A review by discipleofhoid
The Immortal Crown by Kieth Merrill
3.0
This book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This was a decent book. I only had two major complaints. The characterization seemed a little flat. There is a very sharp distinction between the good and bad/evil characters. The "Good" characters seem unrealistic in their devotion and goodness while the "Evil" characters seem to simply enjoy evilness.
My other issue with this book is that it is being marketed as epic fantasy similar to Lord of the Rings or The Song of Fire and Ice. This is not that kind of epic fantasy. I would compare this more to [b:The Memory of Earth|92956|The Memory of Earth (Homecoming, #1)|Orson Scott Card|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1390186790s/92956.jpg|4092] by [a:Orson Scott Card|589|Orson Scott Card|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1294099952p2/589.jpg] or [b:Dragon Wing|28481|Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, #1)|Margaret Weis|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1403168128s/28481.jpg|1611445] by [a:Margaret Weis|869|Margaret Weis|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1371065031p2/869.jpg] than any epic fantasy I have read. This book does not have the depth and complexity of world building that I expect in my epic fantasy. Also 544 pages seems a bit light for an epic fantasy novel.
Those two points aside I enjoyed reading the book and will probably read any future books in the series. The descriptions of the locations and battles drew me in and I found the plot compelling.
This was a decent book. I only had two major complaints. The characterization seemed a little flat. There is a very sharp distinction between the good and bad/evil characters. The "Good" characters seem unrealistic in their devotion and goodness while the "Evil" characters seem to simply enjoy evilness.
My other issue with this book is that it is being marketed as epic fantasy similar to Lord of the Rings or The Song of Fire and Ice. This is not that kind of epic fantasy. I would compare this more to [b:The Memory of Earth|92956|The Memory of Earth (Homecoming, #1)|Orson Scott Card|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1390186790s/92956.jpg|4092] by [a:Orson Scott Card|589|Orson Scott Card|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1294099952p2/589.jpg] or [b:Dragon Wing|28481|Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, #1)|Margaret Weis|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1403168128s/28481.jpg|1611445] by [a:Margaret Weis|869|Margaret Weis|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1371065031p2/869.jpg] than any epic fantasy I have read. This book does not have the depth and complexity of world building that I expect in my epic fantasy. Also 544 pages seems a bit light for an epic fantasy novel.
Those two points aside I enjoyed reading the book and will probably read any future books in the series. The descriptions of the locations and battles drew me in and I found the plot compelling.