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A review by druv
Sword of Fire by Katharine Kerr
4.0
Time-skip sequels (though really, this is an all-new series) in fantasy are very interesting to me, especially when the author has thought through the implications of technological, political, and economic development. Luckily, from the earlier books in the Deverry Cycle, Katharine Kerr has spent a lot of time thinking about Deverrian society changes over time (the earlier series, after all, took place across 600 or so years). For new readers, the past will provide a rich history, with the new characters being quite complete in themselves and not needing the details of the earlier books to inform them. For old fans, we can take great joy in the references to events we read from the perspective of the participants.
Deverrian society is changing, with the middle class expanding and book-learnin' starting to become more important. The story focuses mostly on a group of noble and middle-class women who start setting some reforms into action, while the old rivalries of noblemen and royalty still endanger the common-born who are in their way. I am very curious as to how this series will progress, and very happy to reacquaint myself with the world of Deverry.
Deverrian society is changing, with the middle class expanding and book-learnin' starting to become more important. The story focuses mostly on a group of noble and middle-class women who start setting some reforms into action, while the old rivalries of noblemen and royalty still endanger the common-born who are in their way. I am very curious as to how this series will progress, and very happy to reacquaint myself with the world of Deverry.