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A review by sterling8
The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán
3.0
I think I spoiled myself for this book by beginning the second book in the series by mistake. I read a little less than a hundred pages in "The Dinosaur Knights" and then decided to go back and read the first book.
Unfortunately, that meant I'd already been spoiled for everything I was reading. I now know what happened for this whole book, basically, so this book is then essentially 600 pages of prequel to me. And I don't have the time or patience right now to read that much prequel, since I think the author's writing has improved from the first book to the second one, based on what I've read. I will likely return the "The Dinosaur Knights" and pick up the story there.
This book feels like a LOT of stage-setting. The structure is a bit like Game of Thrones, with at least 4 POV characters, only one of which is female. That one female seems to be intended mostly as decorative and as a reason to write sex scenes, so I am hoping that her character gets more interesting in the future. I do like the idea of using dinosaurs as war mounts, and I am interested in the religions that the author has invented- one is sort of a Catholic hedonism which seems like a lot more fun than Catholic penitence. The book's noble houses are obviously very closely based on European countries, with analogues for Ireland, Germany, Russia, France and Spain. I'm not sure if the author managed to transcend stereotypes with this- it feels rather old-school. But I'm game to go further.
Unfortunately, that meant I'd already been spoiled for everything I was reading. I now know what happened for this whole book, basically, so this book is then essentially 600 pages of prequel to me. And I don't have the time or patience right now to read that much prequel, since I think the author's writing has improved from the first book to the second one, based on what I've read. I will likely return the "The Dinosaur Knights" and pick up the story there.
This book feels like a LOT of stage-setting. The structure is a bit like Game of Thrones, with at least 4 POV characters, only one of which is female. That one female seems to be intended mostly as decorative and as a reason to write sex scenes, so I am hoping that her character gets more interesting in the future. I do like the idea of using dinosaurs as war mounts, and I am interested in the religions that the author has invented- one is sort of a Catholic hedonism which seems like a lot more fun than Catholic penitence. The book's noble houses are obviously very closely based on European countries, with analogues for Ireland, Germany, Russia, France and Spain. I'm not sure if the author managed to transcend stereotypes with this- it feels rather old-school. But I'm game to go further.