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remjunior 's review for:

House of Chains by Steven Erikson
4.0

In many ways, this is probably the worst book of the first four. The pacing is just bad and that's saying a lot considering that I don't think pacing is a strong point for any of the novels. That being said, I found this A LOT easier to read than the other three novels. For whatever reason, things were clearer and the story felt more straightforward. I'm not sure if that's because I've gotten used to Erikson's style or that I understand the story a lot better, but I think at least part of it is that Erikson has honed his craft a bit.

I still really enjoyed this one, especially Karsa's story. In some ways, I wish we had just followed him the entire time.