Just read this from the library - recent release in UK by Victor Gollancz. The book description on Amazon UK is pretty accurate (slight spoiler in last sentence or two).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0575132655/?tag=brite-21
It is unusual in several ways
1. Three authors writing as a team - and it came across very smoothly.
2. The skill of the storytelling and how the PoV changes.
The storytelling is different - there is a first person character, who ties the story together as a narrator and as a participant - so some is first person, some in third PoV and some narrated. It ties together very smoothly and comes across in many ways as someone sitting there telling stories.
There is a nice edge of sharp humour in places - some definite laugh out loud moments - in the middle of a complex story that is not a comedy. Good variety of characters too.
The layout of the book is also a bit different - there is the main story, then what are effectively three novellas/large epilogues tying off various loose ends very effectively.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0575132655/?tag=brite-21
It is unusual in several ways
1. Three authors writing as a team - and it came across very smoothly.
2. The skill of the storytelling and how the PoV changes.
The storytelling is different - there is a first person character, who ties the story together as a narrator and as a participant - so some is first person, some in third PoV and some narrated. It ties together very smoothly and comes across in many ways as someone sitting there telling stories.
There is a nice edge of sharp humour in places - some definite laugh out loud moments - in the middle of a complex story that is not a comedy. Good variety of characters too.
The layout of the book is also a bit different - there is the main story, then what are effectively three novellas/large epilogues tying off various loose ends very effectively.
