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mwplante's review
3.0
This one really tied together the last one (Grandfather's Gift) for me. This one probably should have been placed first in the Traitorous Scions collection, if not for chronology's sake than for thematic reasons. But maybe it was more satisfying this way around. Either way, I now have a clear picture of Mortarion as an eternal rebel... eternally thwarted by one father-figure or another.
trackofwords's review
4.0
For a year after first meeting the Emperor, Mortarion has been learning the ways of the Imperium and beginning to bond with his new legion, but has not been permitted to lead his sons into battle. When the Emperor returns to Barbarus to meet with him once more, Mortarion finds himself questioning his new life and the role he sees for himself in his father’s empire.
It’s a quiet, introspective story which eschews any overt action in favour of finding conflict in Mortarion’s inner turmoil and his reactions to the changes in his life forced upon him by the Emperor. It’s not a happy read, but it’s interesting nonetheless, and ties in well with Swallow’s novel The Buried Dagger.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/02/21/quick-review-lanterns-light-james-swallow/
It’s a quiet, introspective story which eschews any overt action in favour of finding conflict in Mortarion’s inner turmoil and his reactions to the changes in his life forced upon him by the Emperor. It’s not a happy read, but it’s interesting nonetheless, and ties in well with Swallow’s novel The Buried Dagger.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/02/21/quick-review-lanterns-light-james-swallow/
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