[books 2016] The Vagrant
29. The Vagrant by Peter Newman
I really wanted to like this book - I've met Pete at a few cons and he seems like a great guy. However, this book just wasn't for me. It's set in a post-apocalyptic world where the earth split open eight years previously and released all kinds of demonic creatures which either killed or tainted most of the human population.
It's the kind of fantasy which involves a lot of traveling, which I always find tedious. The main character, the Vagrant, is traveling with a baby, and a goat (for milk for the baby). The Vagrant does not speak, which is an interesting challenge for a writer. The best character in the book is the goat (it's not just me).
I'm not sure whether it's because I was particularly brain fogged when I was reading it, but I couldn't keep straight the different types of monsters, demons, knights, etc.
I'm not saying it's a bad book - certainly there were scenes that I really enjoyed, but it just wasn't my kind of fantasy.
I really wanted to like this book - I've met Pete at a few cons and he seems like a great guy. However, this book just wasn't for me. It's set in a post-apocalyptic world where the earth split open eight years previously and released all kinds of demonic creatures which either killed or tainted most of the human population.
It's the kind of fantasy which involves a lot of traveling, which I always find tedious. The main character, the Vagrant, is traveling with a baby, and a goat (for milk for the baby). The Vagrant does not speak, which is an interesting challenge for a writer. The best character in the book is the goat (it's not just me).
I'm not sure whether it's because I was particularly brain fogged when I was reading it, but I couldn't keep straight the different types of monsters, demons, knights, etc.
I'm not saying it's a bad book - certainly there were scenes that I really enjoyed, but it just wasn't my kind of fantasy.