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The Thousand Names
by Django Wexler
I liked this book so much that I needed to make another review - a gush review - on my blog!
https://todaysdecameron.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/the-thousand-names-gush-review/
Let me know your thoughts!
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I have been particularly lucky lately with the reading picks.
I was nervous about starting this series, I owned this book for quite some time - and the cover is spectacular - the blurb is magnetic and the rating is high. I had high expectations about the book (and the series) but I was worried to be disappointed. I should not have worried at all.
Military fantasy - I guess I should be ashamed for not have known this existed. I love this genre. And I would say there are two setting traits that allow the book to stand out: the first is the 1700/1800 setting; I never thought I would like rifles, bayonets (I generally like sword fights) and cannons; yet I found a brand new love. The second is the desert! The descriptions are so detailed - and not boring - that I was almost able to picture the scenes.
The story itself is fascinating; being military fantasy it might be clear that it is all about armies and battles. What you cannot anticipate is that the description of the fights - through the eyes of the characters - make these fight so personal; I have to confess that during the first fight, my heart was pounding, it almost felt like the shots were landing next to me. I was blown away by [a:Django Wexler|639491|Django Wexler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1357865518p2/639491.jpg]'s ability to bring me in the middle of the battle.
Yet, the story is so much more than a military campaign; it is a story that unfolds mystery at a fairly slow yet right pace.
I do not want to spoil anything for reader who did not start this series yet; this book will unfold surprise after surprise and you will find it hard to stop reading.
The characters - primarily you have two points of view throughout the book - are perfect. Sure, one can like Winter's story more than Marcus' or viceversa but overall, the characters in this book feel authentic. Also, you will be surprised by how many twists there are for each and everyone of them. I ended up loving Janus and Winter above everybody else but it was a difficult pick; even Davis was so perfectly detailed!
Do yourself a favor and start reading this book; you would be missing a great deal of fantasy telling without this book on your read list!
https://todaysdecameron.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/the-thousand-names-gush-review/
Let me know your thoughts!
- - -
I have been particularly lucky lately with the reading picks.
I was nervous about starting this series, I owned this book for quite some time - and the cover is spectacular - the blurb is magnetic and the rating is high. I had high expectations about the book (and the series) but I was worried to be disappointed. I should not have worried at all.
Military fantasy - I guess I should be ashamed for not have known this existed. I love this genre. And I would say there are two setting traits that allow the book to stand out: the first is the 1700/1800 setting; I never thought I would like rifles, bayonets (I generally like sword fights) and cannons; yet I found a brand new love. The second is the desert! The descriptions are so detailed - and not boring - that I was almost able to picture the scenes.
The story itself is fascinating; being military fantasy it might be clear that it is all about armies and battles. What you cannot anticipate is that the description of the fights - through the eyes of the characters - make these fight so personal; I have to confess that during the first
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WinterYet, the story is so much more than a military campaign
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to allow a less than noble prince to regain powerI do not want to spoil anything for reader who did not start this series yet; this book will unfold surprise after surprise and you will find it hard to stop reading.
The characters - primarily you have two points of view throughout the book - are perfect. Sure, one can like Winter's story more than Marcus' or viceversa but overall, the characters in this book feel authentic. Also, you will be surprised by how many twists there are for each and everyone of them. I ended up loving Janus and Winter above everybody else but it was a difficult pick; even Davis was so perfectly detailed
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in his vile and ominous presence and behaviorDo yourself a favor and start reading this book; you would be missing a great deal of fantasy telling without this book on your read list!