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A review by badmc
Shadow and Betrayal by Daniel Abraham
3.0
Otah Machi is a son of a man that killed his brothers, and whose sons will also kill each other - by tradition, there can be only one. All this in a world ruled by might brought about by curious godlike creatures bind by words...
A promising beginning, curious world, and sympatethic characters pulled me in. Andats, those enigmatic creatures of will and temper, constantly battling their bonds, bent on destruction of everything and everyone - what a concept! Alas, I quickly grew tired of promises that weren't fulfilled. There is no plot, and there are numerous plot holes. Supposedly character-based, but characters behave like idiots and just react to their surroundings. Vast world, but poorly developed - plot of two books is set in two different cities and cultures, but one does not get much of the different atmosphere.
The books are just "OK", female characters are weirdly written, and we are coming to the reason I also stopped reading Expanse series from the author - I just don't care what happens next.
A promising beginning, curious world, and sympatethic characters pulled me in. Andats, those enigmatic creatures of will and temper, constantly battling their bonds, bent on destruction of everything and everyone - what a concept! Alas, I quickly grew tired of promises that weren't fulfilled. There is no plot, and there are numerous plot holes. Supposedly character-based, but characters behave like idiots and just react to their surroundings. Vast world, but poorly developed - plot of two books is set in two different cities and cultures, but one does not get much of the different atmosphere.
The books are just "OK", female characters are weirdly written, and we are coming to the reason I also stopped reading Expanse series from the author - I just don't care what happens next.