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A review by theatlantean
River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams
2.0
Yes, well.... I mean, I enjoyed the writing, and some of the journey.
However most of this book is unnecessary; just a succession of separated characters having mini-adventures that don't actually advance the plot at all.
It seems the events of the first half of the book could have been written in a couple of chapters, and the second half in not many more. The story, character development and events of an almost-700 page book could have been conveyed in a hundred or so pages.
Okay it's book two of a series, but there is little character development from most of the protagonists, and little story that really only starts to move in the last few chapters. I'm going to look at reviews for the 3rd instalment before i invest more time into this series. If the next one is much of the same, i don't know if i can do it, which is a shame, as the actual story and characters are interesting, and I am enjoying Williams' 90s take on the cyber age.
However most of this book is unnecessary; just a succession of separated characters having mini-adventures that don't actually advance the plot at all.
It seems the events of the first half of the book could have been written in a couple of chapters, and the second half in not many more. The story, character development and events of an almost-700 page book could have been conveyed in a hundred or so pages.
Okay it's book two of a series, but there is little character development from most of the protagonists, and little story that really only starts to move in the last few chapters. I'm going to look at reviews for the 3rd instalment before i invest more time into this series. If the next one is much of the same, i don't know if i can do it, which is a shame, as the actual story and characters are interesting, and I am enjoying Williams' 90s take on the cyber age.