[Dragaera] re Iorich???

Ray Lee ray at madrabbit.org
Mon Aug 3 19:46:39 PDT 2009


On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Steve Rapaport <steve.rapaport at gmail.com> wrote:
> Vlad's character arc and the overall story arc seem to be reaching gradually
> from hard-boiled crime story up through military adventure, political
> intrigue, high-level political intrigue (assassinating leaders, etc), and in
> Issola up to High Fantasy (Heroes and Gods).   It's just a letdown to be
> back to hard-boiled crime and petty intrigue right afterward.

Huh. Despite the time-line jumps, I've always found the books to move
forward in terms of character development, which is always why I
recommend new readers to experience the series in publishing order.

Trivialities about gods and Great Weapons and political intrigue are,
y'know, details.

Mostly :-).

Ray



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