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soberhippie28 's review for:
Sword of Kings
by Bernard Cornwell
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A different type of story for this series. This one is smaller, with most of the action focussing on Uhtred and a small group of companions rather than Uhtred and a small or large army.
The tension was maintained well across the book, with the middle third being a near constant chase and Uhtred's final climactic fight is well done and a good call back to the first book in the series and a fight which was never finished.
The character deaths at the end feel too convenient and as with many character deaths in the series, happen off screen.
The tension was maintained well across the book, with the middle third being a near constant chase and Uhtred's final climactic fight is well done and a good call back to the first book in the series and a fight which was never finished.
The character deaths at the end feel too convenient and as with many character deaths in the series, happen off screen.