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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Just as good as the first three. Deriving computers from first principles is a treat to read. Bring on books five and six!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m glad that I finally read this one, after more than 15 years since I read the others. I have enough of a sense of what the wizards are now, but I wish there was more to it. The ending left unanswered questions.
adventurous
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
Still greatly enjoying the series the fourth book in.
I hope the author is able to finish and publish the rest of the series sooner than later.
I hope the author is able to finish and publish the rest of the series sooner than later.
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2014/05/2014-book-95.html
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-book-22.html
The fourth book in this series is top notch, as our steerswoman reunites with old friends, makes new ones, has some adventures, encounters dragons, does research, etc. Again, great characters and really good pacing in this one. This ends in a way that is honestly pretty satisfying, though the author has been working on two more books for the last several years, and I do hope they’re released someday.
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-book-22.html
The fourth book in this series is top notch, as our steerswoman reunites with old friends, makes new ones, has some adventures, encounters dragons, does research, etc. Again, great characters and really good pacing in this one. This ends in a way that is honestly pretty satisfying, though the author has been working on two more books for the last several years, and I do hope they’re released someday.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was an interesting continuation of the story. We get a closer look at how advanced the wizard's "magic" is and there is interesting setup for an eventual conclusion to the larger story. I'd love it if the fifth and sixth books were already published, but the book ended well enough that I'm not all antsy about the idea that I may never get to read more.
No review. Saving my comments for the thread in the SFFBC group.
Curses! The series is unfinished!
Same conceit as Sharon Shinn's Archangel books and Anne McCaffrey's Pern books. Not a bad one, but it does end up feeling a bit tired eventually?
Another great book in the series! I do hope the series will be finished at some point, but even if this isn't the case, I don't regret having read them at all. I had a lot of fun and they were refreshingly different. These are much more subtle and clever stories than many much more popular fantasy books. I wish more people would give them a chance. Highly recommended!