the pacing is better, and it is in many ways a better novel than the first.
So, why do I say I like it. The villains for one. The main villain of the series is introduced here and he is reminiscent of a classic Stan Lee cosmic villain. He could be drawn by Jack Kirby. Also, the villainous city of Skullport is described richly and with some real flourish. The writing overall improved, the pacing is better, and it is in many ways a better novel than the first.
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