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jlandie's review against another edition
Ultimately I am just glad I finished this book. I really had no idea what was happening until the last hundred or so pages which was a frustrating experience….and the problem with reading an alternate history when you have next to no knowledge of the literal history is that you’ll just be pretty baffled the whole time.
I will say I was surprised to learn that John M Ford and Robert Jordan were close friends considering that Ford can actually write women and Jordan seems to think we’re alien life forms.
I will say I was surprised to learn that John M Ford and Robert Jordan were close friends considering that Ford can actually write women and Jordan seems to think we’re alien life forms.
lunese's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
dkadastra's review against another edition
3.0
This one was interesting. Was honestly hard for me to follow all the names, and I couldn't really understand the characters' motivations for intervening where they did.
tonyleachsf's review against another edition
2.0
Equal-ish parts post-Arthurian fantasy, murder mystery, vampire thriller, alt-historical fiction, and court intrigue. The strengths of the book’s characters don’t make up for the whiplash I felt as a reader in style, genre, and plot.
cebesancon3's review against another edition
5.0
It shouldn’t work - magic, vampires, guns, Richard III, and a thriving Eastern Roman Empire in the late 15th century - but it does. It doesn’t just work, it is awesome.
yodisborg's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
cyberhavok's review
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
bzedan's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I couldn’t remember why I’d put this book on hold but then I realised, ah Richard III. I’m so glad to have read this, what a marvellous and twisting alternate history, filled with such shining and complex characters.