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Pros & Cons
Pros
Every page of this book adds to the richness of the story being told and will captivate you. It is used to add texture, and makes sense.
The central characters are all fleshed out, with motivations, strengths and flaws. Bad things happen to good people, who then avenge themselves upon the villains - to the degree that they are able. The villains are just as well thought out and complex... Read More
Author uses real world kingdoms to give the reader a feel for his world without wasting the reader's time trying to describe everything. Builds to the point where the nation itself is in peril. Has depth of world building without getting too lost in t... Read More
Cons
It's unclear whether this is supposed to be a fantastical version of earth's history.
The amount of filtering used is too much, and looked is exceptionally overused. The pastiche fails. The cutting and bludgeoning of flesh in selenoth gets a similar treatment.
Highlights
Quality
I was immediately impressed with the quality of the narrators voice which i understand day spent some time seeking out
The world building is fairly good the characters all have unique voices and their motivations are both realistic and dynamic an... Read More
Although there were some parts that were written not as eloquent as possible this story was unbelievably gripping
There is a ton of roman military and political language that was a real treat to work through if you like running to your oed all the time
Competitiveness
This book is definitely a pageturner and better driven thus far than grrm’s a song of ice and fire series which became extremel... Read More
For instance compare this with ian mcdonalds awful lunanew moon
I read a grand total of about a 14 of book one in a song of ice and fire series george martins work is inferior to vox on every level
Many readers are drawing comparisons between vox days book here and george rr martins ice and fire series
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- This product had a total of 775 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 31 2024.
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The book is very digestible and easy to pick up at any point in the story as it is broken down into short chapters each of which is named after a character
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The workman like writing style lacks beautiful prose of some authors but doesnt take away from the story
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It starts slow as with most epic fantasy due to the number of characters introduced and foundation being laid for a large and complex plot
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The battle scenes are where this book truly shines though
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This is a aspect of fantasyscifi that is sorely lacking with many authors outside of nick cole and larry correia
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Heck buy a whole pallet of these things so maybe we can get the sequel in the near future
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It’s like grr martin without the nihilism or endless rambling rabbit trails
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I couldn’t have gotten a more enjoyable book if i had my own team of fantasy writers custom write a story out of my favorite fictional and historical stuff
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