2 – Ugh. The character types and ideas are very interesting but the personalities and back stories (or lack of) that Watt-Evans used make the reader not really give a shit. And this is the first book in a trilogy! Needless to say, I will not be reading the second or third books because I just don’t care what happens. The world he created is average in the fantasy genre but the character types are fascinating. There is a set of eight heroes whose sole purpose is to keep the Wizard Lord in check. The heroes are the Leader, the Seer, the Swordsman, the Archer, the Scholar, the Speaker, the Beauty, and the Thief. The Wizard Lord’s power is tied to each of them so even if he goes over to the dark side he can’t just kill them off. See….a great premise. If only Watt-Evans had worked on some character development. You don’t even like the main character, the new Swordsman; you’re just indifferent to him. Glad I got this at the library so I can give it back.
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