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Added to listRead In Dim And Distant Pastwith 133 books.
Added to listAudio Bookswith 117 books.
Added to listFantasy Serieswith 59 books.
Added to listBrandon Sandersonwith 17 books.
Added to listNeither Sf Nor Fantasywith 127 books.
Added to listpatrick-o-brianwith 5 books.
Very grim, very dark but with an incredible Peaky Blinders inspired atmosphere. Although this is slightly more its own thing than the first book (which was basically Peaky Blinders with Swords), I still find that it is Cillian Murphy’s Brummie accent narrating the tale to me, which is no bad thing. I’m not sure I am completely happy with the level of gory violence, but this won’t stop me from reading the next in the quartet.
Very grim, very dark but with an incredible Peaky Blinders inspired atmosphere. Although this is slightly more its own thing than the first book (which was basically Peaky Blinders with Swords), I still find that it is Cillian Murphy’s Brummie accent narrating the tale to me, which is no bad thing. I’m not sure I am completely happy with the level of gory violence, but this won’t stop me from reading the next in the quartet.
Added to listSwordandlaserwith 193 books.
Compared to the first in the trilogy, this was more solid than compelling. It felt like some events in this were simply there to propel the plot, rather than being natural extensions of the plot. Also, I am not entirely convinced by the way to action scenes are written; they feel underwritten and confused (one scene of conflict felt more like slapstick than action, and I am not sure that was intended).
In any event, this kept me involved enough to want to read the conclusion of the trilogy (if only to discover if the slightly weird reveal that Eborans were created by aliens pays off in some way).
Compared to the first in the trilogy, this was more solid than compelling. It felt like some events in this were simply there to propel the plot, rather than being natural extensions of the plot. Also, I am not entirely convinced by the way to action scenes are written; they feel underwritten and confused (one scene of conflict felt more like slapstick than action, and I am not sure that was intended).
In any event, this kept me involved enough to want to read the conclusion of the trilogy (if only to discover if the slightly weird reveal that Eborans were created by aliens pays off in some way).
Added to listRead In 2024with 39 books.
Compared to the first in the trilogy, this was more solid than compelling. It felt like some events in this were simply there to propel the plot, rather than being natural extensions of the plot. Also, I am not entirely convinced by the way to action scenes are written; they feel underwritten and confused (one scene of conflict felt more like slapstick than action, and I am not sure that was intended).
In any event, this kept me involved enough to want to read the conclusion of the trilogy (if only to discover if the slightly weird reveal that Eborans were created by aliens pays off in some way).
Compared to the first in the trilogy, this was more solid than compelling. It felt like some events in this were simply there to propel the plot, rather than being natural extensions of the plot. Also, I am not entirely convinced by the way to action scenes are written; they feel underwritten and confused (one scene of conflict felt more like slapstick than action, and I am not sure that was intended).
In any event, this kept me involved enough to want to read the conclusion of the trilogy (if only to discover if the slightly weird reveal that Eborans were created by aliens pays off in some way).
Added to listpatrick-o-brianwith 4 books.
Added to listNeither Sf Nor Fantasywith 126 books.
Around the halfway point, the story seizes hold of you and pulls you swiftly toward the conclusion. A fantastic ending to an excellent trilogy.
Around the halfway point, the story seizes hold of you and pulls you swiftly toward the conclusion. A fantastic ending to an excellent trilogy.
Another stirring tale of life on the high seas. A bit less Stephen Maturin in this one but also, curiously, a little less Jack Aubrey, since this is closely mapped to real-life events around Mauritius in 1809. With Jack's temporary promotion to Commodore placing him at the top of the local command structure, he is less directly involved in the action, acting more as an observer. Not that the story really suffers from this, although it does mean that it often falls to others get involved in the thick of it. There is also an interesting minor sub-plot about the possible mental tolls of life in the navy, which makes an unusual diversion.
Another stirring tale of life on the high seas. A bit less Stephen Maturin in this one but also, curiously, a little less Jack Aubrey, since this is closely mapped to real-life events around Mauritius in 1809. With Jack's temporary promotion to Commodore placing him at the top of the local command structure, he is less directly involved in the action, acting more as an observer. Not that the story really suffers from this, although it does mean that it often falls to others get involved in the thick of it. There is also an interesting minor sub-plot about the possible mental tolls of life in the navy, which makes an unusual diversion.