Seeker's Mask (Kencyrath, Bk 3)
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Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels
Book Type: Paperback
Helpful Score: 1
This one improved on re-reading. The first time I read it, I felt let down and rushed. Now, I appreciate it more.
The underlying sense of the absurd is there (in Caineron's fate, the Summer's Eve climax and the barge down the Silver). But there is growth, in the characters and the world. Tori and Jame feel more, more... solid? Its the best I can come up with. Both of them feel loyalty and honor and give it as much as they can. The supporting cast grows with this volume as well. You really need the character list at the front of the book (and then some).
The view of the adopted Kencyrath homeland of the Riverlands is worth it. To see Gothregor, the Women's World, the Priest's College and the Scrollsman's College was fun. I wish we got more than a glimpse at the Priest's College though. The weirdingstrom (space warping mist) makes a great deus ex machina too.
I didn't like the odd mashup feeling I got, but the transition from Gothregor to the River Road was smoother than I remember. I also don't care for the apparent willful blindness of the Kencyrath nobility, but it rings true and very human.
The underlying sense of the absurd is there (in Caineron's fate, the Summer's Eve climax and the barge down the Silver). But there is growth, in the characters and the world. Tori and Jame feel more, more... solid? Its the best I can come up with. Both of them feel loyalty and honor and give it as much as they can. The supporting cast grows with this volume as well. You really need the character list at the front of the book (and then some).
The view of the adopted Kencyrath homeland of the Riverlands is worth it. To see Gothregor, the Women's World, the Priest's College and the Scrollsman's College was fun. I wish we got more than a glimpse at the Priest's College though. The weirdingstrom (space warping mist) makes a great deus ex machina too.
I didn't like the odd mashup feeling I got, but the transition from Gothregor to the River Road was smoother than I remember. I also don't care for the apparent willful blindness of the Kencyrath nobility, but it rings true and very human.
