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A review by sonice
Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
4.0
3.5 stars. One the one hand, the world this is set in is fascinating. I love how the whole planet is just one evolutionary butterfly effect. It's much more science fiction than fantasy, which made it easier for me to roll with the fairly soft magic system; it comes across as a natural phenomenon that's just not completely understood yet, and I expect moving into books 2 and 3 that we'll get some more answers as to what makes it all tick.
On the other hand, the plot wasn't the greatest and most of the characters weren't all that great either (with one major exception). If you lifted these aspects out and imposed them onto a typical medieval-fantasy world, I don't think this would have been nearly so much fun. Not bad, but not all that good either.
I do have to acknowledge that, despite having some undeniable problems, this book kept me interested right up to the very end. I will be moving in to "When True Night Falls" shortly.
On the other hand, the plot wasn't the greatest and most of the characters weren't all that great either (with one major exception). If you lifted these aspects out and imposed them onto a typical medieval-fantasy world, I don't think this would have been nearly so much fun. Not bad, but not all that good either.
I do have to acknowledge that, despite having some undeniable problems, this book kept me interested right up to the very end. I will be moving in to "When True Night Falls" shortly.