raven_acres's review
3.0
Generations later from the first, a prophesy fulfilled, yadda, yadda. Again, same feeling, simple plotline, odd book.
ottopivnr's review
3.0
I first read this book as a teenager (so 30 yrs ago or more) and it was a favorite. the story is still solid, even if the storytelling is juvenile and geared so much more to a YA audience. Still it remains a nice read and one that i will happily pass along to my kids.
juliemawesome's review
3.0
Goodreads says this is #2, but it was published first. Fantastic Fiction says aka The Book of Suns, btw.
I thought I'd read this because it was on a glbt list, or a gender list.. but darned if I know why even after having read it. Brotherly love is a big part of it, but.. it doesn't even have a big slashy vibe to it for me.
So at first I was rolling my eyes at it. It seemed like a bad fantasy. But then I started getting into it. And it is a typical sort of.. muster the troops and the support of various lords and peoples and take back the kingdom thing.
The only.. and not even really a twist.. thing is the guy has the help of another lord's son along the way. And they're really close.
Except I believe the narrator was third person omniscient, so while they might be close, we're not very close to them. And it takes place over a good deal of time, which also seems to have a distancing effect.
Still, it was good.. somehow. I wouldn't mind reading the others in the series. I'd rather get my hands on Larque on the Wing though! It has been elusive.
I thought I'd read this because it was on a glbt list, or a gender list.. but darned if I know why even after having read it. Brotherly love is a big part of it, but.. it doesn't even have a big slashy vibe to it for me.
So at first I was rolling my eyes at it. It seemed like a bad fantasy. But then I started getting into it. And it is a typical sort of.. muster the troops and the support of various lords and peoples and take back the kingdom thing.
The only.. and not even really a twist.. thing is the guy has the help of another lord's son along the way. And they're really close.
Except I believe the narrator was third person omniscient, so while they might be close, we're not very close to them. And it takes place over a good deal of time, which also seems to have a distancing effect.
Still, it was good.. somehow. I wouldn't mind reading the others in the series. I'd rather get my hands on Larque on the Wing though! It has been elusive.
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