Tess's review of Banewreaker
Banewreaker (The Sundering, Book 1) by Jacqueline Carey
Tess's review
rating:
bookshelves:
fantasy
recommended for:
epic fantasy lovers
status:
Read in May, 2008
I picked up this book because I loved Ms. Carey's books about Kushiel, and I read a review by the author George RR Martin.
This is very different from Kushiel's Dart, and a very good high-fantasy in the manner of Tolkien, Martin, and Eddings. As all the plot summaries and all the other reviews state, this is an epic fantasy told from more than just the "good" guys' perspective. It presents the shunned, hated, and slightly mad god (called a Shaper) as the one wronged at the cracking of the world, and the loyalty and inspiration he ignites in his followers.
Ms. Carey also questions the validity of a Prophecy, which so many epic fantasies use as the reason for their quest in the first place.
Honestly, I had a hard time getting into this at first. It took me about a month to get 200 pages in because I had so many other fast-paced books to read. But then I was left with this as the only thing in my to-read pile, and I started dedicating hours to it. And the story is GOOD! ...more
This is very different from Kushiel's Dart, and a very good high-fantasy in the manner of Tolkien, Martin, and Eddings. As all the plot summaries and all the other reviews state, this is an epic fantasy told from more than just the "good" guys' perspective. It presents the shunned, hated, and slightly mad god (called a Shaper) as the one wronged at the cracking of the world, and the loyalty and inspiration he ignites in his followers.
Ms. Carey also questions the validity of a Prophecy, which so many epic fantasies use as the reason for their quest in the first place.
Honestly, I had a hard time getting into this at first. It took me about a month to get 200 pages in because I had so many other fast-paced books to read. But then I was left with this as the only thing in my to-read pile, and I started dedicating hours to it. And the story is GOOD! ...more
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