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Too long, too staccato

Revisado: 08-04-23

This shouldn't have been 65 chapters long, but action scenes and dialogues kept getting interrupted by constant, paragraphs-long introspections to the point that it made the story feel like it was just rambling. Add the mostly staccato pacing of the narrator and the first 29 chapters being dedicated to one long battle sequence and I found large chunks of the book boring enough to zone out. Lastly, Talker was the only character I remotely liked because I couldn't keep track of most of the others, who were described as grim, thrill junkies and little else.

I give it a 3 overall because the story did pick up some in the second half, after they finally got done with the first battle, and this was definitely where the Tolkien/DnD influence started to be seen in earnest, but it still had a lot of the problems listed above.

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So far so good

Revisado: 12-04-22

These three books are my introduction to both the author and the world of Stiger and his legion. So far I'm liking what I'm hearing and the different races involved in the story make me want to play an RTS-style video game based off it. I hope I won't have to wait long for the next two books in this prequel and I intend to start Stiger's Tigers soon.

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A good start

Revisado: 11-24-22

It's light on the action, but does a lot to set up what's to come. Looking forward to the next book and the extended universe after that.

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Just as good as the first series

Revisado: 08-14-22

I love this series and the world in which it's set; the characters are down to earth and feel real. It's a pleasure watching them mature and explore the world and its mysteries while defying the odds and standing up to injustide and arrogance. My only complaint is that I was hoping for a sequel to Daughter of Dragons instead of a prequel to Pillars of Reality; I’m already invested in those characters and want to know what's going to happen to their next generation.

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When do we get more?!

Revisado: 08-09-22

Some of the Australian accents were nearly impossible to understand, which was my only problem with the performance, and one character, Lindemann, was just a glorified observer to Churchill, my only issue with the story, but overall it was a great story and a fine addition/conclusion to The Great Martian War. I just wish there was more on the horizon.

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Great Story

Revisado: 08-01-22

Just one question: when are the rest of the books going to be written? I read the original trilogy between 3 and 5 years ago and have been holding off ever since, partly waiting for this and the European spin-offs to conclude; there's been no sign that they will.

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Now this is an alternate history

Revisado: 04-25-22

My problem with the first book is that it was close enough to actual events to feel less like an alternate history and more like a secret history. Here, you cannot make such an argument; a British prince becomes America's first national leader, French, British, and Native peoples come together in common cause, and the groundwork for a potentially greater nation is laid. If this were the first book in the series and each subsequent book used it as a foundation or was a direct sequel, I would’ve been all over it like I was for many of the Ring of Fire novels. Although I do need to wonder why there wasn't any field artillery at the final battle.

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Not a bad gothicpunk

Revisado: 04-13-22

There's a lot of talking between action scenes, which are brief but very well executed; beyond that it's not a bad story, if you don't mind characters who aren't the most likeable--after all, they're monsters.

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A fun story from a master of sci-fan

Revisado: 01-27-22

Despite being absolutely ridiculous and nothing like Magitech Chronicles or Deathless, this was fun and entertaining in pretty much every way; you can't help but feel endeared to Bert on one or more levels. It's also nice to see the story that's occasionally referenced in Fox's bigger works.

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if not for the announcement of book 7...

Revisado: 01-06-22

I'd be a bit more disappointed. As it stands, the only complaint I have is the fact that for two or three books they made a huge deal about making Jarek an eradicator, only to not actually have him eradicate Necrotis; the big fight still came down to Eran vs Necrotis in a similar fashion to Eran vs Nefarious. If another book is coming, hopefully it'll tie up the loose ends of this one while giving Jarek more time to shine without being overshadowed by gods.

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