Having so enjoyed the author's Troy trilogy a time back, I've been keen to try some more of his work. The first thing about this one was that it was a standalone novel and I did think that it had the plot and characters to have been expanded to the more usual trilogy. As a single book it seemed a little rushed towards the end.
But that was my only complaint. I really enjoyed it. All the traditional elements and the grand landscape of emotions were present and the world and characters were intriguing and sympathetic.
LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
