The Way of Shadows - Night Angel Trilogy
Author: Brent Weeks
Publisher: Orbit
I picked this book up on a slow day, and ended up putting it down several hours later. The plot cracks along at a fair pace and provides a few twists and turns along the way, and the inevitable cliffhanger that leaves you wanting to go out and read the next book in the series.
The characters are well enough rounded out with Kylar (the hero) and Durzo Blint (his master and trainer) and a supporting cast of .... well a few too many characters to be honest. I kept having to work out who was who among the more minor characters. But that is a minor defect in a fantastic story.
Kylar wants to be a wetboy and the only way he can do this is to apprentice himself to Durzo Blint the best and most experienced wetboy in the city. The reasons why he does this I'll leave for you to discover when you read the book, suffice to say that he gains more than he expects, loses more than he wants and cannot have what he always wanted.
Read it or he'll be round to pay you a visit.
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The Postman - David Brin
The Postman
By: David Brin
From: Orbit
Set in a post apocalypse world, this story is a journey of discovery. One man's desperation leads him to assume the identity of a postman, so he can have shelter for the night.
When he is given letters to pass on he only carries on because, as he reasons, he may get some shelter and food out of it.
As the story progresses, it becomes clear to him that a postman represents external authority, hence a challenge to autocratic leaders of isolated communities, and, as long as he keeps on moving is in no personal danger. There is the realisation that by having become part of something larger than the communities he serves he can no longer belong to them.
Without giving too much away, there are stories within stories in this book. While some parts of the plot seem to have been shoehorned in to make the story move in the direction required by the author, the overall read is pure enjoyment.
This is a dark book of hope. The film by Kevin Cstner does not do the book justice at all, and changes several parts for purely Hollywood reasons.
A solid read and a very decent four and a half out of five.
By: David Brin
From: Orbit
Set in a post apocalypse world, this story is a journey of discovery. One man's desperation leads him to assume the identity of a postman, so he can have shelter for the night.
When he is given letters to pass on he only carries on because, as he reasons, he may get some shelter and food out of it.
As the story progresses, it becomes clear to him that a postman represents external authority, hence a challenge to autocratic leaders of isolated communities, and, as long as he keeps on moving is in no personal danger. There is the realisation that by having become part of something larger than the communities he serves he can no longer belong to them.
Without giving too much away, there are stories within stories in this book. While some parts of the plot seem to have been shoehorned in to make the story move in the direction required by the author, the overall read is pure enjoyment.
This is a dark book of hope. The film by Kevin Cstner does not do the book justice at all, and changes several parts for purely Hollywood reasons.
A solid read and a very decent four and a half out of five.
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