Reviews

Antiagon Fire by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

mary_soon_lee's review

4.0

"Antiagon Fire" is the seventh book in [a:L.E. Modesitt Jr.|1301649|L.E. Modesitt Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1207333645p2/1301649.jpg]'s Imager series, and the fourth focused on Quaeryt, a scholar who also wields imaging magic. I found this book less compelling than [b:Imager's Battalion|15757055|Imager's Battalion (Imager Portfolio, #6)|L.E. Modesitt Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342560972s/15757055.jpg|21455003] (my favorite in the series so far), and, at times, somewhat predictable as it repeated patterns from earlier installments. That said, I continue to find Quaeryt both a likable and thought-provoking character. The series raises questions about the use of power, and whether it is ever right to unleash great destruction. I will be proceeding straight on to book eight in this series....

jeremybost's review

5.0

Modesitt's books are thoughtful as always. I mentally put books like these into a subgenre of "Intelligent Fantasy," because I don't feel guilty about reading just another brain candy book when I'm done.

jaipal's review

3.0

The book is readable but the formula is reminiscent of other L.E. Modesitt Jr novels. Unlike the previous book, there are more administration and nation building as the main character, Quaeryt is sent to pacify the highholders and factors as well as treat with the neighbouring lands. As usual, he demolishes any enemy arrayed against him while problem solving his way using magic.

It's an okay read and that is the reason I come back to his books. It's an easy read and there are some interesting world building. However, the plot seems to follow a similar formula he employs in his books.

futuregazer's review

1.0

Author falling back into the same trap he did with the first trilogy in this series.

winters's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

copperkaleidoscope's review

3.0

I love this world, but oh baby, what is you doin? Three stars is generous. Your world and your magic deserve better than the boring plodding along. Women everywhere deserve better than your female characters.

vaderbird's review

4.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

tome15's review

4.0

Modesitt, L. E., Jr. Antiagon Fire. Imager Portfolio No. 7. Tor, 2013.
Quaeryt continues to develop his skills as an imager and as a military commander as he and his wife are sent on a dangerous diplomatic mission. In Modesitt’s work, politics, religion and war are often connected at the hip. This is not the strongest novel in the series, but in for a dime, in for a dollar. I needed to read it so I could understand the next one that ends the Quaeryt cycle.

travistravis's review

3.0

At this point in the series, I feel like time has slowed down. This book felt almost like a rewrite of the last two, just with slight increases in rank all around. I still enjoy seeing what will happen, but it feels less dynamic than the beginning of the series.

sniperpumpkin's review

4.0

One other reviewer suggested that this book suffers because its so obviously a transitional work, setting up conflicts for the next, and final, book in this sub-series. I somewhat agree with this analysis, except that for the first time in quite a while I had genuine fear for a characters survival. Modesitt isn't known for gratuitous character deaths like some authors, but he'll do it if it serves the plot/arc of the main character. I also like how he deftly sidesteps the 'damsel in distress' trope, because even though it is a woman in distress, she's in trouble because of a stupid decision by the MC, and gets herself out of it.

All in all, I quite enjoyed this book.