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astras010's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
5.0
danreadsitall's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Thank you Hachette Audio and Orbit Books for the copies of Light Perpetual by Andrzej Sapkowski! To be more accurate the whole Hussite Trilogy.
So it is really great to be alive right now, it is a bit harder to be run down on the road by knights or brigands. Which happens a few times throughout this series. But we are talking about the finale.
Reynevan is currently a spy for the Hussites and has gird himself for the final push. This historical fantasy closes out solidly, but not before a few heads will roll. Reynevan is a bit of a liability as a spy since if captured he knows too much, so everyone kinda wants to kill him. Thankfully the cast of accomplices, friends, and mercenaries can pull him out of the fire and immediately into another one as war consumes the region.
Peter Kenny rocked this series. Between the names I have ZERO history with saying, the Latin singing, and the regions, he did a lot of the lifting in keeping me on track.
This is an interesting read with a solid ending. I will admit that some parts drag a bit, but there is a lot of context I do not have as an American and not being super familiar with the conflict this is based on. But the religious satire and commentary on power is fantastic from my point of view.
So it is really great to be alive right now, it is a bit harder to be run down on the road by knights or brigands. Which happens a few times throughout this series. But we are talking about the finale.
Reynevan is currently a spy for the Hussites and has gird himself for the final push. This historical fantasy closes out solidly, but not before a few heads will roll. Reynevan is a bit of a liability as a spy since if captured he knows too much, so everyone kinda wants to kill him. Thankfully the cast of accomplices, friends, and mercenaries can pull him out of the fire and immediately into another one as war consumes the region.
Peter Kenny rocked this series. Between the names I have ZERO history with saying, the Latin singing, and the regions, he did a lot of the lifting in keeping me on track.
This is an interesting read with a solid ending. I will admit that some parts drag a bit, but there is a lot of context I do not have as an American and not being super familiar with the conflict this is based on. But the religious satire and commentary on power is fantastic from my point of view.
ofka's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
ninabrown's review against another edition
4.0
This review is for all three books in the series: Narrenturm, Boży bojownicy (Warriors of God) and Lux Perpetua, in audiobook format jointly published by Fonopolis and superNOVA. I must give full credits to these producers because they've done fantastic and very professional job. The cast of over 200 people including many well known actors and professional singers, special sound effects and music (written by the same composer who wrote the score to Wiedźmin (Witcher) game) makes listening a very memorable experience.
It is a damn good action/adventure/quest and love story on the background of the XV century Hussite Wars. The background is well researched, making this almost a historical books. Almost... Here and there, Sapkowski adds a wicked gilding of witchery and magic, not too much, just enough for that what-happens-next shiver of anticipation. Bad guys are very bad. Good guys are good... most of the time. When they are not, you want to yell and slap them, annoyed that they will get themselves into even more trouble. As of course they do. There's a lot of good fun, but there's also darkness. The war, the fighting, the torture and burning of the witches... when I wrote the listening was memorable, that was exactly what I meant. I wrote 'enjoyable' but crossed it out. There is no enjoyment in the top class special effects of the fighting, the crunching of the bones, the screaming. Still, there is a good balance between the darkness and the humour, the wars and the stories of the fictitious characters.
I see the books have been translated into few languages, but no English yet. Bummer, eh, my friends? Read The Witcher Saga in the meantime :-), damn good fantasy (in this order: Blood of Elves, The Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, Lady of the Lake. Two other volumes: The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny are collections of stories that can be read as a loose prequel).
Four stars for each of the volumes, because I only give five stars to books I know I will read again.
It is a damn good action/adventure/quest and love story on the background of the XV century Hussite Wars. The background is well researched, making this almost a historical books. Almost... Here and there, Sapkowski adds a wicked gilding of witchery and magic, not too much, just enough for that what-happens-next shiver of anticipation. Bad guys are very bad. Good guys are good... most of the time. When they are not, you want to yell and slap them, annoyed that they will get themselves into even more trouble. As of course they do. There's a lot of good fun, but there's also darkness. The war, the fighting, the torture and burning of the witches... when I wrote the listening was memorable, that was exactly what I meant. I wrote 'enjoyable' but crossed it out. There is no enjoyment in the top class special effects of the fighting, the crunching of the bones, the screaming. Still, there is a good balance between the darkness and the humour, the wars and the stories of the fictitious characters.
I see the books have been translated into few languages, but no English yet. Bummer, eh, my friends? Read The Witcher Saga in the meantime :-), damn good fantasy (in this order: Blood of Elves, The Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, Lady of the Lake. Two other volumes: The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny are collections of stories that can be read as a loose prequel).
Four stars for each of the volumes, because I only give five stars to books I know I will read again.
diankra's review
4.0
Está muy bien, y las referencias a Lovecraft son maravillosas. Lo habría disfrutado más si me acordara de las partes anteriores de la saga, porque no me entero de los politiqueos, pero está guay. La única pega son las últimas cien páginas, que me parecieron llenas de paja
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