The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison
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lightreadsThe Tomb of Dragons
4/5. Third book in this series about a – call him a cleric, I guess -- who can speak to the dead.
This series continues to grow on me. Our protagonist is deeply wounded before we ever meet him, and his glacial progress is not so much towards healing as simply acknowledging the pain he is in. These books resist catharsis almost entirely, which I appreciate. Also recommended if you enjoy the trope of ‘rather darling protagonist does not know he is darling, goes around being confused when people like him.’
I do continue to be confused by many of her pacing choices. These books are often of the ‘and then the thing, and then the other thing’ style where there aren’t A and B plots so much as six largely unrelated things rattling around at the same time. I am fine with this until I’m not. See me going oh, come on! when we had a side quest at 95% of the way into this book.
On the plus, Maia cameo! If you know you know.
4/5. Third book in this series about a – call him a cleric, I guess -- who can speak to the dead.
This series continues to grow on me. Our protagonist is deeply wounded before we ever meet him, and his glacial progress is not so much towards healing as simply acknowledging the pain he is in. These books resist catharsis almost entirely, which I appreciate. Also recommended if you enjoy the trope of ‘rather darling protagonist does not know he is darling, goes around being confused when people like him.’
I do continue to be confused by many of her pacing choices. These books are often of the ‘and then the thing, and then the other thing’ style where there aren’t A and B plots so much as six largely unrelated things rattling around at the same time. I am fine with this until I’m not. See me going oh, come on! when we had a side quest at 95% of the way into this book.
On the plus, Maia cameo! If you know you know.