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A review by billymac1962
The Hand of Chaos by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
2.0
Oh, too bad. Not even halfway through this and I hit the wall big time.
I enjoyed the first four books a lot. It was so fun and interesting learning about each world and getting a glimpse of how they all interrelate. But, at the point I'm at now, it seems the focus is more on the turmoil between the powers that be, and frankly, I'm not all that interested in that. The world building here is very imaginative, and the storyline up until now has been enough to drive me through about 1500 pages.
But now we're at the point where the storyline and characters need to drive the interest along, and mine is waning. I've read enough reviews of the final two books to decide that the payoff is a little thin, but recommended for those who have come this far. But there are way too many lukewarm reviews to keep me in this for the long haul, and my reading list continues to grow with novels I'm much more excited about. So, I'm out. No regrets, though.
I enjoyed the first four books a lot. It was so fun and interesting learning about each world and getting a glimpse of how they all interrelate. But, at the point I'm at now, it seems the focus is more on the turmoil between the powers that be, and frankly, I'm not all that interested in that. The world building here is very imaginative, and the storyline up until now has been enough to drive me through about 1500 pages.
But now we're at the point where the storyline and characters need to drive the interest along, and mine is waning. I've read enough reviews of the final two books to decide that the payoff is a little thin, but recommended for those who have come this far. But there are way too many lukewarm reviews to keep me in this for the long haul, and my reading list continues to grow with novels I'm much more excited about. So, I'm out. No regrets, though.