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The Death of Dulgath
by Michael J. Sullivan
Another five-star novel?! Sullivan must’ve descended from heaven.
Still, I’m thinking book 2 in the series (read my review here) was a little better. Just a little. This isn’t gonna be a very long review, since most of my rambling, drooling and gushing overRoyce the series is in my other Riyria reviews.
For some reason this book took me longer than I was anticipating, and that is probably on me and not on the book itself. You know when you read a dozen books in a month, and then are just… burnt out? Yeah… That’s what happened. Anyway, that doesn’t make this book any less amazing – my kinda-sorta reading slump just did something to my feeling of immersion.
The world and setting are familiar. The characters too. They were as amazing as always, though I felt the whole adventure was just a little less personal in this one. Book 2 had an incredibly good character arc for Royce. So good, that it was difficult to top either way. Still, Royce (again) gets more and more fleshed out, in The Death of Dulgath. The slow-burn foreshadowing and the big reveal were just perfectly done – I can’t remember the last time when I “what the fuck?! Holy shit”-ed when reading, but I did now. Royce… Oh, man…
Oh yeah… then there’s Hadrian. Would almost forget about him. Hadrian, who has always felt like a secondary character for me, was just… there, and didn’t really stand out to me. He was perfectly okay, as always, and I loved the dialogues once again (I don’t know where Sullivan gets his feeling for witty jokes and interaction from, but it’s *chef’s kiss*), but Hadrian is… inferior to Royce, in my opinion.
Now, the thing that really stood out to me, was the plot. Sullivan is insanely skilled at planning his books, and (just as important) at connecting the sequels to their predecessors. I found it incredible how he manages to make references to book #1 and #2 in this one – it’s almost like an inside joke, but better. It feels as if I’m part of his inner circle, and I love it. I’m definitely reading all of his other books. But like… all of them.
Like I said, this isn’t one my 3-page book essays. The joy of reading The Death of Dulgath was real, though. Definitely deserving of the 5 stars.
Still, I’m thinking book 2 in the series (read my review here) was a little better. Just a little. This isn’t gonna be a very long review, since most of my rambling, drooling and gushing over
For some reason this book took me longer than I was anticipating, and that is probably on me and not on the book itself. You know when you read a dozen books in a month, and then are just… burnt out? Yeah… That’s what happened. Anyway, that doesn’t make this book any less amazing – my kinda-sorta reading slump just did something to my feeling of immersion.
The world and setting are familiar. The characters too. They were as amazing as always, though I felt the whole adventure was just a little less personal in this one. Book 2 had an incredibly good character arc for Royce. So good, that it was difficult to top either way. Still, Royce (again) gets more and more fleshed out, in The Death of Dulgath. The slow-burn foreshadowing and the big reveal were just perfectly done – I can’t remember the last time when I “what the fuck?! Holy shit”-ed when reading, but I did now. Royce… Oh, man…
Oh yeah… then there’s Hadrian. Would almost forget about him. Hadrian, who has always felt like a secondary character for me, was just… there, and didn’t really stand out to me. He was perfectly okay, as always, and I loved the dialogues once again (I don’t know where Sullivan gets his feeling for witty jokes and interaction from, but it’s *chef’s kiss*), but Hadrian is… inferior to Royce, in my opinion.
Now, the thing that really stood out to me, was the plot. Sullivan is insanely skilled at planning his books, and (just as important) at connecting the sequels to their predecessors. I found it incredible how he manages to make references to book #1 and #2 in this one – it’s almost like an inside joke, but better. It feels as if I’m part of his inner circle, and I love it. I’m definitely reading all of his other books. But like… all of them.
Like I said, this isn’t one my 3-page book essays. The joy of reading The Death of Dulgath was real, though. Definitely deserving of the 5 stars.