A review by lanko
Three Hearts and Three Lions, by Poul Anderson
2.0
It was ok, not exactly what I was looking for, but some interesting bits.
This also feels weird as it was presented as a standalone to me (which it does look like it is) but it's also presented as book 2.5 of a trilogy, but looking at the other blurbs it also looks completely unrelated.
Which is fine, it stands on its own. The end feels extremely rushed, considering the universe is saved, and happened offscreen no less.
The hero puts a new level on chosen one, as he's the chosen one not only on one, but on two different worlds.
He then meets four or five women through the jorney and all fall for him as soon as they see him. And not just any women: a faerie ruler, a valkyrie, a siren, and even legendary witch Morgan le Fay, I kid you not. Then he passes a good deal of the book regretting how he didn't bang any of them, when it was being so easy to do so. It was hard to suspend disbelief.
The prose is a good nostalgic call to classical times, with clear different voices, though sometimes it did get in the way. The idea was cool in the beginning, but it didn't feel there were too many stakes or wonders enough.
This also feels weird as it was presented as a standalone to me (which it does look like it is) but it's also presented as book 2.5 of a trilogy, but looking at the other blurbs it also looks completely unrelated.
Which is fine, it stands on its own. The end feels extremely rushed, considering the universe is saved, and happened offscreen no less.
The hero puts a new level on chosen one, as he's the chosen one not only on one, but on two different worlds.
He then meets four or five women through the jorney and all fall for him as soon as they see him. And not just any women: a faerie ruler, a valkyrie, a siren, and even legendary witch Morgan le Fay, I kid you not. Then he passes a good deal of the book regretting how he didn't bang any of them, when it was being so easy to do so. It was hard to suspend disbelief.
The prose is a good nostalgic call to classical times, with clear different voices, though sometimes it did get in the way. The idea was cool in the beginning, but it didn't feel there were too many stakes or wonders enough.