kedawen's review
3.0
This is one of those books I've held on to since I was young. I remember really enjoying the dreamwalking parts, but I'd forgotten about the extraneous details about sailing the ship. I got stuck about halfway through and had to put it down for a couple months. Glad I finally finished it - it really is a pretty good story.
kimbui's review
3.0
This is the second McKiernan book I read, the first being the Dragonstone.
Like Dragonstone, I liked the characters a lot. Everybody seemed pretty well thought out and had very believable personalities.
Voyage of the Fox Rider is billed as a fantasy on the high seas. The problem I have with the book is that it moves awfully slowly. There were plenty of sections where my eyes glazed over and I skipped parts looking for action.
The best and worst part of the Mithgar books is that they're not a series. You can pick up any book and you'll be set, but you also don't get a ton of resolution. You're left hanging at parts, wondering what happened and it's not like you can read the next book to find out what happened. It's incredibly frustrating for me. Either resolve everything or create a series, not somewhere in between.
Like Dragonstone, I liked the characters a lot. Everybody seemed pretty well thought out and had very believable personalities.
Voyage of the Fox Rider is billed as a fantasy on the high seas. The problem I have with the book is that it moves awfully slowly. There were plenty of sections where my eyes glazed over and I skipped parts looking for action.
The best and worst part of the Mithgar books is that they're not a series. You can pick up any book and you'll be set, but you also don't get a ton of resolution. You're left hanging at parts, wondering what happened and it's not like you can read the next book to find out what happened. It's incredibly frustrating for me. Either resolve everything or create a series, not somewhere in between.
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