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The Hidden Earth Chronicles #1
Darkness of the Light
Peter David, a creative force in television, and a best-selling author of comics and novels, has created a fantasy world sure to delight his legions of readers.
The Damned World is home to twelve races, each of which has fought the others for survival for generations. What none of them knows is that they are all creatures of Earth, a world of legend. On Earth eleven of the twelve races were creatures of human myth or folklore.
All live in awe of the all-powerful Overseer, whose authority none dare challenge. A new spirit has arisen among those sick of war and tired of living in fear. Some believe that it is possible for the races to become allies instead of adversaries. With this new spirit has come a time of possibility, of change.
Jepp, a human woman and Karsen, a Bottom Feeder, have broken with tradition and cast their lots together. They seek the Orb of Light, with which they believe they can gain the power and release the Damned World from its chains of violence and ignorance. But they're not alone, for everyone who knows about the Orb would kill to get it. If someone gets the Orb, things will change. These are, as the proverb warns, interesting times.
The Damned World is home to twelve races, each of which has fought the others for survival for generations. What none of them knows is that they are all creatures of Earth, a world of legend. On Earth eleven of the twelve races were creatures of human myth or folklore.
All live in awe of the all-powerful Overseer, whose authority none dare challenge. A new spirit has arisen among those sick of war and tired of living in fear. Some believe that it is possible for the races to become allies instead of adversaries. With this new spirit has come a time of possibility, of change.
Jepp, a human woman and Karsen, a Bottom Feeder, have broken with tradition and cast their lots together. They seek the Orb of Light, with which they believe they can gain the power and release the Damned World from its chains of violence and ignorance. But they're not alone, for everyone who knows about the Orb would kill to get it. If someone gets the Orb, things will change. These are, as the proverb warns, interesting times.
416 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Peter David
2,989 books1,363 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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December 20, 2022
What a wonderful read. I cannot wait to get into the next one. Vintage Peter David - humour, action, adventure and lots of human feeling. A well crafted story.
December 14, 2011
(Original review: http://hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/06/...)
Overall: Good
Story: Good
Re-Readability: Good
Characters: Good
Story: This is the first volume of a new fantasy series, “The Hidden Earth,” by Peter David. It’s an ambitious job, as he balances a storyline that spans over eons and includes — even in just the main setting — a cast of several dozen scattered among multiple races and around the world.
The First Wave of the Banished (from another dimension) showed up during the reign of the dinosaurs — and engineered those reptiles’ demise before turning on each other to similar extinction. The Second Wave occurred in the Bronze Age, and established a rich mythology for humans before they were eventually wiped out. The Third Wave was much, much larger, and the different Banished races — cyclopean Oculars, vampiric Piri, reptilian Firedraques and Mandraques, subterranean Trulls, aquatic Merks and Markenes, and sundry other species — were more than numerous and powerful enough to nearly wipe out humanity.
Now, some centuries later, the Banished — lorded over by the Overseer and his Traveller prison guards — have reached a point of uneasy stability … which means that plots and counterplots among all the Banished races are about to upset everyone’s balance.
David takes a huge risk by spreading the focus to the four corners of the Earth (or the “Damned World,” as the Banished call it, for an amusing reason). At times, especially early on, things seem blurry, as we jump from chapter to chapter and from location to location. By the end of the book, things have radically changed, and several of the major protagonists from the first half the novel are done in by the end of the second half. It’s at a point where things are just starting to gel and snap into focus … when the book ends. If the first third of the book feels weak, the last third more than makes up for it.
Which, I suppose, is a great way to encourage folks to pick up the next book.
David does a fine job of interweaving different mythologies, a post-apocalyptic world, a huge cast, and various personal tales into what seems initially diffuse but ultimately cracklingly solid storytelling. There’s just enough hint of where things are headed, and what’s actually going on (albeit with a bit of perhaps too-explicit exposition late in the game) to keep my interest in Book 2 high.
Characters: As mentioned, there’s a ton of characters. The herd is trimmed substantially by the end, as various plots blow up (more or less literally) in people’s faces.
The huge cast means that most folks are only lightly sketched out — on the surface at least. Looking back at it, David manages to make nearly everyone engaging on some level. Even where the roles are shallow, the shallows are at least interesting.
That said, I still really wanted to read more about practically — well, practically everyone. Which means they are good characters, but not ideally handled.
Re-Readability: I think I could read this one again fairly soon — the later revelations will provide some level of interest in the foreshadowing. I also suspect that, wherever David is going in Book 2 (etc.), it will make rereading Book 1 both a pleasure and, perhaps, an obligation.
Overall: David is known for a number of things. A lot of imagination. A quick grasp of character. A wry sense of humor. All three of these are on display here, and David is really at the top of his game in each.
That said, I didn’t like the book as well as I wanted to. While admiring David’s ability to juggle a cast of many, it still suffered (perhaps inevitably, as a setup for where he plans to take us) from too many voices and perspectives. There’s 3-4 interesting novels in this one, and cramming them together takes its toll, though David still manages to pull it off, overall.
I’d recommend the book to both Peter David and F/SF fans. ‘Nuff said.
Overall: Good
Story: Good
Re-Readability: Good
Characters: Good
Story: This is the first volume of a new fantasy series, “The Hidden Earth,” by Peter David. It’s an ambitious job, as he balances a storyline that spans over eons and includes — even in just the main setting — a cast of several dozen scattered among multiple races and around the world.
The First Wave of the Banished (from another dimension) showed up during the reign of the dinosaurs — and engineered those reptiles’ demise before turning on each other to similar extinction. The Second Wave occurred in the Bronze Age, and established a rich mythology for humans before they were eventually wiped out. The Third Wave was much, much larger, and the different Banished races — cyclopean Oculars, vampiric Piri, reptilian Firedraques and Mandraques, subterranean Trulls, aquatic Merks and Markenes, and sundry other species — were more than numerous and powerful enough to nearly wipe out humanity.
Now, some centuries later, the Banished — lorded over by the Overseer and his Traveller prison guards — have reached a point of uneasy stability … which means that plots and counterplots among all the Banished races are about to upset everyone’s balance.
David takes a huge risk by spreading the focus to the four corners of the Earth (or the “Damned World,” as the Banished call it, for an amusing reason). At times, especially early on, things seem blurry, as we jump from chapter to chapter and from location to location. By the end of the book, things have radically changed, and several of the major protagonists from the first half the novel are done in by the end of the second half. It’s at a point where things are just starting to gel and snap into focus … when the book ends. If the first third of the book feels weak, the last third more than makes up for it.
Which, I suppose, is a great way to encourage folks to pick up the next book.
David does a fine job of interweaving different mythologies, a post-apocalyptic world, a huge cast, and various personal tales into what seems initially diffuse but ultimately cracklingly solid storytelling. There’s just enough hint of where things are headed, and what’s actually going on (albeit with a bit of perhaps too-explicit exposition late in the game) to keep my interest in Book 2 high.
Characters: As mentioned, there’s a ton of characters. The herd is trimmed substantially by the end, as various plots blow up (more or less literally) in people’s faces.
The huge cast means that most folks are only lightly sketched out — on the surface at least. Looking back at it, David manages to make nearly everyone engaging on some level. Even where the roles are shallow, the shallows are at least interesting.
That said, I still really wanted to read more about practically — well, practically everyone. Which means they are good characters, but not ideally handled.
Re-Readability: I think I could read this one again fairly soon — the later revelations will provide some level of interest in the foreshadowing. I also suspect that, wherever David is going in Book 2 (etc.), it will make rereading Book 1 both a pleasure and, perhaps, an obligation.
Overall: David is known for a number of things. A lot of imagination. A quick grasp of character. A wry sense of humor. All three of these are on display here, and David is really at the top of his game in each.
That said, I didn’t like the book as well as I wanted to. While admiring David’s ability to juggle a cast of many, it still suffered (perhaps inevitably, as a setup for where he plans to take us) from too many voices and perspectives. There’s 3-4 interesting novels in this one, and cramming them together takes its toll, though David still manages to pull it off, overall.
I’d recommend the book to both Peter David and F/SF fans. ‘Nuff said.
July 20, 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.
August 1, 2017
love it
March 11, 2009
After a slow, rough start, I really got into this book and I am actually planning on reading the next in the series because of the fun plot and likable characters.
I got this as an eBook from Tor, but I am not sure an eBook is a good vehicle for this particular book. At least, not on a Blackberry (where I read all my eBooks). It took me a hundred pages or so to really get into the story enough to know what was going on and who was who and where the story was going. It would have been nice to be able to flip back and forth between where I was currently reading and past chapters so that I could remind myself of important names and information.
That said, I think the book was fun and easy to understand (conceptually).
Setting: This is set on earth after the aliens have invaded and taken over. So, all kinds of coolness, especially in figuring out where they are (the names have been mangled a bit over the years) and how these aliens figure in to typical mythology.
Characters: Most of the aliens are a bit bland and cardboard. But, the bottom feeders and those who are discontent with their situation are highly interesting. I'd have liked to see stronger antagonists for this story, but they were generally pretty good. The Ocular king was a good study in complexity. I was amazed at how easily the author seems able to kill off characters (there were some that I was truly sad to see die). But, these are not pointless killings, and they do drive the plot rather well.
Plot: This is quite unclear at first, but becomes gradually revealed throughout this first book. I wonder if the story is started out in the correct spot for this kind of story, but it does get us into the heads of major characters fairly quickly. The plot seems to be that something is wrong with the planet, and it is not just the alien races fighting each other. There are subplots and twists with each of the races and some interesting connections between them.
Conflict: Yeah, it's got that. Although, like I said, it seems to mainly be limited to a select group of individuals. I am also not very fond of the idea behind why the hotstars are failing, but I hope it is simple misdirection and there is something more to it than what it is stated to be (that stretches credibility too far for me).
Text: The conceit of using a chapter per race was confusing and annoying at first. I didn't feel like I knew who anyone was until well over half-way through the whole thing. Like I said, it may be a problem with the eBook format than the story in general.
I got this as an eBook from Tor, but I am not sure an eBook is a good vehicle for this particular book. At least, not on a Blackberry (where I read all my eBooks). It took me a hundred pages or so to really get into the story enough to know what was going on and who was who and where the story was going. It would have been nice to be able to flip back and forth between where I was currently reading and past chapters so that I could remind myself of important names and information.
That said, I think the book was fun and easy to understand (conceptually).
Setting: This is set on earth after the aliens have invaded and taken over. So, all kinds of coolness, especially in figuring out where they are (the names have been mangled a bit over the years) and how these aliens figure in to typical mythology.
Characters: Most of the aliens are a bit bland and cardboard. But, the bottom feeders and those who are discontent with their situation are highly interesting. I'd have liked to see stronger antagonists for this story, but they were generally pretty good. The Ocular king was a good study in complexity. I was amazed at how easily the author seems able to kill off characters (there were some that I was truly sad to see die). But, these are not pointless killings, and they do drive the plot rather well.
Plot: This is quite unclear at first, but becomes gradually revealed throughout this first book. I wonder if the story is started out in the correct spot for this kind of story, but it does get us into the heads of major characters fairly quickly. The plot seems to be that something is wrong with the planet, and it is not just the alien races fighting each other. There are subplots and twists with each of the races and some interesting connections between them.
Conflict: Yeah, it's got that. Although, like I said, it seems to mainly be limited to a select group of individuals. I am also not very fond of the idea behind why the hotstars are failing, but I hope it is simple misdirection and there is something more to it than what it is stated to be (that stretches credibility too far for me).
Text: The conceit of using a chapter per race was confusing and annoying at first. I didn't feel like I knew who anyone was until well over half-way through the whole thing. Like I said, it may be a problem with the eBook format than the story in general.
January 27, 2013
This is a long novel, so you definitely get your money's worth. I initially assumed that it was fantasy, but arguably the premise is more sci-fi; I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of this in a Star Trek novel. Still, the genre doesn't make much difference to the story.
There's a large cast, and the key characters don't all meet each other. Some of the names are familiar from the author's other work, e.g. there's an amphibian called Orin (the same name as Aquaman). The book mentions 12 races, but I haven't counted that many, so I assume that some are yet to be revealed (similar to "the final five" Cylons in Battlestar Galactica).
It gets off to a bumpy start, e.g. it takes a few pages before a character refers to Jepp by name but the narration reveals it 1 page earlier. I'm happy for the omniscient narrator to provide exposition, but it seems odd to leave her unnamed for so long and then drop her name in like that. There are also a few cases where the book would have benefited from extra proofreading, e.g. "The moment's hesitation is enough to cost it his life." (I would either say "cost him his life" or "cost it its life" rather than mixing pronouns like that.)
Speaking of Jepp, her relationship with the mandraques reminded me of West of Eden.
This book is set in an alternate future of Earth, so several of the locations have garbled names. I recognised "Perriz" (Paris) and "Venets" (Venice), but I'm not sure about "the land/country of Feend"; maybe Finland?
Things certainly change in this book: it establishes the status quo, then shakes it up. Without giving too much away, I was quite surprised to certain characters die.
I think this works well as the first book in a series, but it doesn't really tell a complete story by itself. I don't mind that, because I bought the second book at the same time. However, since they were published several years apart I can understand why other people felt let down by reading this book in isolation.
There's a large cast, and the key characters don't all meet each other. Some of the names are familiar from the author's other work, e.g. there's an amphibian called Orin (the same name as Aquaman). The book mentions 12 races, but I haven't counted that many, so I assume that some are yet to be revealed (similar to "the final five" Cylons in Battlestar Galactica).
It gets off to a bumpy start, e.g. it takes a few pages before a character refers to Jepp by name but the narration reveals it 1 page earlier. I'm happy for the omniscient narrator to provide exposition, but it seems odd to leave her unnamed for so long and then drop her name in like that. There are also a few cases where the book would have benefited from extra proofreading, e.g. "The moment's hesitation is enough to cost it his life." (I would either say "cost him his life" or "cost it its life" rather than mixing pronouns like that.)
Speaking of Jepp, her relationship with the mandraques reminded me of West of Eden.
This book is set in an alternate future of Earth, so several of the locations have garbled names. I recognised "Perriz" (Paris) and "Venets" (Venice), but I'm not sure about "the land/country of Feend"; maybe Finland?
Things certainly change in this book: it establishes the status quo, then shakes it up. Without giving too much away, I was quite surprised to certain characters die.
I think this works well as the first book in a series, but it doesn't really tell a complete story by itself. I don't mind that, because I bought the second book at the same time. However, since they were published several years apart I can understand why other people felt let down by reading this book in isolation.
November 30, 2012
It's hard to give this book a rating. It was entertaining, amusing, and nearly thought-provoking...but it was also rambling and cliche. Essentially it is a very long set-up for a series of novels. You get the world's backstory, the major characters, and (after more than half the book) an idea of the over-arching plot, all of which could have been done in half the words. As a bonus, you also get a long section of exposition about how human creativity, imagination, desire, and dreams predict the future, and cause the physical creation of not just a clean energy source for alternate universes but also life and the universe itself. Did I mention that among the characters of the book are mermaids, trolls, vampires, cyclops, dragons and elves inhabiting a post-apocalyptic Earth undergoing an energy crisis?
Well, in spite of the near silliness there was enough good that I'll give the next book a try.
Well, in spite of the near silliness there was enough good that I'll give the next book a try.
November 4, 2013
This is an awesome book, but I was intimidated by its length. Although it's quite the doorstop, it's also a sprawling fantasy epic that encompasses multiple storylines and races - human, troll, merpeople, cyclops, vampire, etc. I don't read much high fantasy, but I've been meaning to get into it. I read it because it's by Peter David, who I've been meaning to read more of ever since Tigerheart.
But this story's great because it always keeps you going, and all the storylines are set evenly, with interesting climaxes and developments. There are twelve worlds, each with its own race and society, and each has their own storyline. But it's not too hard to keep the characters straight, or remember who's where. The world is complex, but the plot is not. Everything's set up like a domino pattern. The story is where you watch the dominoes fall. It's fast paced. It's fun. And it's worth it.
But this story's great because it always keeps you going, and all the storylines are set evenly, with interesting climaxes and developments. There are twelve worlds, each with its own race and society, and each has their own storyline. But it's not too hard to keep the characters straight, or remember who's where. The world is complex, but the plot is not. Everything's set up like a domino pattern. The story is where you watch the dominoes fall. It's fast paced. It's fun. And it's worth it.
August 26, 2014
It's a bit confusing since it follows about 8 different stories and character groups. As the novel proceeds, some of the stories touch to create a growing tapestry of mystery, intrigue, betrayal, and conflict. The confusion lifted for me once I'd gotten further into the book. Or at least I understood who the major players were and what they were striving for.
Some peeks into the past of the "Damned World" and the coming of the Third Wave are intriguing, but I'm not sure if it is enough for me to continue. This is the first of a planned trilogy with the second volume now available. I might caution those interested in this to wait for the third volume to ensure that David will be able to finish the series.
Some peeks into the past of the "Damned World" and the coming of the Third Wave are intriguing, but I'm not sure if it is enough for me to continue. This is the first of a planned trilogy with the second volume now available. I might caution those interested in this to wait for the third volume to ensure that David will be able to finish the series.
Want to read
September 5, 2010I might actually read this in the future when I'm feeling particularly patient; I couldn't get into it at the moment as there were too many disconnected characters and not enough plot development for my thin patience at this time. Normally, character development, plot, and humor are the top three characteristics (mixed in a good proportion) of a fictional book that wins five stars from me. As far as I got into this one, it was heavy on character development, medium on the humor, and extremely light on the plot.
June 12, 2012
I am a big fan of Peter David, so I was pre-supposed to enoy the book. A unique mix of classic elements of horror and fantasy races in a post-apocolyptic world that we are all pretty familiar with. I enjoyed recognizing our world through very different eyes. Peter handled the many multiple storylines well, keeping them intersecting from time to time and making their own progress as well. This is clearly the first of a multi-part storyline, and I look forward to catching further installments.
June 14, 2014
I haven't read a lot of PAD outside of comics, but he certainly displays a mastery of the grand myth. In this book he repackages cyclops, vampires, mermaids, minotaurs and dragons and sells them back to us in a delightfully new medieval-futuristic-post-apocalyptic yarn with cosmological implications. A fun read.
My only regret: I should have paid more attention that this was another fantasy book that is #1 in a series.
Minor spoiler: The plot lines in this book.
My only regret: I should have paid more attention that this was another fantasy book that is #1 in a series.
Minor spoiler: The plot lines in this book.
July 26, 2008
The Damned World (Earth?) and its humans have been overcome by 12 very different alien species that are based on world mythology. This is obviously the first of a series and I'm interested enough to read the next one to see how all the stories will intersect. Lots of detail and a good bit of humor set the scene and the human woman Jepp and her "rescuer" Karsen (furry lower half and cloven hooves)are fun to follow.
August 9, 2008
Some very interesting concepts (3 waves of fantastical creatures on "Earth") that for some reason didn't grab me. While David's characterization and dialog were as great as always I was never in the mode of turning the page and desperately wondering what happens next.
I think in large part it was due to too many characters with shifting points of view throughout the book, making it hard to connect to the book or develop any sort of empathy for any of them.
I think in large part it was due to too many characters with shifting points of view throughout the book, making it hard to connect to the book or develop any sort of empathy for any of them.
January 31, 2012
A great fantasy adventure on the Damned World (formerly Earth), which has been taken over by the Twelve Races, beings that are the stuff of human legends, with humans an endangered species. It follows several key players, including a rare human, as they strive to change their warring ways, go on an epic quest, free an enslaved people, or plot to defeat their enemies and live in peace, depending on who’s doing the talking at any given time.
March 1, 2013
I was a little slow getting into the book, but once I did, I really enjoyed it. Peter David has created an interesting world, populated with new takes on classic fantasy creatures (the Twelve Races), and given each of them believable motivations and recognizable politics. He has also created sympathetic characters in the most unexpected places. I look forward to reading the sequel, The Height of the Depths.
August 24, 2009
First, the mother of all slow starts, and just as it picks up speed... it ends, expecting you to follow the series.
Dear series authors: the first book of a series HAS to have an ending. If it doesn't, the reader will expect that all the others are the same, and feel cheated.
The middle book of a trilogy CAN be a cliffhanger, but not the freaking first one.
Dear series authors: the first book of a series HAS to have an ending. If it doesn't, the reader will expect that all the others are the same, and feel cheated.
The middle book of a trilogy CAN be a cliffhanger, but not the freaking first one.
November 22, 2010
This book definitely had an extremely slow start. I downloaded it when it was a free download, and at first my thought was a snarky, "You get what you pay for." It definitely picks up towards the end and the last few chapters just flew by. However, the ending raised almost as many questions as it answered, and I am disappointed that Peter David hasn't seemed to want to continue the series.
March 10, 2016
Let me start off by saying Peter David did my favorite run of the Incredible Hulk. So, when I hated this book, I felt bad. I wanted to think it was just me, so I kept at this book. I kept putting it down after a few chapters and not touring it for months. The book just doesn't do anything to male me care about the characters or want to figure out what's going on in its world.
September 17, 2008
Not very interesting until you get to the very end, then suddenly full of action and it ends with no real resolution. Very annoying.
December 11, 2008
Currently reading as a free ebook from our scifi friends at Tor.com - Found it ok, but more like something I would buy in the airport because I forgot a book than because I wanted it.
November 23, 2014
Great writing, great story. Sometimes a little bit gory, but still a good book; looking forward to the second one.
January 1, 2008
this book was pretty good, i am looking forward to reading the next one.
January 11, 2017
Quite enjoyable - I haven't read much science fiction lately, this was a great re-introduction.
March 15, 2013
Couldn't get in to it
April 24, 2017
I liked the characters and the setting. The first two thirds of the book had a very steady pacing. One of those books that is good to read before bed because it's easy to pick up and easy to put down. It's not boring, but it's not a real page turner until the final hundred pages or so. I'm interested enough in the characters and the story that I'll probably continue with the next book.
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