Brandon Sanderson, Elantris
Tor (2005) ISBN: 0-765-31177-1
Score: 2.5
Stand alone high fantasy; the worldbuilding is decent but not remarkable, and the magic system doesn't really show up until the end, where it's mainly a plot device. However, the characters are quite good, and most of the book is spent watching them interact. The chapters rotate through 3 POV characters: POV #3 is a high priest who has 3 months to convert this country before his empire's armies arrive to kill the unbelievers. He is mainly opposed by a princess (POV #2) from the other country holding out against the empire. She starts the book learning that, due to a clause in her marriage treaty, she has gone from "betrothed" to "widow" without ever marrying (or even meeting) her husband (POV #1), who starts the book as a zombie.
Next Book: Erin Hunter, Into the Wild
Tor (2005) ISBN: 0-765-31177-1
Score: 2.5
Stand alone high fantasy; the worldbuilding is decent but not remarkable, and the magic system doesn't really show up until the end, where it's mainly a plot device. However, the characters are quite good, and most of the book is spent watching them interact. The chapters rotate through 3 POV characters: POV #3 is a high priest who has 3 months to convert this country before his empire's armies arrive to kill the unbelievers. He is mainly opposed by a princess (POV #2) from the other country holding out against the empire. She starts the book learning that, due to a clause in her marriage treaty, she has gone from "betrothed" to "widow" without ever marrying (or even meeting) her husband (POV #1), who starts the book as a zombie.
Next Book: Erin Hunter, Into the Wild
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