Ninett
I loved the character development in this. The jumps in time between each of the books of the quartet allow the reader to follow a single character from reckless youth to seasoned veteran of magic. Sparrowhawk goes through a lot, and learns from his mistakes. Earthsea is a vast, beautifully detailed world through which the reader is gently led as the story unfolds.
I now realise that the magic system that relies on magicians knowing the true names of things does not come from Rothfuss as I originally thought (naively) after having read his work, but traces its roots to the Earthsea quartet and after a bit of research, even further back to Egyptian mythology. To me, this is the best magic system because it feels very human.
I loved the character development in this. The jumps in time between each of the books of the quartet allow the reader to follow a single character from reckless youth to seasoned veteran of magic. Sparrowhawk goes through a lot, and learns from his mistakes. Earthsea is a vast, beautifully detailed world through which the reader is gently led as the story unfolds.
I now realise that the magic system that relies on magicians knowing the true names of things does not come from Rothfuss as I originally thought (naively) after having read his work, but traces its roots to the Earthsea quartet and after a bit of research, even further back to Egyptian mythology. To me, this is the best magic system because it feels very human.