The King (David Feintuch)

[Draco Weyr]

The King

I just brought the book, the sequal to Fientuch's first non-Seaford saga book "The Still".

I have read the first chapter and it is looking good.

 

[Draco Weyr]

I read it... yeah finally...

oh... and my review of the post... he be spoilers...

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what can I say... David Feintuch must take extreme pleasure in watching his characters suffer... I suppose we all have that sadistic streak in us. Between him and Sara Douglass, I have realised that people either torture dogs or write books :evil:

Anyway...

War is definately hard to write, but David Feintuch does a commendable job on the book. It does sag around the middle and I did have a difficult time keeping interest in it. Heck, I put it aside for a good part of a month, that is how much it sagged. But once Roddy finally got to see the Warthen of the Sands, the book really picked up.

The battle scenes got shorter and sharper, there was a desperation added to the characters they really worked well.

And Roddy grew up.

The book isn't anything fantastic, but it is a good solid B.