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A review by marklpotter
Last First Snow by Max Gladstone
3.0
There's just something about combining a pantheon of gods with bureaucracy that says this is either going to work magnificently or fail in a spectacular way. The Craft Sequence manages to be in the former category and while I don't think that Last First Snow is the strongest in the series it's still a very good read and I didn't want to put it down. The mythos/government combination is pulled off so well that I think an RPG based on the way it's laid out in the series as would be a fun game. I recommend this whole series, you do need to start at the beginning though, I don't think you could jump in at a later book and have a full understanding of what's happening.
The Red King is a classic villain, though well done, who honestly thinks he knows what's best for the Skitterskill and it's gentrification. He believes he knows better than the people who live and work there and he'll stop at nothing to insure it happens. Temoc's faction doesn't think so and wants something entirely different. It's a classic story told in a very unconventional manner and set in a very different world.
I absolutely love the setting, the politics, and the story telling. The story line involving Temoc and his son was heart wrenching and at time a little hard to absorb but in the end, understandable.
I felt like this was a little less tight than the other books in the series but it's quite possible that it was necessary for the story. Even with that this was a good story, very involved, and well written. I would advise picking up this series to anyone who wants to real well written fantasy in a completely different setting!
The Red King is a classic villain, though well done, who honestly thinks he knows what's best for the Skitterskill and it's gentrification. He believes he knows better than the people who live and work there and he'll stop at nothing to insure it happens. Temoc's faction doesn't think so and wants something entirely different. It's a classic story told in a very unconventional manner and set in a very different world.
I absolutely love the setting, the politics, and the story telling. The story line involving Temoc and his son was heart wrenching and at time a little hard to absorb but in the end, understandable.
I felt like this was a little less tight than the other books in the series but it's quite possible that it was necessary for the story. Even with that this was a good story, very involved, and well written. I would advise picking up this series to anyone who wants to real well written fantasy in a completely different setting!