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The file will be sent to your Kindle account. Perhaps part of the problem stems from the naming conventions, which were foreign enough that all the weird words were running together without getting saved in my brain with an identification. The amount of exposition included was a very valid artistic decision, and it could very well have been a better choice than the alternative, but If well-used plots bother you, you may not care for this. The story itself is the epic fantasy standard: world on the brink of disaster, ancient evil escaping its prison, nobody believes me, etc.
Some of the specifics were pretty familiar too. They're being chased, their only chance is an ancient abandoned city with an evil of its own because the bad guys won't follow I personally don't mind revisiting a trope if it's done well, but some people really do. In any case, I think that even though I was reminded of other works at various points in the story, the book is fresh enough and well-written enough that just about everyone will be happy with how it all turned out.
Oh, what else? The book is meaty enough to support its sweeping scope. The characters were above average, I think; nuanced and likeable, realistic, with their own unique voices, though none of them particularly blew me away. The dialogue was well-written. The editing was good. Not quite perfect, but still good and better than most! The magic was involved and interesting without being overpowered. And there were a handful of surprises. I have a feeling James Islington is going to have a spot on my shelves alongside the other epic authors of this generation - Brandon Sanderson, Pat Rothfuss, Brent Weeks If you're a fan of epic fantasy, I strongly suggest this book.
So many fantasies try to be epic, think they're epic, but so few actually pull it off. This one does. Don't set your expectations too high or believe the hype that fans of the Wheel of Time will love this I love the Wheel of Time though I did struggle through some of the books, particularly Nevertheless, it was a story of such grand scope and with such an immersive depth, impressive character development, intriguing world-building, etc.
I could go on. And then I read it. I'm sorry but this work is not on the same level as the works of Jordan, Sanderson, etc. They're just not in the same realm.
And that's not to be critical of Islington - every good writer develops their own voice and I think Islington will get there. Wirr, Davian, Taeris. None of them needed to be involved. He idly kicked a stone along in front of himself. He could be putting them in danger by making contact.
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