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A review by kanissa
Ardneh's Sword by Fred Saberhagen
3.0
I was a bit disappointed by this book. You're just dumped into the middle of the story - not something I tend to enjoy - although by the end the backstory has been mostly filled-in. The setting is a bit pseudo-medieval/post-apocalyptic, and revolves around lost technology (which is kind of like a form of magic, as the characters think).
It wasn't a bad book by any stretch of the imagination, but I felt like it had the potential to be so much more. The writing was quite succinct - each section of the chapters was extremely short. It isn't unusual to have three sections in 2 pages! While a concise style is sometimes great, in this case it just felt too simple, or unfinished.
By the end, I had a very strong desire to go play Fallout 2.
It wasn't a bad book by any stretch of the imagination, but I felt like it had the potential to be so much more. The writing was quite succinct - each section of the chapters was extremely short. It isn't unusual to have three sections in 2 pages! While a concise style is sometimes great, in this case it just felt too simple, or unfinished.
By the end, I had a very strong desire to go play Fallout 2.