The Other Lands (Hardcover) by David Anthony Durham

from lindawwilson

Did not like this sequel as much as the first. Too much chaos with story lines jumping all over the place. I got the feeling he was writing for the purpose of a movie script, describing scenes that would be colorful in that format. Also there was too much unexplained magic. The main characters we...

from lindawwilson

Did not like this sequel as much as the first. Too much chaos with story lines jumping all over the place. I got the feeling he was writing for the purpose of a movie script, describing scenes that would be colorful in that format. Also there was too much unexplained magic. The main characters we...

from publiusdb

It gets better the further you go, but the story takes a while. Durham picks up like the names and events might be as familiar as if the reader finished reading the first book the day before, and he gives no quarter to the fact that his readers might need a refresher on the story and characters. ...

from Mrs_McGreevy

This review originally appeared at RevolutionSF.com:If you look back at my review of Acacia: The War With the Mein, you'll find that I was reluctant to pick up something I knew was an unfinished trilogy. I ended up enjoying the book immensely, but I knew that book 2, when it came, would come with...

from gypsycab79

This was my second reading. When I read a book the first time, I'm usually busy rushing through to find out what happens. The second time I read a book, I'm able to really appreciate the details of the narrative. One of the marks of a great book is if I still have plot anxiety in a second reading...