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A review by andrewrawr
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
2.0
What I liked:
First and foremost, PVB's world building is on point. A large portion of why I read fantasy and science fiction is to explore the interesting universes people create. PVB has handed me a cool world to explore, and I'm loving every minute of exploration we get to do.
Tied in with that a bit, due to the nature of the world, is his excellent handling of action sequences. Fight scenes in books sometimes get weighed down in too much very specific description (which often belies the author's lack of understanding of anything to do with real combat), or are vague and too hard to follow, or just don't illustrate very well the actual power or emotions of the people fighting. PVB does not fall into any of those traps. His fight scenes show just the right amount of thought from the perspective character, describe the flow of the action rather than overwhelming details, and incorporate the magic of the world believably.
He also does a good job showing many of his villains as real human beings.
Other observations:
This novel ratchets up the Hollow's interpersonal drama parts of the series. It maintains some of the intrigue and world-building plotlines, but the Hollow's drama felt like it was at the forefront to me far more than it was before.
Summary:
Intrigue and good worldbuilding are what keep me going with a whole lot of books, and this is no exception. We have a whole lot of plots being set up in this book, with a lot of payoff in the next.
First and foremost, PVB's world building is on point. A large portion of why I read fantasy and science fiction is to explore the interesting universes people create. PVB has handed me a cool world to explore, and I'm loving every minute of exploration we get to do.
Tied in with that a bit, due to the nature of the world, is his excellent handling of action sequences. Fight scenes in books sometimes get weighed down in too much very specific description (which often belies the author's lack of understanding of anything to do with real combat), or are vague and too hard to follow, or just don't illustrate very well the actual power or emotions of the people fighting. PVB does not fall into any of those traps. His fight scenes show just the right amount of thought from the perspective character, describe the flow of the action rather than overwhelming details, and incorporate the magic of the world believably.
He also does a good job showing many of his villains as real human beings.
Other observations:
This novel ratchets up the Hollow's interpersonal drama parts of the series. It maintains some of the intrigue and world-building plotlines, but the Hollow's drama felt like it was at the forefront to me far more than it was before.
Summary:
Intrigue and good worldbuilding are what keep me going with a whole lot of books, and this is no exception. We have a whole lot of plots being set up in this book, with a lot of payoff in the next.