thinde 's review for:

Shattered Lands by Patrick G. Laplante
3.0

I think the only reason I'm not claiming this series has "jumped the shark" is because we've been brought so gradually to this insane point. The protagonist can now take on the appearance of any person or animal and then force people to remember a false history of his existence. If that's not a broken skill-set then I don't know what could be.

It's still a fun tale, that's worth the price. I can't help feeling that it could have offered more.

We see the hero asking the question, "Is it right to harm the innocent in order to punish the guilty and prevent future evil?" Sadly we don't get to explore the topic, instead, the reader is taken straight to violent retribution. I doubt Laplante could discover the perfect answer to an age-old question. It would have been nice to see his alter-ego struggle with the morality of the situation a bit more though.