![]() Brooks tells me that deserters are the worst form of coward so that is what they are). ![]() Worst of all, readers are never allowed to form their own opinions (good for Orl Fane for being independent-minded enough to escape an unjust war. Where Middle Earth has depth in its place and languages, the Four Lands is a hodge-podge: rivers flow in implausible directions, and geopolitics is debated by the equivalent of medieval peasants. ![]() Where Tolkien develops characters through their actions, Brooks describes everyone's personality traits to the reader. THE BAD: It is to some extent a reimagining of Lord of the Rings, and suffers by comparison to a great work of literature. The narration is competent though not to my taste. This is an enjoyable but extremely flawed fantasy story. Worth it as a gateway to the much better sequels ![]()
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