Scott Graham
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Lush sci-fi fantasy of a dystopian world with multiple societies, almost all running out of light, both natural and artificial. The cast of characters become embroiled in the efforts to fix or take advantage of the dimming or darkening of the towns and communities within multiple associated but strategically antagonistic schemes and plots. Multiple story lines slowly converge as secrets are revealed and characters are unmasked to the reader, in a seemingly never ending series of Holy S#%& moments. As part 1 of a series, obviously not all is revealed, but the reader is left slavering for part 2, and not grabbing pitchforks and torches to mob the publisher.
Lush sci-fi fantasy of a dystopian world with multiple societies, almost all running out of light, both natural and artificial. The cast of characters become embroiled in the efforts to fix or take advantage of the dimming or darkening of the towns and communities within multiple associated but strategically antagonistic schemes and plots. Multiple story lines slowly converge as secrets are revealed and characters are unmasked to the reader, in a seemingly never ending series of Holy S#%& moments. As part 1 of a series, obviously not all is revealed, but the reader is left slavering for part 2, and not grabbing pitchforks and torches to mob the publisher.
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Heartsong, volume 3 of the Green Creek Novels tells the story of a prominently featured character and fleshes him out for the reader and gets them more invested in him. It's a good story though not as emotional as the first two volumes. It mainly introduces the main villain, their odd motivation (very derivative of Stephen King's Storm of the Century, "Give me what I want and I'll go away."), and sets up the story for volume 4.
Heartsong, volume 3 of the Green Creek Novels tells the story of a prominently featured character and fleshes him out for the reader and gets them more invested in him. It's a good story though not as emotional as the first two volumes. It mainly introduces the main villain, their odd motivation (very derivative of Stephen King's Storm of the Century, "Give me what I want and I'll go away."), and sets up the story for volume 4.
This fever dream of a grimmer tale than the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm was a delight from start to finish. I took my time(?) in the reading because there was a plethora to glean from the Middle English used throughout much of the story (see meanie, lief, pizzle, sieur, etc). Luckily I had undertaken the reading as an ebook; I had lookup capabilities at hand rather than having to constantly swivel-chair between book and dictionary. As for the story itself, this sword-and-sorcery-lite novel of a revenant boy vs evil sorceror and the battle for the future of a small village is filled with the threats that are born from the worst desires of people with power, desirous of more power at any cost, with a dark magic twist. It’s either a fast read if you glide over the Latin and French phrases, and Middle English words, or a slower one if, like me, you take interest in new words and ancient etymology. The author threw a lot into the narrative, from theology to mythology, damsals in distress, hapless villagers, a plucky protagonist and darkly evil villains, and sundry monsters in a medieval setting. I was reminded of The Legendary Black Beast of Arrrrgh in a few spots (IYKYK), but that did not detract from the pleasure in the reading. Highly recommended.
This fever dream of a grimmer tale than the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm was a delight from start to finish. I took my time(?) in the reading because there was a plethora to glean from the Middle English used throughout much of the story (see meanie, lief, pizzle, sieur, etc). Luckily I had undertaken the reading as an ebook; I had lookup capabilities at hand rather than having to constantly swivel-chair between book and dictionary. As for the story itself, this sword-and-sorcery-lite novel of a revenant boy vs evil sorceror and the battle for the future of a small village is filled with the threats that are born from the worst desires of people with power, desirous of more power at any cost, with a dark magic twist. It’s either a fast read if you glide over the Latin and French phrases, and Middle English words, or a slower one if, like me, you take interest in new words and ancient etymology. The author threw a lot into the narrative, from theology to mythology, damsals in distress, hapless villagers, a plucky protagonist and darkly evil villains, and sundry monsters in a medieval setting. I was reminded of The Legendary Black Beast of Arrrrgh in a few spots (IYKYK), but that did not detract from the pleasure in the reading. Highly recommended.