tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post9210225358908803387..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: A Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-51288450025913614922010-04-01T19:50:35.558+00:002010-04-01T19:50:35.558+00:00It's obviously a great work, and I liked many ...It's obviously a great work, and I liked many things about it, but I thought esepcially the waterfront scenes in bars and brothels where fairly dark fantasy standard. These scenes could have payed in almost any slightly gritty fantasy setting, and that's also where I think it gets a bit slowepaced and stuffy. I'm looking forward to the changes of season though.Felixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-44142776862729894812010-04-01T17:11:26.450+00:002010-04-01T17:11:26.450+00:00This was probably my favorite book in the series (...This was probably my favorite book in the series (and I always, <i>always</i> offer it as a recommendation). <br /><br />What's interesting about it is that many of the typical elements in fantasy are absent - there are no great wars, warriors, battles, and the like.Brett Iddisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-61053308669866525042010-03-31T15:30:30.844+00:002010-03-31T15:30:30.844+00:00I just set a rule for myself that I must finish al...I just set a rule for myself that I must finish all the fantasy series I'm in the middle of before I start a new one. I have the first two in this series on my shelf, but I MUST hold off... or maybe I'll give up on that rule.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-70802971487045041442010-03-31T11:44:59.183+00:002010-03-31T11:44:59.183+00:00Just reading my way through the second volume and ...Just reading my way through the second volume and the pace is still a bit slow for me.<br />However, I am so far enjoying the series, especially the way the Andat are described/handled in the first volume.<br />I remember having read somewhere how the Andat are malevolent demi-god like beings etc. and can't really understand where the malevolent part came from. :) Can't wait to find out more about them.<br /><br />Does anyone else get the feeling that these new fantasists like to write about "love" a bit too much?Madwandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734760170018080018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-47146809911806623132010-03-31T01:07:27.183+00:002010-03-31T01:07:27.183+00:00I thought this was a decent series from the beginn...I thought this was a decent series from the beginning, and it improves with each successive volume. <br /><br />This is the first time I've seen the cover of the omnibus (all our copies are the US versions with the Martiniere artwork), and suddenly I know where Abraham's default LiveJournal icon comes from.doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808726205478989377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-60105857778918028892010-03-31T00:03:46.545+00:002010-03-31T00:03:46.545+00:00Hmmm you kinda give away the identity of one of th...Hmmm you kinda give away the identity of one of the characters there that isn't revealed straight away (or maybe I was just too dumb to see it... actually that makes more sense).<br /><br />Will be very interested in your reviews of the final two, I thought the series and characters just got better and better and more "grey" as it went along, something I loved, and had a very emotional finality to the last book.Jebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985667608602099242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-84280244170226514362010-03-30T20:51:58.385+00:002010-03-30T20:51:58.385+00:00This series ranks as second behind Martin for me. ...This series ranks as second behind Martin for me. Great review as always, though to me it's a 4.5-5 star book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-89071832232682066292010-03-30T18:35:30.033+00:002010-03-30T18:35:30.033+00:00I thought that this was fantastic.
I also love ho...I thought that this was fantastic.<br /><br />I also love how he handles the 'villains'. In each book of the series it's quite easy to see the villains' point of view.Paul Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055837972178141573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-28007489889216006692010-03-30T17:50:08.802+00:002010-03-30T17:50:08.802+00:00Ah... such a great series. I recently found out th...Ah... such a great series. I recently found out the Dutch publisher stopped the translations after the second book. Another reason to stick to reading in English.Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.com