The Steel Remains

I had to drop this one midway. I adored the Kovacs novels even when they threatened to become formulaic but somehow Morgan's fantasy failed to grip me in the same way.

The characters seem well-constructed enough, the dialog doesn't become too boring or predictable and the setting is nice. I was still curious about what awaits Ringil in the second half of the book but didn't care much at all about what was going on in his world. I think that's the biggest failing here, at least for me.