BL: Godslayer
Jacqueline Carey, Godslayer
Tor (2005) ISBN: 0-765-31239-5
Score: -2
Second half of The Sundering, Carey's retelling of The Lord of the Rings from the POV the slandered dark side. Interesting concept, but lousy execution. Normally I don't notice prose, but this was clumsy enough that I did (not counting the unnecessary and repetitive descriptions). The plot was unpredictable due to being very, very contrived (especially the Bearer's plot thread). There was an interesting story buried in there, but not interesting enough to make the digging worthwhile. Hopefully her next book book will return to the quality of her earlier ones.
Next Book: Lawrence Watt-Evans, The Blood of a Dragon
Tor (2005) ISBN: 0-765-31239-5
Score: -2
Second half of The Sundering, Carey's retelling of The Lord of the Rings from the POV the slandered dark side. Interesting concept, but lousy execution. Normally I don't notice prose, but this was clumsy enough that I did (not counting the unnecessary and repetitive descriptions). The plot was unpredictable due to being very, very contrived (especially the Bearer's plot thread). There was an interesting story buried in there, but not interesting enough to make the digging worthwhile. Hopefully her next book book will return to the quality of her earlier ones.
Next Book: Lawrence Watt-Evans, The Blood of a Dragon