David Michael Gregg

One of my Favorite Books

Revisado: 09-09-22

Trevor Noah checked all of my boxes for a non fiction book and helped me be a better person. He covered racism, sexism, domestic abuse, and history that I did not know about. on top of all of this, he made it a page turner with humor.

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"Three men see a reselka..,"

Revisado: 03-03-19

Beautiful and thoughtful both. Genuine in its perspectives on conflicting human lives, especially for fantasy.

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Skip this and go straight to 'The Lone Drow'

Revisado: 01-06-16

I read "The Lone Drow" first, by accident, and then went back to read "The Thousand Orcs." But I found that I had the gist of the important events inferred or outright retold in "The Lone Drow."

The only two plot threads worth reading are:

1) the story of Torgar's revolt and exodus from Mirabar (which is well-enough explained in "The Lone Drow," and Torgar turns out to be an unimportant character overall, but this is more interesting than anything else going on), but even this suffers from shallow writing (are there NO dwarven females and children at all in Mirabar? If so, Salvatore doesn't even tell us; he just writes as though all of them are battle-ready dudes, without the slightest hint that he has put thought into society beyond the simplest politics -- where is the world-building?);

2) the antics of Pikel Bouldershoulder wiggling his fingers, giggling, and surprising elves with a High-Priest-level of druidry.

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The writing has matured

Revisado: 10-24-15

The story is good. The magic system is explained in much more detail than ever before (new things are revealed here). Best of all: the writing has matured. Sanderson has finally lightened up on the incessant repetition. I nearly put down the series several times during the first trilogy because he insisted on repeating himself so damned often. That wasn't a problem with "The Alloy of Law," as the start of the new trilogy, so here was Sanderson's shot to show off one of the most obvious of all possible improvements—and he did.

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Expect 3 different stories and 3 different moods

Revisado: 10-24-15

Expect three very different stories with very different moods.

There is also a short story in this edition which is not advertised or credited on the Audible page—"St. Luis of Palmyra" from More of This World or Maybe Another by Barb Johnson—tucked in as a surprise at the end, and narrated by Kirby Heyborne. I skipped it, but seeing the reviews now on Amazon, I'll probably go back to it.

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I want a sequel

Revisado: 10-24-15

There is a hinted twist at the end which makes me even more curious about the goings-on in the Hempstock's world. I appreciated the emotion, as well as the quirky magic. The only criticism I think I could manage to contrive would be aimed at a single sentence I found a bit unnaturally placed in the boy's mouth. It snapped me out of the spell for a moment, but I'm happy to say that I sank right back in, and would quickly indulge in a sequel, should Mr. Neil grant a wish.

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Needs a better translation

Revisado: 08-06-15

Not the best translation for comprehension, but the material itself is priceless and the performance was acceptable, though a little stale.

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An Improvement Over the Previous Two Books

Revisado: 10-28-14

The prescripts throughout this entire trilogy are unimaginably repetitious -- though this final book redeems this repetition tolerably. There are a frustrating number of other tiring cases of repetition -- sometimes avoidable reuse of words, sometimes over-reminding the reader of world-facts. There are three or four plot holes/inconsistencies in the first book which surprised me.

I nearly refused to continue the series after the first book. These faults were almost too much for me, but I persevered. The writing in the second book was a little better, and I was pleased with the shift in plot direction, as well as the sustainability of the series through the change of central character. The narrative and world-building throughout the series were creative and interesting. I was pleased by the last book especially. The writing here is noticeably improved over the first book. And the way the author toys with the concept of deity is refreshing.

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In Need of an Editor, but Engaging

Revisado: 10-28-14

The prescripts throughout this entire trilogy are unimaginably repetitious. There are a frustrating number of other tiring cases of repetition -- sometimes avoidable reuse of words, sometimes over-reminding the reader of world-facts. There are three or four plot holes/inconsistencies in the first book which surprised me.

I nearly refused to continue the series after the first book. These faults were almost intolerable for me, but I persevered. The writing in the second book was a little better, and I was pleased with the shift in plot direction, as well as the sustainability of the series through the change of central character. The narrative and world-building throughout the series were creative and interesting. I was pleased by the last book especially.

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In Need of an Editor, but Engaging

Revisado: 10-28-14

The prescripts throughout this entire trilogy are unimaginably repetitious. There are a frustrating number of other tiring cases of repetition -- sometimes avoidable reuse of words, sometimes over-reminding the reader of world-facts. There are three or four plot holes/inconsistencies in this first book which surprised me.

I nearly refused to continue the series after the first book. These faults were almost intolerable for me, but I persevered. The narrative and world-building were creative and interesting. I was pleased by the last book especially.

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