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The short stories for The Raven Tower universe are superb. It is a setting that seems to lend itself particularly well to the format. Each one is engaging and works through a different puzzle that the rules of the gods' power creates.
The other stories in the book are also good. There wasn't one I didn't enjoy, though some I wished longer or shorter.
The short stories for The Raven Tower universe are superb. It is a setting that seems to lend itself particularly well to the format. Each one is engaging and works through a different puzzle that the rules of the gods' power creates.
The other stories in the book are also good. There wasn't one I didn't enjoy, though some I wished longer or shorter.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 27 books by December 31, 2026
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Overall a very good book. I loved the updating of the "knights who return when the realm is in peril" concept. It was interesting to see different characters ideas of what "the realm" was.
The humor is definitely there, however the context around it is so bleak I rarely found it laugh-out-loud funny. In one particularly Pratchett-esque moment I found myself thinking "yeah, okay, this would be hilarious if everything else wasn't so depressing."
The book's message seemed a little at odds with itself. There is some very inspiring messaging about personal responsibility and not relying on someone else to magically fix things for you. And then there's a superhero montage with an all powerful magic staff to fix all the main conflicts of the story for everyone.
Not a perfect book, but well worth a read and I will be on the lookout for Lee's next novel.
Overall a very good book. I loved the updating of the "knights who return when the realm is in peril" concept. It was interesting to see different characters ideas of what "the realm" was.
The humor is definitely there, however the context around it is so bleak I rarely found it laugh-out-loud funny. In one particularly Pratchett-esque moment I found myself thinking "yeah, okay, this would be hilarious if everything else wasn't so depressing."
The book's message seemed a little at odds with itself. There is some very inspiring messaging about personal responsibility and not relying on someone else to magically fix things for you. And then there's a superhero montage with an all powerful magic staff to fix all the main conflicts of the story for everyone.
Not a perfect book, but well worth a read and I will be on the lookout for Lee's next novel.