saellys
Inkling
Has anyone else picked this up? I was attracted by the diversity of its three protagonists and the book's reputation for making readers uncomfortable, so I downloaded the ebook. I found the extremely modern language a bit jarring (everyone says "yeah"), but I could suspend my disbelief as they're all battle-hardened veterans speaking in that vernacular. Morgan's worldbuilding was superb, and I felt like there was real history there, not just in the realm itself but between its characters. The revelation in the epilogue was marvelous, even though I'd called it a couple chapters earlier.
I found the staggered timeline extremely disorienting to read, and thought Morgan made that choice to echo the parts where his main character is dallying in a timeless limbo, but then I got to the end and discovered that the chapters in my epub version were all out of order. Whoops! Those who actually read this book in the correct sequence stand to enjoy it more than I did.
I started the sequel, The Cold Commands, and made it a few chapters in before the first book's hero told his men to rape an antagonist, at which point I nearly threw the book across the room (which would have been unwise since I was reading it on my phone). I'm just gonna pretend Morgan stopped with The Steel Remains.
I found the staggered timeline extremely disorienting to read, and thought Morgan made that choice to echo the parts where his main character is dallying in a timeless limbo, but then I got to the end and discovered that the chapters in my epub version were all out of order. Whoops! Those who actually read this book in the correct sequence stand to enjoy it more than I did.
I started the sequel, The Cold Commands, and made it a few chapters in before the first book's hero told his men to rape an antagonist, at which point I nearly threw the book across the room (which would have been unwise since I was reading it on my phone). I'm just gonna pretend Morgan stopped with The Steel Remains.