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explikator 's review for:
The Justice of Kings
by Richard Swan
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A rather average fantasy novel that would have worked in many other settings. There is magic, but less than in Star Wars.
The events are described by Helena Sedanka, the writer of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, who is a "Justice of the Emperor" and performs roughly the same function as Judge Dredd: investigator, judge and executioner in one.
A criminal case must be investigated, a world empire must fall and a lot of blood must flow.
It is all written in very routine manner, you can feel that many editors have had a hand in it. But there is nothing creative, new, unique or striking. Not even a quirk.
I was particularly annoyed by the cliffhanger announcements at the end of some chapters. "But he was wrong. Everything got worse." That is a cheap narrative trick.
The events are described by Helena Sedanka, the writer of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, who is a "Justice of the Emperor" and performs roughly the same function as Judge Dredd: investigator, judge and executioner in one.
A criminal case must be investigated, a world empire must fall and a lot of blood must flow.
It is all written in very routine manner, you can feel that many editors have had a hand in it. But there is nothing creative, new, unique or striking. Not even a quirk.
I was particularly annoyed by the cliffhanger announcements at the end of some chapters. "But he was wrong. Everything got worse." That is a cheap narrative trick.