A review by benlundns
The Jackal of Nar by John Marco

3.0

It was good. Better then I expected, I started reading it once, a while ago, and put it back down. It seemed very bogged down in the politics of the realm, and it didn't seem all that exciting. The book opens on a battlefield, and there is sooooo much talking. I gave up and though maybe I'll try again later. I'm glad I came back to it, my initial problem is the same, it is not a fast paced book, every day seems like it's drawn out in pain staking detail, but there is enough happening after you get past the setup in the first 3rd of the book, that it is enjoyable. I already knew there was a sequel so I was interested enough in what happens at the end that I want to read the other books to continue the story. Apparently this is Marco's first book, (the cover refers to this as his debut novel), but it's pretty well formed, and he's got a whole 3 countries to play with. You get introduced to some of them briefly in the novel, and I would really like to learn more about them in later books.