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kaiser0075 's review for:
Saint's Blood
by Sebastien de Castell
There's a little too much reliance on visions happening in Falcio's mind, and perhaps de Castell is now leaning too heavily into magic at the expense of all the swashbuckling sword-fights which have made The Greatcoats series so great to this point, but Saint's Blood remains a very good read, and one that will have most turning the pages faster than they can scarcely imagine.
And de Castell, in case anyone had any remaining doubt, can write. It is almost painful the ease with which he can construct a sentence to flow so effortlessly while conveying the scene he is painting so clearly.
His characters have been richly drawn over the last three books, and I even like the way he here manages to deconstruct the silly insta-love story that permeated through Knight's Shadow.
But here's to de Castell being willing to take a few more risks in the final book in the series, Tyrant's Throne. Because that might be the difference between this series being one of the all time great fantasy series, and merely being a remarkably good one.
3.5 (Rounding up to 4) Expanding of the Bands for Saint's Blood.
And de Castell, in case anyone had any remaining doubt, can write. It is almost painful the ease with which he can construct a sentence to flow so effortlessly while conveying the scene he is painting so clearly.
His characters have been richly drawn over the last three books, and I even like the way he here manages to deconstruct the silly insta-love story that permeated through Knight's Shadow.
But here's to de Castell being willing to take a few more risks in the final book in the series, Tyrant's Throne. Because that might be the difference between this series being one of the all time great fantasy series, and merely being a remarkably good one.
3.5 (Rounding up to 4) Expanding of the Bands for Saint's Blood.