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A review by duffypratt
Shards of a Broken Crown by Raymond E. Feist
3.0
This was a perfectly satisfactory conclusion to a good, but not great fantasy series. The loose ends are all tied off quite nicely, and there is the distinct promise of more to come. On that, it looks like Feist has made much more of Midkemia, and when I can't find something else to grab me, I will probably turn to these books. They aren't great, but they are dependably good.
In this series, the character of Erik dominates the first book, but his character is rather thin, and by this book he is relegated to a side story, and he remains rather dull. The second book focuses on Roo, and he is considerably more complex than Erik, at least until he sees the light (which for him is the value of family). By this book, he is also a kind of afterthought.
I am not sure who is the main focus of the third book, which may be one of its problems. This one, however, rests pretty squarely on James grandkids, a Dash and Jimmy. Dash, it turns out, is a pretty worthwhile character. And I liked both of them quite well. I'm afraid however that they have now grown up and will thus be too good to be interesting in later books.
I also enjoyed Pug in this book, and always Nakor. The magic here was better than it usually is in Feist. And Pug actually has something to do here other than defeat some impossibly strong threat to all existence (though there's some of that too).
Not sure when or whether I will get back to these. I really need to latch on to some new writer.
In this series, the character of Erik dominates the first book, but his character is rather thin, and by this book he is relegated to a side story, and he remains rather dull. The second book focuses on Roo, and he is considerably more complex than Erik, at least until he sees the light (which for him is the value of family). By this book, he is also a kind of afterthought.
I am not sure who is the main focus of the third book, which may be one of its problems. This one, however, rests pretty squarely on James grandkids, a Dash and Jimmy. Dash, it turns out, is a pretty worthwhile character. And I liked both of them quite well. I'm afraid however that they have now grown up and will thus be too good to be interesting in later books.
I also enjoyed Pug in this book, and always Nakor. The magic here was better than it usually is in Feist. And Pug actually has something to do here other than defeat some impossibly strong threat to all existence (though there's some of that too).
Not sure when or whether I will get back to these. I really need to latch on to some new writer.