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A review by bookaneer
The Silver Spike by Glen Cook
3.0
Whoa, this book is even brutal than the first trilogy. The book started slow, just like the Black Company (first novel) but it picked up the pace for me after halfway.
I might not like one POV (the thieves) but the rest were enjoyable. Indeed at first, the absence of Croaker was really palpable and I really missed him, but Case (the main POV) was not that bad (there were some minor character development at least) and Toadkiller Dog, oh I just loooove his POV.
Another I liked is that the book discussed interesting points such as what happened after a victory over a dictator/evil lord or whatnots. It does not mean the work is done. Especially when the machines are still functioning, the regime was still standing, and that evil is never really gone and is always lurking in the shadows, working its way back.
The ending was bloody, with a bit too many casualties for my preference but overall I think the whole book is not as weak as I thought at first. Onward to The Shadow Games!
I might not like one POV (the thieves) but the rest were enjoyable. Indeed at first, the absence of Croaker was really palpable and I really missed him, but Case (the main POV) was not that bad (there were some minor character development at least) and Toadkiller Dog, oh I just loooove his POV.
Another I liked is that the book discussed interesting points such as what happened after a victory over a dictator/evil lord or whatnots. It does not mean the work is done. Especially when the machines are still functioning, the regime was still standing, and that evil is never really gone and is always lurking in the shadows, working its way back.
The ending was bloody, with a bit too many casualties for my preference but overall I think the whole book is not as weak as I thought at first. Onward to The Shadow Games!