Tony L. (bigredlynx) reviewed on 4/7/2016

Helpful Score: 1

The other reviews are accurate - this is about a young, brilliant anti-hero that does morally repugnant things. You could say he's a lot like a young Hannibal Lecter (without the cannibalism.) He's a genius and sociopath. Occasionally he does feel empathy for others but he barely recognizes it.

The setting is interesting - similar to the Shannara series in that it's post apocalyptic and society has fallen to a medieval state. Technology is there but it's become unfamiliar and mostly deteriorated. Often its difficult to understand what the character sees is actually our modern infrastructure and things in it such as elevators, cables, etc. Ruined skyscrapers have become castles.

The books aren't long reads so I am going to finish the trilogy but it's far from my favorite fantasy series.

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