Brian Staveley
Auteur van The Emperor's Blades
Over de Auteur
Reeksen
Werken van Brian Staveley
The Last Abbot of Ashk’lan 19 exemplaren
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne: (The Emperor's Blades, The Providence of Fire, The Last Mortal Bond) (2016) 7 exemplaren
A Providência do Fogo. As Crônicas do Trono de Pedra Bruta (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2015) 1 exemplaar
O último elo mortal (As Crônicas do Trono de Pedra Bruta Livro 3) (Portuguese Edition) (2016) 1 exemplaar
The Empire's Ruin Sneak Peek 1 exemplaar
Lebky 1 exemplaar
O Imperador das lâminas (Portuguese Edition) 1 exemplaar
Gerelateerde werken
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- c1975
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- New Hampshire, USA
Leden
Discussies
3 royal siblings- eldest heir to throne, daughter assassin,bro soldier riding a giant bird in Name that Book (januari 2018)
Besprekingen
The Providence of Fire: Chronicle of the Unhewn… door Brian Staveley
A solid second entry to the series. I felt that the story developed much more in this book, and unlike many similar mid-tier fantasy reads, this book had the audacity to surprise me at times and feel a bit better than maybe the writing might merit. Not the best series, nor one I would really recommend to non-fantasy readers, but for people who like the genre I think this is definitely a fun and intriguing read.
In many ways, this book was bizarre. The perspective was so unrelatable that the characterization never fully took off. However, in the context of the series and the world, it was well executed and an intriguing read. Recommended to people who like the main series.
There are a few things that hold this back from being a 5 star book, but it's a solid 4 and I'm looking forward to the next installment.
Overall, the characterization was pretty well done. There was also a good amount of worldbuilding, terms were generally explained well, and the dialogue was above average. The downsides
1. The main characters are inept a lot of the time. It seems like they're pretty bad at everything for most of the book, and it's not clear why they should be after 8 years of training.
2. The action sequences vary between a bit too long and way too rushed. Action is never a make-or-break aspect of books to me, but in this case it was a bit off and caused me to very temporarily lose interest in the book.
3. The worldbuilding lacks expansiveness. Enough is explained to tell the stories of the main characters and contextualize their decisions, but otherwise the worldbuilding is rushed.
These are all things that separate the good from the great, but I still think this series has a lot of promise. Looking forward to seeing where this goes!… (meer)
Overall, the characterization was pretty well done. There was also a good amount of worldbuilding, terms were generally explained well, and the dialogue was above average. The downsides
1. The main characters are inept a lot of the time. It seems like they're pretty bad at everything for most of the book, and it's not clear why they should be after 8 years of training.
2. The action sequences vary between a bit too long and way too rushed. Action is never a make-or-break aspect of books to me, but in this case it was a bit off and caused me to very temporarily lose interest in the book.
3. The worldbuilding lacks expansiveness. Enough is explained to tell the stories of the main characters and contextualize their decisions, but otherwise the worldbuilding is rushed.
These are all things that separate the good from the great, but I still think this series has a lot of promise. Looking forward to seeing where this goes!… (meer)
It may seem strange that I rate this book lower than the first. The Providence of Fire was bigger in scale, and more balanced in terms of characters. But, I didn't like it as much as [b:The Emperor's Blades|17910124|The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)|Brian Staveley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1369246817l/17910124._SY75_.jpg|25095579]. Many solutions in the book were a little too convenient.
I still enjoyed it, but the whole reading experience felt dragged on. This could've been at least 150 pages shorter and looking at the 3rd book in the series that is a 1/3 longer, I'm not sure when I will go back to this trilogy.
On a positive note, the female characters in this book shone. The chapters were more equally split between siblings. However, some motivations were confusing and some characters made unbelievably bad decisions. I wish I could say better things about the book after so much time I invested in it.
Favourite characters: Gwena, Kiel, Pyrre and Nira - all secondary characters.… (meer)
I still enjoyed it, but the whole reading experience felt dragged on. This could've been at least 150 pages shorter and looking at the 3rd book in the series that is a 1/3 longer, I'm not sure when I will go back to this trilogy.
On a positive note, the female characters in this book shone. The chapters were more equally split between siblings. However, some motivations were confusing and some characters made unbelievably bad decisions. I wish I could say better things about the book after so much time I invested in it.
Favourite characters: Gwena, Kiel, Pyrre and Nira - all secondary characters.… (meer)
Lijsten
Prijzen
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
Gerelateerde auteurs
Statistieken
- Werken
- 19
- Ook door
- 6
- Leden
- 2,706
- Populariteit
- #9,495
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 117
- ISBNs
- 95
- Talen
- 7
- Favoriet
- 2