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kanaanhardaway 's review for:
Age of Myth
by Michael J. Sullivan
The writing feels simple, and sometimes themes are bludgeoned into you. The world is the typical Tolkien spinoff palette with some expansion into smaller spirits. There is also a change in perspective for the interactions of the elf-dwarf-human interface, which avoids the cosmic struggle of good versus evil often found in more classical epic fantasy. The setting and plot was more intimate for this reason.
The setting had an Anglo-Saxon on the edge of the Roman Empire vibe. I enjoyed the animistic spirituality and its other manifestations in other cultures. There was an entire page dedicated to the personalities of trees, which felt relevant following Finding the Mother Tree. I will continue the series.
I do find the first two-star review of this book to be hilarious, mostly that they say all epic fantasy looks like ASOIAF. I think it’s because, yes, all classical epic fantasy is quite similar, but that ASOIAF is definitely not the crux.
The setting had an Anglo-Saxon on the edge of the Roman Empire vibe. I enjoyed the animistic spirituality and its other manifestations in other cultures. There was an entire page dedicated to the personalities of trees, which felt relevant following Finding the Mother Tree. I will continue the series.
I do find the first two-star review of this book to be hilarious, mostly that they say all epic fantasy looks like ASOIAF. I think it’s because, yes, all classical epic fantasy is quite similar, but that ASOIAF is definitely not the crux.