B. Zedan's review of Darkness of the Light
Darkness of the Light by Peter David
B. Zedan's review
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Folks who like their mythological beings a little more human
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Read in July, 2008
A classic view in sf is that the only things humans have going for themselves are their creativity, cruelty and luck. Everything else is against them. Here, what they have against them are banished creatures from mythology (who'd arrived before in small groups, creating such mythology). Fauns and dragons and cyclops, similar to tales but different than the myth of ages have painted them. Humans have nearly been wiped out, but those dubious qualities, listed above, are still in place.
This is one of those books that follows several different groups, everyone with their own quirks and personal vendettas that are just this side of blatant. Internecine war is constant, and there are other problems—stemming from the near-extermination of those soft and stupid humans.
Almost interesting enough to continue reading the series, but not interesting enough for me to hunt down more of the books.
This is one of those books that follows several different groups, everyone with their own quirks and personal vendettas that are just this side of blatant. Internecine war is constant, and there are other problems—stemming from the near-extermination of those soft and stupid humans.
Almost interesting enough to continue reading the series, but not interesting enough for me to hunt down more of the books.
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