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krisrid's review
2.0
My issue with most science fiction, and why I don't read a lot of that genre, is that they never actually FINISH! I had forgotten why I normally stay away from this genre when I picked this up, because a) it sounded really interesting, and b) it didn't have "Book 1" attached to the title, which is normally a dead give-away that the book will end in a cliff-hanger and leave you wondering what happens next.
The story of Grianne, the High Druid of Paranor and the politically motivate treachery that uses dark magic to send her into a dark no-man's land so her position can be stolen is good - as far as it goes.
Grianne's young nephew Pen turns out to be the only one with the power to find, and rescue Grianne, and the motley band of companions who accompany Pen on the journey, and their own adventures along the way are exciting and engrossing.
The problem comes when you get to the end of the book, which is not REALLY the end of the book. You're left with the cliff-hanger, and don't know what happens to any of the characters, so presumably there's a next book in which the story is continued.
However, I don't like books that don't actually have an ending. I don't mind leaving openings in the current story for another book, but I irritates me when the author doesn't actually conclude at least most of the current story. I feel like I've been cheated, and wasted my time when this happens.
So although what there was of this story was good, because there is no conclusion, I've only given two stars.
The story of Grianne, the High Druid of Paranor and the politically motivate treachery that uses dark magic to send her into a dark no-man's land so her position can be stolen is good - as far as it goes.
Grianne's young nephew Pen turns out to be the only one with the power to find, and rescue Grianne, and the motley band of companions who accompany Pen on the journey, and their own adventures along the way are exciting and engrossing.
The problem comes when you get to the end of the book, which is not REALLY the end of the book. You're left with the cliff-hanger, and don't know what happens to any of the characters, so presumably there's a next book in which the story is continued.
However, I don't like books that don't actually have an ending. I don't mind leaving openings in the current story for another book, but I irritates me when the author doesn't actually conclude at least most of the current story. I feel like I've been cheated, and wasted my time when this happens.
So although what there was of this story was good, because there is no conclusion, I've only given two stars.
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