solid sequels in fantasy
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snugglekittyThe Charnel Prince is the second book in the intriguing epic Kingdom of Blood and Thorn series by Greg Keyes.
One thing that I like about these books is that they are not getting steadily more and more complicated. You can see, a bit, what would need to happen in order for the plot to be resolved. Keyes does not suffer from Robert Jordan Syndrome, and for that I am grateful. The multiple viewpoints got a little frustrating in this one. Just as things start to get interesting with one character, you leave them for fifty pages or more! Quite annoying. However, I have to admit that I am hooked on the demon saints and must continue reading. There is one more book in print, and the "triumphant conclusion" is coming out in January.
Similarly, Valiant is the second book in Holly Black's trilogy? series? of urban fantasy for YA readers. I like Black, especially when she's writing for this age group. I really enjoyed the first book, Tithe, and I thought that this book was even better. She managed to make the stories similar without just telling the same story twice, and I like that. However, I want some book in this series to have at least one queer character. That would really rock for me. Anyway, again, great book. I love the faerie heroin Nevermore - "Never more than a pinch, never more than once a day, never more than two days in a row." If you like YA or urban fantasy you should read it. Four stars.
(Randomly - has anyone else noticed a change in the way LJ offers you choices of tags, where now it goes letter by letter instead of offering you complete tag choices? Or is it just me, and possibly, my browser?)
Currently I'm reading Galileo's Daughter, another fantasy sequel Solstice Wood, and the brand new Year of Living Biblically.
One thing that I like about these books is that they are not getting steadily more and more complicated. You can see, a bit, what would need to happen in order for the plot to be resolved. Keyes does not suffer from Robert Jordan Syndrome, and for that I am grateful. The multiple viewpoints got a little frustrating in this one. Just as things start to get interesting with one character, you leave them for fifty pages or more! Quite annoying. However, I have to admit that I am hooked on the demon saints and must continue reading. There is one more book in print, and the "triumphant conclusion" is coming out in January.
Similarly, Valiant is the second book in Holly Black's trilogy? series? of urban fantasy for YA readers. I like Black, especially when she's writing for this age group. I really enjoyed the first book, Tithe, and I thought that this book was even better. She managed to make the stories similar without just telling the same story twice, and I like that. However, I want some book in this series to have at least one queer character. That would really rock for me. Anyway, again, great book. I love the faerie heroin Nevermore - "Never more than a pinch, never more than once a day, never more than two days in a row." If you like YA or urban fantasy you should read it. Four stars.
(Randomly - has anyone else noticed a change in the way LJ offers you choices of tags, where now it goes letter by letter instead of offering you complete tag choices? Or is it just me, and possibly, my browser?)
Currently I'm reading Galileo's Daughter, another fantasy sequel Solstice Wood, and the brand new Year of Living Biblically.
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Date: 2007-12-03 03:33 pm (UTC)