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Senlin Ascends
by Josiah Bancroft
This book was an unexpected delight. The world building is what immediately catches your attention, with descriptions of the Tower of Babel, center of all things civilized and beautiful. But it doesn't take long for the story itself to pull you in, much like the tower grips the main character in an unbreakable hold.
The pacing is excellent. It ends up being in many ways quite a dark book, but the darker elements build up slowly and masterfully so that you are always kind of questioning the real nature of things alongside the antagonist. I also found the character development to be a thing of beauty and skill, as it crafted an incredibly believable, poignant story of an inactive scholar turned wary hero.
I am straight away starting the sequel and find myself incredibly lucky to have stumbled upon this little masterpiece.
The pacing is excellent. It ends up being in many ways quite a dark book, but the darker elements build up slowly and masterfully so that you are always kind of questioning the real nature of things alongside the antagonist. I also found the character development to be a thing of beauty and skill, as it crafted an incredibly believable, poignant story of an inactive scholar turned wary hero.
I am straight away starting the sequel and find myself incredibly lucky to have stumbled upon this little masterpiece.