Scan barcode
shornified's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
megadan777's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
aenor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
psoglav's review against another edition
4.0
UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) - 8/10
Radnja (story) - 8/10
Likovi (characters) - 7/10
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 7/10
Okruženje (setting) - 8/10
Radnja (story) - 8/10
Likovi (characters) - 7/10
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 7/10
Okruženje (setting) - 8/10
mrbear's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed it. Its still not great writing, and it’s more something I’d recommend as a lighter read to someone who is already a fan of fantasy and has read the classics. For those people, it’s an enjoyable conclusion to what, apparently, is the first of many series in this universe.
The biggest issue with the series is that the writing is limited by the fact that the author likes his characters too much. Everyone is saved from certain doom (except undeveloped characters - they basically always die or disappear within half a book of being introduced), every relationship works out just the way it “should,” every old enemy turns out to be either totally evil (and is vanquished) or just misunderstood (and becomes a great friend), and the main characters always have enough money and titles to reward everyone for their help at the end of the book.
That said, it takes some confidence to write a fantasy book that features characters watching the big bang happen, so kudos for that.
The biggest issue with the series is that the writing is limited by the fact that the author likes his characters too much. Everyone is saved from certain doom (except undeveloped characters - they basically always die or disappear within half a book of being introduced), every relationship works out just the way it “should,” every old enemy turns out to be either totally evil (and is vanquished) or just misunderstood (and becomes a great friend), and the main characters always have enough money and titles to reward everyone for their help at the end of the book.
That said, it takes some confidence to write a fantasy book that features characters watching the big bang happen, so kudos for that.
rkking's review against another edition
4.0
The finale to the Riftwar Cycle (though just barely beginning the Riftwar Saga as a whole, there's like 20 something books in this series!), A Darkness At Sethanon sees the culmination of what was built in the previous 3 books begin to show itself.
I'm rating it a 4 because of the parts I really enjoyed, but in reality it'd be a 3.5 because of the parts I found quite slow. This book is kind of split into two separate plots, one of Arutha/Jimmy & co, and one of Pug/Thomas/Macros on their journey to discover who/what the "Enemy" really is. The Pug/Thomas part of the story I enjoyed immensely, as it includes a lot of great world building & even a wonderfully described journey through time itself.
But, although I enjoy the characters of Arutha and Jimmy, their plot was a lot more tedious to me. I tried to enjoy it for what it was, and to some extent I'm sure I did, but really I just spent that time waiting for the story to return to Pug/Thomas.
Regardless, the two plots eventually converge, and it provided us quite an awesome showdown/finale to this part of the saga.
I for one will return to this world in its future books, mainly to see more of Macros the Black...
Join the RK King readers' list for an exclusive FREE short story, plus inside info, musings, promos and more: RK King Writes
I'm rating it a 4 because of the parts I really enjoyed, but in reality it'd be a 3.5 because of the parts I found quite slow. This book is kind of split into two separate plots, one of Arutha/Jimmy & co, and one of Pug/Thomas/Macros on their journey to discover who/what the "Enemy" really is. The Pug/Thomas part of the story I enjoyed immensely, as it includes a lot of great world building & even a wonderfully described journey through time itself.
But, although I enjoy the characters of Arutha and Jimmy, their plot was a lot more tedious to me. I tried to enjoy it for what it was, and to some extent I'm sure I did, but really I just spent that time waiting for the story to return to Pug/Thomas.
Regardless, the two plots eventually converge, and it provided us quite an awesome showdown/finale to this part of the saga.
I for one will return to this world in its future books, mainly to see more of Macros the Black...
Join the RK King readers' list for an exclusive FREE short story, plus inside info, musings, promos and more: RK King Writes