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iancarpenter 's review for:
The Winter King
by Bernard Cornwell
3.75 Picked up this because of a rave by Trevor Finn and I'm really glad I did. It was a long, dense-feeling read but I didn't waver. I haven't read any fantasy in several decades despite it being my main focus as a teen. I worried I wouldn't click with it. And while the languid pace of much of this, and the heavy description were both things for me to re-acclimatize to, I really enjoyed it. I'm sure that was in no small part because of how grounded and gritty it all felt. There was almost something noir-horrorish about parts of it. It's a down in the mud, visceral take on the story, very well told. I especially liked the practical, grotesque approach to magic in the Druids. I would love to read more of that from Cornwell. And, I want to put this up as the all time Spitter's Book. I can't imagine a book with more spitting in it than The Winter King. And that's a good thing, I promise.