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A review by rkking
Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson
4.0
I stand corrected.
Where book 3 in this series was the continuation of book 1, and book 4 was the continuation of book 2, I assumed that this book 5 would be where the two plots converged. I was wrong.
Instead, Midnight Tides acts as a prequel to the entire saga, set thousands of years before Gardens of the Moon. Aside from only a couple of (long-lived) characters we've already known, these are all new people in an all new conflict. New to the reader anyway.
Of all these new characters, I'd say Bug is my favorite. Possibly even tied with my until-now favorite, Kalam. Here's hoping the two interact at some point!
Like previous entries in this series, the writing by Erikson is fantastic. A sweeping epic with gods, demons, and the folly of man all mix into a powerful tale of destruction and the fall of an empire.
Some people complain about the 'anti-consumerism' theme of the story. I for one like it. but perhaps I'm predisposed to entertain those themes. Either way, the sheer awesomeness of the storytelling here is sooo worth reading and I'm continuing the series for sure.
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Where book 3 in this series was the continuation of book 1, and book 4 was the continuation of book 2, I assumed that this book 5 would be where the two plots converged. I was wrong.
Instead, Midnight Tides acts as a prequel to the entire saga, set thousands of years before Gardens of the Moon. Aside from only a couple of (long-lived) characters we've already known, these are all new people in an all new conflict. New to the reader anyway.
Of all these new characters, I'd say Bug is my favorite. Possibly even tied with my until-now favorite, Kalam. Here's hoping the two interact at some point!
Like previous entries in this series, the writing by Erikson is fantastic. A sweeping epic with gods, demons, and the folly of man all mix into a powerful tale of destruction and the fall of an empire.
Some people complain about the 'anti-consumerism' theme of the story. I for one like it. but perhaps I'm predisposed to entertain those themes. Either way, the sheer awesomeness of the storytelling here is sooo worth reading and I'm continuing the series for sure.
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