Lord Snow |
Is anyone here familiar with the series? I stumbled upon it while browsing Goodreads, and the mostly glowing reviews compare it favorably to Malazan (in terms of scope and depth).
Somehow, I don't recall ever seeing the series discussed in this forum.
Anyone here familiar with the series? I'm trying to decide if I want it to be my next "big reading project" (other contenders are Malazan, The Faithful and the Fallen, The Shadow Campaigns, The Lymond Chronicles and The Sword Of Shadows) and would like some input before I make my choice...
Werthead |
It's a very divisive series, mainly because Wurts's writing style is very ornate, baroque and Marmitey. You either like it or hate it. If you can get into the zone, it's a very long series whose fans rabidly love it (and seem to get a kick out of it still being an under-the-radar, cult thing).
Sword of Shadows is a good choice, especially now the author is actually going to finish the series (sounds like it was a bit dicey there for a few years).
Werthead |
SWORD OF SHADOWS is excellent. It is a sort-of sequel series to an earlier trilogy, THE BOOK OF WORDS, which isn't as good but is still quite decent.
There are four books of SWORD OF SHADOWS out now, and either one or two more (the author is apparently still deciding, depending on how big the book gets). She stopped writing for a few years because of personal stuff, but she started again on Book 5 a year or so ago and is getting material finished, but it may be another year or two before it's out.
Lord Snow |
Dorothy Dunnett is a goddess...
This is pretty much the vibe I've been getting from the Goodreads reviews as well. The major thing stopping me from just going for it right now is how intimidating the series as - they way they tell it, you pretty much need to have a degree in medieval history and know multiple European languages or you'll miss out quit a bit of what's going on.
Matt Filla |
Matt Filla wrote:Dorothy Dunnett is a goddess...This is pretty much the vibe I've been getting from the Goodreads reviews as well. The major thing stopping me from just going for it right now is how intimidating the series as - they way they tell it, you pretty much need to have a degree in medieval history and know multiple European languages or you'll miss out quit a bit of what's going on.
Some, yes (I certainly do) but not quite a bit, and not anything important. They are a challenging read to be sure, but amply rewarding.
Fourshadow |
Janny Wurts is one of my favorite authors. Count me as one who is in awe of her writing style. One of the few authors I will willingly re-read what I just read simply because I enjoyed the way she wrote it!
Also, her Prince of Shadows is my all-time favorite character in literature. Arithon is amazing. The best bard in all fantasy literature, IMO.
thejeff |
Curse of the Mistwraith is one of the few books I wasn't able to force my way through. Might have been partly due to other stuff in my life at the time, but I just couldn't read it.
I really liked the Empire books that she did with Feist though. Better than his solo work, which is why I sought out Mistwraith in the first place.