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A review by bytorsnow
Freedom of the Mask by Robert R. McCammon
5.0
5 Lesser Keys out of 5
This series continues to rank among my all time favourites. The writing is spectacular as always, the pace is breathless, and the plot twists had me literally shaking my head (in a good way!).
You may want to read the previous five installments before this one, as I did - though I think this one might stand pretty well on its own too.
I've been reading Robert McCammon since the 80's, though there was a gap in the 90's where I didn't have as much free time on my hands...as it turned out, McCammon didn't release any new fiction around that same period. When I did come back to him, Speaks the Nightbird had just been released, introducing readers to Matthew Corbett - and I've been hooked ever since. His narrative is immersive: I feel that I'm in 18th century England or "the colonies". The cast of characters is unforgettable, such that I consistently look forward to what they might be doing in upcoming releases. And somehow McCammon keeps things from becoming predictable, even through six books in the series.
I've read series by other authors, where by the end I was reading just in case it returned to earlier form, or met the potential of earlier entries for example. I'm kind of OCD that way. Thankfully, Robert McCammon remains at the top of his game, and I thoroughly enjoyed Freedom of the Mask.
This series continues to rank among my all time favourites. The writing is spectacular as always, the pace is breathless, and the plot twists had me literally shaking my head (in a good way!).
You may want to read the previous five installments before this one, as I did - though I think this one might stand pretty well on its own too.
I've been reading Robert McCammon since the 80's, though there was a gap in the 90's where I didn't have as much free time on my hands...as it turned out, McCammon didn't release any new fiction around that same period. When I did come back to him, Speaks the Nightbird had just been released, introducing readers to Matthew Corbett - and I've been hooked ever since. His narrative is immersive: I feel that I'm in 18th century England or "the colonies". The cast of characters is unforgettable, such that I consistently look forward to what they might be doing in upcoming releases. And somehow McCammon keeps things from becoming predictable, even through six books in the series.
I've read series by other authors, where by the end I was reading just in case it returned to earlier form, or met the potential of earlier entries for example. I'm kind of OCD that way. Thankfully, Robert McCammon remains at the top of his game, and I thoroughly enjoyed Freedom of the Mask.