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Customers find this book to be a vibrant exploration of hard magic, with compelling characters and nicely detailed writing. Moreover, they appreciate the book's content, with one review noting its powerful sense of place. Additionally, the world-building receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting its cinematic descriptions of beautiful landscapes.
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13 customers mention story, 13 positive, 0 negative
This is a satisfying and thrilling fantasy tale, equal parts knight errant on a quest and detective gathering clues on a trail nearly gone cold....Read more
...The story is interesting and paced well. The only downside is fewer books to read from this author. Check out Old Soldiers as well!Read more
...The ending is well done and doesn't leave you hanging but I still want another story featuring the Criers....Read more
...atmophere, slow burning drama, and a tiny bit of magic into a grim, short tale of a man's unstoppable drive to rescue his cousin from evil....Read more
12 customers mention enjoyable, 11 positive, 1 negative
10 customers mention content, 10 positive, 0 negative
Great book by a great authorRead more
Fantastic book. A low fantasy travelogue that takes it's damned time, and I am grateful for it. If only the journey had been longer!Read more
...The story begins and builds slowly but the descriptions are vivid enough to fully immerse the reader in this new world....Read more
There's a country feel to this fantasy world, a powerful sense of place -- and that place is mountainous and rough, but also full of beauty....Read more
6 customers mention character development, 6 positive, 0 negative
...Mr. Litherland has crafted a compelling tour de force. The characters are compelling, the story a vibrant exploration of a hard magic, and a harder...Read more
...Well rounded characters, a good mix of adventure and introspection, and a well laid plot. I will certainly be on the lookout for future offerings!Read more
I loved this book. The characters grabbed my interest right away and the story made me want to ignore my responsibilities and just stay up reading...Read more
...The book is rich with color and nuanced speech from the variety of characters, as well as cinematic descriptions of goregous landscapes that remind...Read more
6 customers mention writing style, 6 positive, 0 negative
This book is quite well written. It had a melange of styles all swirled together into a savory stew....Read more
...His prose flows and he builds a world both interesting and vast. Best of all, his characters are compelling....Read more
I loved reading this book. The way it's written, and especially the way Dirk talks, feels very lived in, and every chapter does a great job of...Read more
...The prose is evocative without being overblown and the words weave a tale that takes us from Dirk's mountain home to a strange and mysterious place...Read more
5 customers mention world building, 5 positive, 0 negative
...The descriptions aren't gratuitous, either; they present details about how the world works and what Dirk Crier's abilities, and sensibilities, are....Read more
Think of the best of Louis L'Amour set in a landscape with reflections of southern gothic and a swirl of Lovecraftian horror (without the racism)....Read more
...speech from the variety of characters, as well as cinematic descriptions of goregous landscapes that remind me of Northern Europe or even the...Read more
There's a country feel to this fantasy world, a powerful sense of place -- and that place is mountainous and rough, but also full of beauty....Read more
