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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
A younger son, born with a deformity and raised hearing stories of adventure and magic from those in the palace around him, is catapulted into his own test. If he wishes to succeed, he must prove himself as a leader, venturing far afield amidst danger and dark magic, to rescue his people. The ultimate fantasy coming of age story.
adventurous
challenging
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was such a fun fantasy novel. I enjoyed the adventure thoroughly. I can't wait to read more from this series!
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Easy to listen to with interesting characters. The king's nephew sails to the rescue.
This was a good read. It's well written, but fairly standard stuff. I thought it was a significant step above Prince of the Blood. It follows Nicholas, the youngest son of Arutha of Krondor. He has a deformed foot from birth, and has always felt inadequate as a result. His father sends him to his uncle in the rougher backwater of Crydee for some seasoning. After some brief hardship as his uncle's squire, the town is raided and two of the royal women are kidnapped. They go on a quest across the world to rescue the girls, and along the way Nicholas learns to assert himself. As I said, pretty standard, but Nicholas is a well-drawn, likable character. And some of the supporting characters have their moments as well.
To my tastes, the villainous forces here are too abstract. There is no believable face of evil in this book (nor in the last). Its also marred by a Pug ex machina, which is telegraphed from almost the very beginning, and still manages to be annoying and a trifle anti-climactic when it occurs. But there is a lot to like in this book, including several women in the book who manage to have personalities and not merely be objects for rescue or romantic interests (though they do fill those roles as well).
As with the first series, I have liked the last two books, but still find myself doubting whether I want to continue. I guess someday I will go on to one of the early series. It looks like there are three groups of books to choose from for a next step. But I don't feel in any rush to do so.
To my tastes, the villainous forces here are too abstract. There is no believable face of evil in this book (nor in the last). Its also marred by a Pug ex machina, which is telegraphed from almost the very beginning, and still manages to be annoying and a trifle anti-climactic when it occurs. But there is a lot to like in this book, including several women in the book who manage to have personalities and not merely be objects for rescue or romantic interests (though they do fill those roles as well).
As with the first series, I have liked the last two books, but still find myself doubting whether I want to continue. I guess someday I will go on to one of the early series. It looks like there are three groups of books to choose from for a next step. But I don't feel in any rush to do so.
A book that was hard to put down. Good plot. Makes me want to read Raymond E. Feist’s other books of Krondor.