A review by dleroux
The Fiends of Nightmaria by Steven Erikson
1.0
Unfortunately, this was not for me.
I am not one to enjoy vile, offensive material and this truly felt as if Erikson was trying to push it far beyond what was normal, or even believable.
True, there are horrific acts in this world, but for one to hone their focus on the issues in such a way as Erikson deemed necessary, it shows that it is not about mirroring the world, but one is trying to hold it high, and elaborate on the depravity and call it "story".
Couple this with a story that is, for lack of a better phrase, "Wishy washy", and having characters that are as flat at the screen I read it on...I would pass.
Erikson is an outstanding author, but this is by far the worst material he has brought out. I feel it was far too rushed, and his focus was on trying to hit plot points of try/fail more than character and story.
I am not one to enjoy vile, offensive material and this truly felt as if Erikson was trying to push it far beyond what was normal, or even believable.
True, there are horrific acts in this world, but for one to hone their focus on the issues in such a way as Erikson deemed necessary, it shows that it is not about mirroring the world, but one is trying to hold it high, and elaborate on the depravity and call it "story".
Couple this with a story that is, for lack of a better phrase, "Wishy washy", and having characters that are as flat at the screen I read it on...I would pass.
Erikson is an outstanding author, but this is by far the worst material he has brought out. I feel it was far too rushed, and his focus was on trying to hit plot points of try/fail more than character and story.