Winterbirth (The Godless World, Book 1)
by Brian Ruckley
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Read in April, 2008
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Erikson fans, manly epic fans
THANES! BURLY MEN! Magic wielding tribes who live off the land!
Well, I did read this book all the way through, but it was a hard road. There were some interesting characters, but the world building was very confusing, I kept flipping back and forth between the map and the dialogue. None of the characters really caught me to where I was really invested in their journey, and at the end I was STILL confused about what exactly was going on. I LOVE big fantasy series, but this was a bit har...more
Well, I did read this book all the way through, but it was a hard road. There were some interesting characters, but the world building was very confusing, I kept flipping back and forth between the map and the dialogue. None of the characters really caught me to where I was really invested in their journey, and at the end I was STILL confused about what exactly was going on. I LOVE big fantasy series, but this was a bit har...more
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More of the same. There are no gods and people now it: great, so what? Same old political factions grinding against each other and the war is breaking. Again, so what? More teenage leads, more older, thougher guardians, more secret knowleadge that can save the world. And what is it about the elves? You give it a new name but it's still the same b**! If you enjoy this same old recipe, then great and good read. But I don't understand all the good reviews everywhere I look, when there are books lik...more
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Read in June, 2008
Saw this as a review on Felicia Day's Blog and thought I'd like it. It was a pretty dense read. The plot was a bit confusing to me, I was frequently lost and had to go back to see how this character is related to that, etc... a good read though and I'd recommend it. Maybe a bit too much going on. I felt he was trying to throw too much information, characters and foreshadowing for one book. I checked my copy out of the library, but would gladly own it. I look forward to reading more in the series...more
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Read in May, 2008
There is a TON of stuff going on in this book and it was compelling for me......most of the time. The bad thing about this book is that the author is trying to set up a ton of political undercurrents that are running parallel with the main character’s story and foreshadowing the 2 books still to come. Its not that it’s hard to keep track of everything going on, but it’s hard not to get bored and lose focus on all that is going on. I really liked most parts of this book, but some parts got...more
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Read in June, 2008
This is the closest thing to George RR Martin that I've read in quite a while. It was a bit hard to get used to all the diferent characters that were thrown at me, but after I got over that, I was able to keep up. I really like this type of Fantasy, not much magic, just muscle, grunt and intuition. Nothing better than the sound of clashing swords...
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I needed something fun for vacation. This isnt turning out so well. I should have had a clue when the list of names and factions was at the front of the book.
Maybe I am being too harsh but I am almost 200 pages in and I am still not sure which side of the conflict the characters are always on. Hopefully it will all come clear
Maybe I am being too harsh but I am almost 200 pages in and I am still not sure which side of the conflict the characters are always on. Hopefully it will all come clear
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I really liked this book, despite the fact that it's a little confusing who is allies and enemies. The book has an epic tone and reminded me of Lord of the Rings. There's lots of action and adventure, but the overall tone is a bit dismal; there's nothing cheerful about this book but it still has elements of hope in it.
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Reserved this one from the library on the strength of Amazon reviews-telling me that it was comparable to The Name of the Wind-which I loved. It's good fantasy, a Arthurian-Tolkien sort of book. First of a trilogy again-but the second is out there so I don't have to wait too long. A really good read
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Read in April, 2008
It took me a while to get into this book, not that the plot was lacking, but the names were confusing to me. When I finally sorted out the characters, I totally enjoyed myself and have put in a request at the library for the next of the series whenever it arrives.
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Read in November, 2007
Good start to a promising new series. Very realistic though set in a fantastic setting. Suffers from the usual heavy set up of a first book, but delivers with the ending, I highly anticipate the next volume in the series.
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Pretty good book, no language problems,(i read this when i put down Vellum, so that was nice, but i thought that the storyline was a little dry...
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Read in October, 2007
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i read this book nd wen i was finisheed i was like dude that was an awesome book!
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Amazon blog said, one of the new generation of heroic fantasy writers.
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Read in January, 2008
Solid debut. Will probably followup with the next in this series.
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Read in November, 2007
Couldn't get into it. Quit after 50 pages.
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