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Modesitt's writing is like clockwork: predictable, dependable, unexciting. He creates boring, detailed fantasy worlds and peoples them with walking shadows. The “characters” aren’t even caricatures—that would require Modesitt to give them some sort of personality. The main character, Rhen, exists in this book only to lecture and be lectured about government, and to eat very detailed meals. I do not need to know what fictional wine each and every character has each and every meal, and yet Modesit
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If you read SF/F, you've probably seen this guy's books on the shelf, whether or not you were motivated enough to read or buy one. Until a couple days ago, I was in this category. I saw this in the new releases section and was intrigued. (But not intrigued enough to drop $26 on something by an author I'd never read before.)
Anyway, having checked out and read this book, my sense is that Modesitt might be considered a journeyman author. Competent, but not worldshakingly brilliant, at least not in ...more
Anyway, having checked out and read this book, my sense is that Modesitt might be considered a journeyman author. Competent, but not worldshakingly brilliant, at least not in ...more
