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A review by sina_tavousi
La Lame noire by Miles Cameron
5.0
The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron (The Traitor Son Cycle Book 2):
I love reading Miles Cameron's books. Even though he writes fantasy, he's also extremely authentic. In terms of being realistic about medieval warfare, he's done an exquisite job.
Once again we are transported to an alternate earth where magic and wild things are the butter and bread. We follow the awesome adventures of the mercenary company under the Red Knight, now on a quest to rescue an idiot of an emperor from wicked (or are they?) conspirators.
I admire how Mr. Cameron managed to tell a massively satisfying story, expand his world ten-fold and introduce many intriguing concepts and ideas to be explored later.
This is the kinda fantasy that has Tolkien doing cartwheels in the grave. Our "heroes" are godless brutes, war is a nightmare of gore and glory is dead. The world isn't saved by light, it's done by ruthlessness, diabolical genius and just enough empathy.
Writing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
World-building: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I love reading Miles Cameron's books. Even though he writes fantasy, he's also extremely authentic. In terms of being realistic about medieval warfare, he's done an exquisite job.
Once again we are transported to an alternate earth where magic and wild things are the butter and bread. We follow the awesome adventures of the mercenary company under the Red Knight, now on a quest to rescue an idiot of an emperor from wicked (or are they?) conspirators.
I admire how Mr. Cameron managed to tell a massively satisfying story, expand his world ten-fold and introduce many intriguing concepts and ideas to be explored later.
This is the kinda fantasy that has Tolkien doing cartwheels in the grave. Our "heroes" are godless brutes, war is a nightmare of gore and glory is dead. The world isn't saved by light, it's done by ruthlessness, diabolical genius and just enough empathy.
Writing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
World-building: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐