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A review by mstrpurple
Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This being the first book after the original Riftwar Trilogy in Midkemia, I had high expectations heading into the first of the Krondor's Sons books. I really liked the balance of utilizing pre-existing characters that were established and older, pre-existing characters that had become established in the interim between books, as well as brand new characters introduced in this book (of which there are MANY- good thing).
The band we follow through this book is truly engaging, and the background characters are charismatic and full (something I've come to expect and appreciate from Feist). Kesh comes alive in this book, which I loved, because previous to this book Kesh is a somewhat scary mystery to us readers.
One of Feist's downsides as an author is especially prevalent in this book- he cannot write women well at all. They are all either Carlines or sex pieces (sometimes both). This is partly because his protagonists are usually coming of age males, and Kesh's culture doesn't exactly help, but those excuses are not enough to hide the fact that the women in Feists books need more writing justice.
The band we follow through this book is truly engaging, and the background characters are charismatic and full (something I've come to expect and appreciate from Feist). Kesh comes alive in this book, which I loved, because previous to this book Kesh is a somewhat scary mystery to us readers.
One of Feist's downsides as an author is especially prevalent in this book- he cannot write women well at all. They are all either Carlines or sex pieces (sometimes both). This is partly because his protagonists are usually coming of age males, and Kesh's culture doesn't exactly help, but those excuses are not enough to hide the fact that the women in Feists books need more writing justice.