After Transcendence, I was ready to dive into Immortalis and see the story to its conclusion. Not because I wanted it to be over, but because seeing all the pieces fall into place and interact in a unique way is what I like most of this kind of novel. In this case, while I liked how everything ended, I felt like there were pieces left at the end that didn’t quite fit.
As usual, I’ll provide some details after the jump. Continue reading Immortalis
With Ascendance out of the way, I was actually looking forward to reading Transcendence. Where Ascendance had mostly characters I didn’t much like, even Transcendence’s villain was interesting to read about. Between this and my planned travel, this book went very fast – I finished it within a week of starting it.
I’ll provide a few more thoughts, after the jump. Continue reading Transcendence
Between Riverworld novels, I decided I would give a shot to a selection of DemonWars short stories that I picked up from StoryBundle. If you’ve been reading this blog a bit, you’ll know that I quite like the DemonWars saga, so this little collection was quite a treat – especially since I didn’t know it existed beforehand.
These three stories were a nice addition to my collection, but I wouldn’t really consider them required reading for a DemonWars reader – my short analysis after the jump. Continue reading The Education of Brother Thaddius and Other Tales of DemonWars
While I wasn’t initially planning on listening to the Second DemonWars Trilogy, I found myself listening to Ascendance when next I got a chance. The reason that there’s a hesitance for me in picking it up is really that the Second DemonWars Trilogy is really a different kind of story compared to the first, one that, though I enjoy the telling, I’m not sure I enjoy the story quite as much.
Ascendance, in particular though, was a bit difficult for me to get through – and that’s something I’ll discuss after the jump. Continue reading Ascendance
While I was on travel, and just before I got the flu for a week (hence, no blogging), I finished Mortalis, the “bridge” novel between the two Demonwars Trilogies. This book is my favorite part of the Demonwars saga, and one of my favorite fantasy novels in general. This is because of the range of emotions that it evokes, and, even though it has something of a complex plot, it has a simple message, and one that I appreciate.
I’ll be spoiling that after the jump. Continue reading Mortalis
Hot on the heels of finishing The Demon Spirit, I finished up The Demon Apostle by R. A. Salvatore. Of the three books in the main trilogy, I like the character beats in The Demon Apostle the best, though some character beats were better than others.
Spoilers after the jump. Continue reading The Demon Apostle
I’ve been trying to work through my assembly backlog lately, and while doing so, I decided to listen to R. A. Salvatore’s The Demon Spirit – the second book in the Demonwars Trilogy. This was a good experience, and gave me the chance to do two things at once in a way that wasn’t distracting. Overall, I enjoyed this leg of the journey, but it’s probably my least favorite book of the trilogy, primarily because it is so dark.
Probable spoilers after the jump. Continue reading The Demon Spirit
A long while back, I saw The Demonwars series by R. A. Salvatore on audio book on the Humble Book Bundle. Now, I really like this series, so I picked it up even though I already own a copy of the physical books. A few weeks back, when I was looking for something to listen to on my way to Grand Junction, I stumbled across the MP3s; even though I didn’t listen to them on the trip (I had a passenger then), I dropped them in one afternoon while I was hanging around the house, and in a little more than a week, I had listened through the entire first book. Continue reading The Demon Awakens