A review by dtalako
Riftmaster by Miles Nelson

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

3.5 overall, higher than that for worldbuilding though - the world is cool and language is pretty descriptive for such distinctly alien landscapes/flora/fauna/etc. It's really hard to have given this low of a score for this book, because it's fantastic and deserves MUCH more attention than it's gotten, but I ultimately had some issues with the relative lack of character development, and there were some parts in the plot where things really deserved to be explained further. This book would make an incredible film (or even film series). Please, please read this, even if science fiction and fantasy aren't really your thing - it's worth it, if even just for the worldbuilding and crazy variety of alien species... and the occasional weird-but-cute drawings of said alien species!
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