tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post7406041479479331913..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: The King's Blood by Daniel Abraham (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu and Mihir Wanchoo)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-64793846921832856242012-06-13T08:59:37.134-04:002012-06-13T08:59:37.134-04:00Read it and liked it. I had a few things to say th...Read it and liked it. I had a few things to say though. Read my critique here:<br /><br />http://fantasycritique.blogspot.in/Bard, The 'Cockeyed'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12045857882831145432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-36731101939110780992012-05-24T10:21:45.417-04:002012-05-24T10:21:45.417-04:00The above comments about fantasy and sff are of co...The above comments about fantasy and sff are of course a simplification (eg I love GRRM and that is as serious as it gets), but I think they reflect why I enjoy some stuff (eg the over the top B. Weeks) and not other (eg the take me seriously Malazan)<br /><br />Anyway, hope you enjoy this series tooLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-76160141010211124782012-05-24T06:52:38.367-04:002012-05-24T06:52:38.367-04:00I hadn't thought about those differences betwe...I hadn't thought about those differences between the two genres before, although now that you mention it I suppose it makes sense. Still, I loved the Long Price Quarter, so I hope I'll enjoy this new series. I'll let you know what I think! :)Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832688946825115456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-49315593784542247332012-05-23T17:08:25.009-04:002012-05-23T17:08:25.009-04:00I did not like Long Price - tried all books hoping...I did not like Long Price - tried all books hoping to find a hook and never did - but I love this<br /><br />The author's style is deliberate and cerebral rather than emotional or darkly cynical and I tend to prefer these last two in fantasy and the first in sf (as I find it generally hard to take fantasy seriously when it takes itself seriously so to speak, while conversely I prefer serious sf to over-the-top one) and The Long Price is cerebral fantasy epitomized.<br /><br />Dragon's Path and King's Blood are looser and more ironical in some ways and I really like Geder and Cithrin's charactersLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-90160287102392479862012-05-23T12:51:11.816-04:002012-05-23T12:51:11.816-04:00I have yet to start this series, I had been waitin...I have yet to start this series, I had been waiting to finish the Long Price Quartet. Now that I have, this will definitely be jumping up in my TBR list. Thanks for the great review, made it even more essential that I read this! :)Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832688946825115456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-15210496339668922392012-05-22T18:36:20.135-04:002012-05-22T18:36:20.135-04:00@ Elfy
It definitely is a worthy sequel, but i...@ Elfy<br /><br /> It definitely is a worthy sequel, but it has more twists than its predecessor. I just wish he had made it a bit more epic but there's three books left...<br /><br /> MihirThe Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-26376081313448249212012-05-21T21:15:42.144-04:002012-05-21T21:15:42.144-04:00I'm reading this at the moment and am more tha...I'm reading this at the moment and am more than halfway through. It's a worthy sequel. The Dragon's Path was in my top 5 last year. I'm not sure that I rate The King's Blood quite that highly, but it is still very good. Abraham's characterisation is spot on, especially with a more complex character like Geder Palliako. It's just hit the fan in a major way where I was at this morning.Elfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955473789404631382noreply@blogger.com