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Solid 3.5 Stars.
The latest standalone novel in Abercrombie's First Law universe.
Shy South wants to get her family back. She pursues only with her stepfather Lamb. Their journey takes them through barren plains, a frontier town and mountains filled with ghosts.
Great characterization once again.
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The latest standalone novel in Abercrombie's First Law universe.
Shy South wants to get her family back. She pursues only with her stepfather Lamb. Their journey takes them through barren plains, a frontier town and mountains filled with ghosts.
Great characterization once again.
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I'm not a big fan of Abercrombie's books, generally considering him someone who goes waaaay too deep into the whole brutality and grittiness of its own sake, having next to know characters that I care about. This book is much better in this area, with a somewhat bittersweet ending (which means it is way, waaaay more positive than his usual bleak, downer ending) and some at least somewhat sympathetic protagonists. Nah, scratch that, really sympathetic protagonists.
The problem is that for most of ...more
The problem is that for most of ...more
OK so for most of this book I was thinking this was the weakest entry all of The First Law world. It plodded and meandered, its scale far diminished from the events of any of the other books like the final gasp of a shrunken and withered husk.
But I should have known better, because (so far) Abercrombie has never disappointed me.
Like a good western (the genre this still-fantasy clearly draws from in this entry) all that gradual buildup among empty scenery is the inevitable building of a wave whi ...more
But I should have known better, because (so far) Abercrombie has never disappointed me.
Like a good western (the genre this still-fantasy clearly draws from in this entry) all that gradual buildup among empty scenery is the inevitable building of a wave whi ...more
Probably my least favorite of Joe's books. Still enjoyed it, but there were parts where I almost thought he lost the story. And Cosca? In the final quarter of the book, he seemed totally out of character.
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Great book. Enjoyed seeing some previous character's stories ending.
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Five and a half stars.
Jun 14, 2013
Marcelo Franco
marked it as to-read
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Jun 10, 2015
J.W. Wright
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