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The Coward
by Stephen Aryan
I listened to the audiobook for The Coward and had a really good time with it. It was a good story and a good narration. I like the idea here—it’s not the typical hero story (the clue is kind of in the name of the book).
Kell is the hero of a past adventure, the saviour of the land, although that’s not how it actually went. He gets called on to save the land again and he doesn’t want to do it as he’s essentially a coward. I like how that’s framed in the story and how it allows some good development for the character even though he’s not young anymore.
He’s definitely a flawed character, but it’s about what he has done and what he’s seen, and what happened to the people he knew and cared for, and how all that is affecting him and the choices he makes. For me, this was a bit of a breath of fresh air in that respect, and I thought it was really well handled throughout the book.
Kell is the hero of a past adventure, the saviour of the land, although that’s not how it actually went. He gets called on to save the land again and he doesn’t want to do it as he’s essentially a coward. I like how that’s framed in the story and how it allows some good development for the character even though he’s not young anymore.
He’s definitely a flawed character, but it’s about what he has done and what he’s seen, and what happened to the people he knew and cared for, and how all that is affecting him and the choices he makes. For me, this was a bit of a breath of fresh air in that respect, and I thought it was really well handled throughout the book.