Reviews and Comments

delightful, it opens the gates to a very tangible world, so rich and lively

I don’t know if the fault was the book’s or mine, but it took me a lot of effort to pass the two-thirds mark, after which I started going faster.

The ending felt a bit rushed, with some hand-wavy explanations and too much luck to be credible. In a way it’s deconstructing the myth of the prophesied hero, the One, etc., but on the other it’s building a lot of expectations for a finale that feels too little.

Some characters get more developed, which is nice.

I had loved The Blacktongue Thief but didn’t remember a lot from it. This book builds so much lore without being boring. There are some very original ideas.

The main character is not a talker and I would have liked a little more introspection on her part. It still avoids the “warriors insensitivity” you read in a lot of “realist” fantasy, and that’s nice. I also thought there were some issues with the rhythm but nothing too bad.

Short and dynamic, I would love to read more adventures in this world… but it’s also very good as-is.

I would very much like to know more about what China Mieville and Keanu Reeves both brought to the table.

Vraiment un délire de mec, vite lu et sans doute vite oublié

The author writes so very vividly about life 1350 years ago in Great Britain. One of these books I wanted to read as fast as possible, but that I didn’t want to actually finish, you know?

Enfin, on voit où il voulait en venir ! Poussifs en diable, les deux premiers volumes m’avaient presque décourage de lire la fin du cycle. Mais j’ai persévéré et la récompense est audacieuse et on ne peut qu’être amusés qu’il l’ait prévue depuis le début.

I’ll read the follow-up soon, but I don’t want to spoil it by binge-reading the whole (published) story

What a book!