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robotnik 's review for:
Storm Thief
by Chris Wooding
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Storm Thief is a weird book with a weird premise that sometimes doesn't make sense unless you squint at it and tilt your head slightly to the left. Even so, Storm Thief is still a fun story (well, relatively speaking, seeing as it's in a super depressing world and all). As a whole, Storm Thief has a very interesting story line about chaos and order.
Storm Thief tells about Rail and Moa, two thieves living in their ghetto who make a discovery during a heist that leads them to trying to escape from the life fate had dealt them. It's also about Vago, a golem who has no idea who he is. ALSO, it's about Bane, the mysterious leader of the Secret Police of Orokos. Lastly, it's about Finch, a fellow thief of Rail and Moa's who is tailing them to discover what they stole from his thief mistress. Overall, it's how their stories overlap and become something that affects Orokos.
Orokos is an interesting city because it's plagued by the probability storms, which is a really interesting concept that I really enjoyed. When probability storms go through Orokos, they can change anything, such as taking away Rail's ability to breathe on his own. The threat of the probability storms and what they can bring is something that's always present in the story.
As a story, Storm Thief is a lot more action driven than character driven, which may be a turn off for some people. For me though, that made it an interesting story. As such, I think it's a niche kind of tale, but one that works.
Storm Thief tells about Rail and Moa, two thieves living in their ghetto who make a discovery during a heist that leads them to trying to escape from the life fate had dealt them. It's also about Vago, a golem who has no idea who he is. ALSO, it's about Bane, the mysterious leader of the Secret Police of Orokos. Lastly, it's about Finch, a fellow thief of Rail and Moa's who is tailing them to discover what they stole from his thief mistress. Overall, it's how their stories overlap and become something that affects Orokos.
Orokos is an interesting city because it's plagued by the probability storms, which is a really interesting concept that I really enjoyed. When probability storms go through Orokos, they can change anything, such as taking away Rail's ability to breathe on his own. The threat of the probability storms and what they can bring is something that's always present in the story.
As a story, Storm Thief is a lot more action driven than character driven, which may be a turn off for some people. For me though, that made it an interesting story. As such, I think it's a niche kind of tale, but one that works.