Reviews

Das Reich der Sieben Städte by Tim Straetmann, Steven Erikson

alexanderp's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Erikson keeps weaving a more complex tale that I've just come to love. The cast of characters is wonderful and despite the book's hard/open endings, I'm here ready to queue up for the next read! The magic is powerful, but none of it feels out of place and Erikson's penchant for consequences continues to satisfy each plot pivot. 

sugarwhatbro's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

amydi_llo37's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

caitblg's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

chrissykiss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

jagerrobinson's review against another edition

4.75

Almost perfect. Too slow of a start to be perfect. 

harry365's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

jenthebest's review against another edition

5.0

What a ride. My favorite of the series so far.

cj_librarian's review against another edition

5.0

Way more accessible and with a ton more forward action than Gardens of the Moon, but loses a lot of the 'gods playing with the lives of mortals' stuff that made the first book so resonant. Still, a couple years on I can remember way more characters, imagery, and plot from this one than from Gardens of the Moon so that counts for a lot. Extremely gripping read!

projectmemo's review against another edition

4.0

This book has a much more contained story and does a better job and holds the reader's hand in the world-building bits quite a bit more than its predecessor, making it an overall better book.

There were still parts of the story - especially in the middle - when the story becomes a little bit boring, especially Duiker's, which I found to be the least interesting plot, and character, by far.